The joy of local history Delighted to be contacted by Deborah Crozier This is a picture of my late Father, John Britton. He lived at East Law and made this sword for Amethyst Homes, which is on display at a housing estate in Consett set into a rock. He made it when he was 86/87 …
Pictures taken and kindly shared by Peter Shaw This last operational part of the Eden Colliery closed 18th July 1980 Did you or family work at Stoney Heap?
Have you ever wandered how the Jolly Drovers got its name? Have you noticed tall trees by this and other pubs? Drovers roads were the routes for droving livestock on foot to market. Many droveways started in Wales, and the drovers, many of whom came from Wales, accompanied the beasts on foot or on horseback. Sheep, …
Another “memory” shared by the Leadgate Resident please do comment with you own memories or get in touch with your own memories of Leadgate and local area It’s the late 60s and I’m living in Sherburn Terrace,Consett the terrace of houses opposite the ‘Horse’,at the start of the row was the coal yard with its …
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Leadgate from 1880 by Joseph Noble An inhabitant of that era transported in time to modern Leadgate would indeed find considerable change in both the buildings and the layout of streets. Carr House Bridge had not been constructed at that time, and the traveller proceeding from Consett entered the Village of Leadgate by a level …
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Philip Price shared this memory on the memories of leadgate Facebook grouo Judging by the cars its gonna probably be mid 60’s. To the right of the photo you can see a shop second from the end of the terrace, owned by John & Margaret Gordon I believe, they subsequently bought the house on the …
Some comments relating to the marriage of Bill Stockdale to a fellow teacher Carole Clark Some research on the British Newspaper Archive and we have narrowed down to it was 1959 more research is ongoing Did you attend the wedding?
I hope you or other members can help me out,I’ve been going through some old photos and came across this one all it says on the reverse is “near old ford” My question being ,it’s it local? it was amongst some photos from my grandparents who were not local but lived other side of Durham. …
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Leadgate Salvation Army Band thanks to Ken James who writes Identities from top left on baritone JoeDay Tenor Horn -Allen Smith- Tenor horn -Fredy Barker -trombone -John Ashcroft -eupho -Denis Greener -bass Arthur Smith -tenor horn Melvin Smith -cornet -Eddy Greener cornet -Ken James cornet -? Smith cornet – Cyril Ashcroft cornet – Les Pickering -Bandmaster -Lance …