Horden, The Bowling Green c.1955

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I attended this school in 1978 to 1982 later going onto Dene House Comprehensive School. I loved this school as it has such character and at the time seemed massive however looking at the very few and I mean very limited pictures available now it looks average size. I remember the long central corridor that ran the whole length of the building with a central Door that originally divided the boys and girls ...see more

My name is Carol my memories of Blackhills Road Infant and Junior School which me and all my family attended have me many childhood memories.I remember my first day in Infant School once your mother dropped you into the yard there was painted a big white line the teacher's told you not to cross it once in the yard it was like magic because nobody ever did.Teachers I remember Mrs ...see more

my dad fred hunter was the 1st cemetery suprintendant of horden cemetery ,my mam eva was a sherburn hill lass until marrying my dad and moving into the cemetery house ,I can recall my mam saying as we looked out of the house window ,youre dad barrowed every lot of top soil by hand to make this area he planted every tree by hand he worked hard ,day in day out .i have 2 brothers john and david then i came along .we ...see more

I was born March 1947 in Guildford Surrey, my father was a serving soldier based in Aldershot. When I was two years old I was sent away to live with my fathers parents in Horden, "family politics". So here I am a grandchild with no siblings in a strange place and what a place no garden but a front step that was hollystoned weekly, a back yard that held a Coal store, an outside " the only toilet" and the ...see more