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Nostalgic memories of Lemington's local history

Share your own memories of Lemington and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Displaying Memories 11 - 17 of 17 in total

Pit Row
I remember my aunt Bett and uncle Jack Young who lived in Loyd St. The front of house was were you came through the arch under railway line. Bett used to run a little shop out of the scullery at the back. They later worked at the glass works, lovely people, the youngest son did well for himself and moved to Oz, happy days eh.
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Added 13 December 2012

Pit Houses
I lived in Lemington untill 1954 approx and we lived in the front row of the Pit Row houses. We could stand outside and watch the trains going past full of coal and wave to the drivers, playing on the pit heaps, wouldn't like the washing now. There was a few rows of these houses. All lived in one room, kitchen sink in a small space off the back door and cooking at the bottom of the stairs. The street was called Loyyd ...see more
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Added 05 June 2012

Wrights Farm
I can remember going to birthday parties at the farm, I was in Howard Wrights class. There was a football pitch between the farm and Bells Close and Howard would take us there for a kick about when we were at his party. I also have many fond memories of playing on the pit heap and in the allotments in that area.
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Added 30 June 2011

Early School Days
I started Lemington infants school in 1937, making the journey morning and night on foot from West Denton, my only memory of the teachers being a Miss Hayes and a Miss Robson, whom I think lived half way up Union Hall Road, packed lunches had to be carried daily. I subsequently moved up to the junior school with Mr Robertson as headmaster, Mr Yuil (woodwork), Miss Moyes my form teacher when I left, Miss Hall ...see more
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Added 17 May 2011

As I Remember It
Lemington in the 1940s was a village that came under Newburn council, it was surrounded by fields. There were no houses to the west of Union Hall Road and Denton Avenue and none above Kirkston Avenue. There were three bars and two workingmens clubs. Scotties at the bottom of Union Hall Road, the Hairymans-The New Tyne Iron that was across the railway, you used an underpass to get there and then Sparkies-Lemington ...see more
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Added 10 March 2011

Lemington Dance
Lemington Dance was held in a prefabricated building at the bottom of Woodburn Street, we used to go there on a Saturday and Sunday night, in fact I met my husband there. We would dance to all the 60s' music, great times. I think theres a housing estate there now. I worked at the local hairdressers (Rosemarys) on Rokeby Street further up the street from my old school. Happy days. My dad worked at the glassworks ...see more
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Added 19 September 2010

Lemington
I lived in the white houses up Union Hall Road as a lad growing up. I went to school at the bottom of Lemington (Infant) then next door to (I think it was called) Newburn Hall, then to Waverley Cres, then we moved up to Claremont County Secondary Modern School at the top of Claremont Avenue. I remember shopping with my mam at the bottom of Lemington where the Co-op was, we had all the shops - fruit, butchers, ...see more
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Added 30 December 2008