Marking the Closure of Eden Colliery 18th July 1980
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one Day A Reproduction of the Eden Colliery Banner?
Today is the Miners Gals (“Big Meeting”) in Durham Again this year there will be no Eden Colliery Banner marched in One day it would be wonderful to see a reproduced banner be produced, the current ones are too fragile to be marched Cost and “storage” are issues but would it not make a great …
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St Ives Church in Consett Magazine May 2024
Architectural Heritage and Community Transformation of St Ives, Leadgate St Ives Church is a testament to the architectural legacy of Charles Hodgson Fowler (2 March 1840 – 14 December 1910) a prolific English ecclesiastical architect who specialised in building and, especially, restoring churches), completed in 1868. Constructed from local sandstone and topped with Welsh slate, the church features an aisled (north …
The Costello Family of Leadgate Part 3
Thanks to John Willis and family for sharing this story + allowing the series to be published Charles Costello, was born in 1903 at Leadgate, and married Nancy Cant in 1932. Nancy was born in 1907 at Iveston. Her parents John James Cant and Hannah Lizzie Parkerhad married in 1905. Nancy, like her siblings Rachael …
The Costello Family of Leadgate Part two
Part two of a series on the Costello Family of Leadgate with thanks to John Willis and family The story now follows William and his family. William married Margaret Bradley in 1892 and by 1901, employed as a miner, he was living at No. 65 Leadgate with his wife and 7 children, Kate aged 9, …
The Costello Family of Leadgate- Part one thanks to John Willis
This is the first part of a series on the history of the Costello Family of Leadgate, thank you to John Willis and family for providing this and agreeing for it to be shared The Costello family in Leadgate. The Costello name is quite commonly known around Leadgate, the family to which the following relates …
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St Ives’ Leadgate A witness to the past, a beacon for the future” PUBLIC MEETING
St Ives’ Leadgate “A witness to the past, a beacon for the future” PUBLIC MEETING at LEADGATE WORKMENS CLUB on THURSDAY 23 RD MAY 7PM HELP SAVE ST IVES’ FOR FUTURE GENERATIONSFind out about exciting & ambitious plans to restore & transform our unique historic buildingfor a sustainable future as a Community Hub for ocal …
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The Cant Family by John Willis
The Cant Family My family name is Willis, my mother’s maiden name was Cant. Looking at our family history I discovered that there are several different branches of the Cants and that our immediate ancestors can be traced back to parts of Northumberland before moving to North West Durham and eventually settling in Leadgate and …
Dipton Pubs through the Years
List kindly shared by Neville Bougourd List of Dipton pubs The Besom On the right hand side of Besom Bank going towards the Avenue and just below York House and Yarm House. Formerly a beer house and sweet shop but demolished sometime around the end of WW2. The Bird On the left hand side of …