Nostalgic memories of Newbottle's local history

Share your own memories of Newbottle 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.

Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.

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My grandmother worked in a hostelry called the Jolly Potter; it was run by Joseph Price and his wife Elizabeth. My grandmother was Julia Rutter, she was 16 and a servant, this was in the 1890's. Does any know of the Price family, the pub or the Rutter family?
I remember coming from school and running up to the hillside fields helping Wheightman to load the hay onto his tractors and building the haystacks on North Pasture, off down to the yard pond looking for frogs and newts with Eddie Brown, Barry Cummings, Killer Francis and a few others. I remember jumping the steam trains from Houghton Pit down to the coke works, one or two lads lost a toe or two ...see more