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Washington, The Village c.1955
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The Village c1965 This photograph was taken after the formation of Washington New Town. The New Town comprised Washington Village, Columbia, Fatfield, Mount Pleasant, Usworth, Donwell and Concord. By 1981 it comprised sixteen villages, 5610 acres, and had a population of about 50,000. Projections were for it to comprise eighteen villages and have a population of 68,000 by 1985.

An extract from Northumberland Tyne and Wear Photographic Memories.

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Northumberland Tyne and Wear Photographic Memories

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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. These memories are of Washington, The Village c.1955

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The Smithy
My dad, Arthur Nesbitt, used to work at the co-op with the horses when he was around 14 or 15 and used to take his horse, Bobby, to the blacksmith at-the smithy. He often said he used to run from Spout Lane with the horse to the smithy and quite often the horse used to turn and bite him, seemingly Bobby was difficult sometimes. He loved working with the horses but as he got older, after doing national service in the R A F, he turned to driving wagons which he did for around 45 years.
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The Old Blacksmith's (The Smithy)
Born in 1943 and living in 'Washington Station' (now Columbia). I remember watching horses being shod here many times, when I was a child. I still remember the fierce heat from the furnace, with the Blacksmith and the horses wringing wet with sweat.
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