Gilsland, The Convalescent Home c.1955
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Photo of Gilsland, The Convalescent Home c.1955

A Selection of Memories from Gilsland

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Gilsland

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Although I was not born in Gilsland I have many happy memories of childhood holidays. I was born in Millfield part of Newburn. From the age of 7 years, this was 1949, during the summer holidays my gran would put me on the bus at Throckley and she would tell the conductor to put me off at the Samson inn at Gilsland. From there I would walk up to Biddlestone farm which was run by Charley Wilson, my aunty was his ...see more