Richard Judd

What are your memories or those of your family of your home during your childhood? Which part of Leadgate did you live? How many of you living in your home? Outside lav? First TV? Memories of Mangle, tin baths, open fires etc welcome and any pictures A book worth considering is Andrew Clark’s North East […]

A recent ad ongoing post thread on Leadgatevillage Facebook group is about a family who lived in West View House at the end of West Parade towards Villa Real Garage passed the Old Co-Op building LeadgateVillageGroup | Anyone know where Cheesman Buildings were in Weston near Leadgate | Facebook Here is a picture shared by

Fields of CoalYou can sit and wonder all you likeTo what’s beyond that Pont-top-pikeMen walk ower the coal to reapFrom that aaful place called stoney heapLeadgate lads both young and auldAll brave the rain and winter cauldTo gan doon the mine and work the coalThey say it’s better than the doleTheir dust filled lungs it’s

Leadgate has always had venues for live music and with the Working Mens Club near re-opening more live music events there and at other places like the Cricket Club will hopefully be staged in the future What are your memories of live music at the venues in the village including the Back O Shaft, did

Shared from the Past Times Project Leadgate has four main streets – Front Street, Saint Ives Road, Durham Road and Watling Street, which all meet at the crossroads. Shops I remember, says Theresa Chapman, were McAloons general dealers, Pinkertons Barbers, Hughes general dealers, The Sportsman’s Arms, the Co-op Stores, Pace Chemist, Rowes Bakers, Turnbulls general

Plans and actions taking place to re-open the Leadgate Club in the near future What are your memories of the club? Do you have any pictures to share?

Are you or have you or family been members of the Leadgate Bowls Club? Please do share your memories and pictures

Leadgate has always had a range of shops including bakeries, butchers, sweet shops Please do add your own memories and pictures. Did you work in one of the shops, do a paper round, buy sweets before going to youth club or the Roxy Cinema?

The Commercial Bridge captured by Mike Matthews year unknown This is a wonderful video made by the late Carl Southern Leadgate Tracks, Trains and Bridges (youtube.com) What are your memories of the various bridges which are no longer there? Any pictures you can share?

Would be great to get the date, photographer and names of the people in the pic please comment or email juddrichard1976@gmail.com if you can provide any details