Wrekenton, Tyne and Wear

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Old Maps of Wrekenton

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Map of Wrekenton in 1898

Map of Wrekenton in 1901-1904

Map of Wrekenton in 1925

Map of Wrekenton in 1947

Map of Wrekenton in 1895

Sheet Maps of Wrekenton

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Memories of Wrekenton
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Childhood In Wreckenton

I started school at St Oswald's RC in 1944. We lived on Tanfield Road. I remember the head teacher was called Miss Wilfred, and later we had a headmaster called Mr Clancy. I remember when the war finished and we had to parade around the school yard and salute the Union flag. I remember the winter of 1947 and the snow too deep to walk in and it seemed like it would never go away. We spent our childhood ...see more

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Memories Of Wrekenton A Mining Village In Gateshead

Memories of Wrekenton a mining village in Gateshead, County Durham from my late mother and my memories from the 1950’s My mother was born in Wakes Yard in a mining village called Wrekenton, a village close to the village of Springwell, Gateshead, County Durham, she lived at Eighton Terrace a cobbled street with 2 rows of sandstone built houses, darkly stained due to pollution ...see more

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