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Below I give a thread on my blog which currently contains 24 items about Easington Colliery. In addition, I have three articles covering its history between 1899 and 1935 which appear in the 2011, 2012 and ...Read more

A memory of Easington Colliery by Harry Barnes

My late father spoke fondly of his time at a new secondary school which I think was called Sunderland Technical School. Mr Robinson was headmaster. Does anyone have any information regarding the school? He worked ...Read more

A memory of Sunderland in 1920 by Lilian Dorward

In 1960 my grand parents moved from Easington Colliery to a new house at 51 Edenhill Road.My parents lived close by in Harvey Close.I used to go messages for my grand mother to Edenhill shops,where there was Robsons the ...Read more

A memory of Peterlee in 1960 by Douglas Scott

I was born in 7 Hill Street, Garden City in 1930. I attended Hendreforgan school from 1934-1944, as did my three sisters and three brothers. Mr.Lewis was the Headmaster. On leaving school at 14 I worked for 3 years in the ...Read more

A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1930 by Maureen Doughty

I started school at The Croft in High Green next to WG Smiths. This was near to the Danilo - Queen of Cinemas of the time and fascinating to visit. Later from Walhouse School we spent lunchtimes playing cowboys and Lone ...Read more

A memory of Cannock in 1951

What a great place to to be brought up! Exploring the woods and forestry on either side of the valley during the long school summer holidays led to endless adventures for a young boy and his pals. I also remember with ...Read more

A memory of Nant-y-moel in 1962 by Norman Lloyd

I am Pam Craddock nee Waller. I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s in Low Valley. My father Ernest worked at Darfield Main Colliery until the 1980s when he took early retirement and he and my mother Edna came to live here ...Read more

A memory of Low Valley in 1962 by Pamela Craddock

1950s,my father used to work at Baggeridge colliery ,we sometimes waited for him at the bottom of the common, there was a little shop there to get refreshments,in the nice weather we could play football,we were a family of four lads. It has now been took over mostly by trees.

A memory of Penn in 1954 by Alan Dawson

My grandma was born Eleanor ('Nellie') Roberts at Back 62 Charles Street on the 27th November 1911 to Lillian Elizabeth and Richard John Roberts, she was the second eldest of 6 girls, Lillian 1908, Florence May 1915, ...Read more

A memory of Tredegar by Lee Hutchings

Having been born and reared in Aberaman, I spent many hours in the playing fields, even before it was named King George's field.  Locally it is known as the hayfield, and even now is a source of pleasure for football and dog walkers. ...Read more

A memory of Aberaman in 1955 by Dorothy Charles