Chester Le Street Dance Hall

A Memory of Hanging Stone.

I was good mates with a lad who drove a big white van. He was a salesman and had a fairly good standard of living. I met him while drinking in my local pub, the Springwell Inn, in Wrekenton. One Saturday we went to the dance hall in Chester-le-Street and had a great night as I loved dancing in those days with the Oxford galleries my regular haunt. We met two lovely ladies and found out that they lived in Hanging Stone, a place I had never heard of. Anyhow my mate drove the girls home and I recall seeing the television mast which appeared to be only a hundred yards or so away. We dropped them off at their door and although I saw my mate Brian on a few more times I lost contact with him. I haven't seen any of these girls since although I know that they both worked at the Consett Iron and Steel company. I am going up to Hanging Stone for a visit to see if anyone remembers theses sisters. They may still live there. I am now 76 and I think these ladies will be about the same age. I do hope they are keeping in good health but I would love to meet up with them again even without my long lost friend Brian.
Les May.   lsmy59@aol.com

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