Bishop Auckland, Newton Gap Bridge c.1950
Photo ref: B102009
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A Selection of Memories from Bishop Auckland

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 Bishop Auckland

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I started at The Mount in September 1947 when I was 3.5 and remember the uniform so clearly - plus of course the liberty bodices with buttons on for the elastic to hold up one's stockings. I was one of the very few children who could not only read but tie my own shoe laces and consequently was given the job of tying everyone else's! I remember the ghastly school lunches - watery mince or graveyard stew as ...see more
Approx 2 years working at SS LIngfords in Newgate Street. The old fashioned type of shop where you were served. We roasted our own coffee beans every Monday morning. Cooked our own "boiled" ham every week. Part of my job was to bone the hams prior to cooking in our own large boiler.We bought whole sides of bacon which were carved up, shoulders and hams, and I was taught how to bone them with the ...see more
i attended witton park school and was junior boy sports champion then attended escomb school and was sports champion in 63-64 have been trying for years to trace the shields cups from both to complete my family history i used to live at the baltic at the top end of witton park, if anyone can help me in this please contact me . i love going back just to see the place where i grew up , ...see more
I used to go to school in Rushyford (Windlesone Hall) and we used to go to Bishop Auckland every other week. I remember there used to be some green cabins in the market place that used to sell burgers and the like, and a department store - I think it was called Doggarts. Correct me if I am wrong. We used to go there to eat... the best years of my life.