{"id":32,"date":"2020-04-13T11:18:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T11:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2022-08-31T07:26:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T07:26:22","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/?page_id=32","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"32\" class=\"elementor elementor-32\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b0a5d33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b0a5d33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f841ba\" data-id=\"1f841ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365ba0bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"365ba0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of Leadgate<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d2c9e9 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d2c9e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1148300\" data-id=\"1148300\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e06a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e06a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Early Days<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5373d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5373d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">First attested in 1590 the village at that time consisted of little more than a house and farm in what is now the Brooms area of the village. The village sat on land that was rich in mineral deposits, coal and iron in particular. Although the deposits were worked as far back as the 16th century it wasn\u2019t until the mid 18th century that these were exploited on a large scale.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7285665\" data-id=\"7285665\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508aa5f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"508aa5f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Pubs.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-532\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Pubs.png 562w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Pubs-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e09982 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e09982\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b9de95\" data-id=\"4b9de95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fab74e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fab74e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Through-Time.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-534\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Through-Time.png 561w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Through-Time-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddc17dc\" data-id=\"ddc17dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c106e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c106e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Industrial Age<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0808f6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0808f6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71c93a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b71c93a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><section><div><p>The village continued to prosper, initially the main employer was the Consett Iron Company (once the Derwent Iron Company). Eden Colliery, the pit for which was sunk in 1850, provided employment and the coming of the railways with the opening of Leadgate Station in 1896 improved the overall economics of the village.<\/p><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733e6a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"733e6a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6027d0f elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6027d0f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-355c572\" data-id=\"355c572\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e22c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08e22c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Early 20th Century<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdbfb92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdbfb92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the turn of the 20th century the inhabitants of Leadgate had plenty of opportunities to improve their living. The village was what might be called a boom town, the Consett Iron Company, Eden Colliery, North East Railways and Bradley Workshops provided the convenience of work within the area.<\/p><p>The labour was hard, conditions were still harsh, and throughout the country there were calls for Social Reform and better working conditions. The North East of England was an area in real need of reform, miners in particular faced harsh employment conditions.<\/p><p>Under the recommendation of a Royal Commission in 1867 Trade Unions in the United Kingdom became legal, the early attempts to form the movement faced resistance from the employers but by the early 1900s the unions were making inroads in improving the lot of the worker.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-623a32c\" data-id=\"623a32c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628e670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"628e670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-054ab6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"054ab6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33b8d73\" data-id=\"33b8d73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb5c83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2eb5c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d13dc39\" data-id=\"d13dc39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e187ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e187ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Great War (1914-1918)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135576b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"135576b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Britain went to war with Germany in August 1914, and throughout the land men answered the call and enlisted. At the time it was not expected to last long however it continued for 4 long hard years during which over 700,000 British lives were lost.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a6bae3 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a6bae3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72b85b6\" data-id=\"72b85b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93c8c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b93c8c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Post War Depression<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b852dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b852dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Post war Britain, and especially in the North East of England, was not the \u201cLand fit for Heroes\u201d as promised by the Prime Minister, David Lloyd George. The cost of war and the loss of foreign trade made the economic situation very difficult. Over this period there was great hardship for all including the returning soldiers. Hunger and unemployment was rife, strike actions like the General Strike of 1926 did little to improve things. Miners were hit hardest by the depression, facing wage cuts and longer hours or unemployment. As many Leadgate people worked in mining the effects were keenly felt in the village.<\/p><p>The labour was hard, conditions were still harsh, and throughout the country there were calls for Social Reform and better working conditions. The North East of England was an area in real need of reform, miners in particular faced harsh employment conditions.<\/p><p>Under the recommendation of a Royal Commission in 1867 Trade Unions in the United Kingdom became legal, the early attempts to form the movement faced resistance from the employers but by the early 1900s the unions were making inroads in improving the lot of the worker.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc78df7\" data-id=\"bc78df7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6775d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6775d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d504f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d504f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2665f69\" data-id=\"2665f69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3901b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3901b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-751707c\" data-id=\"751707c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4079630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4079630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recovery (1940-1960)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c84f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c84f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leadgate, like most of the country, slowly recovered from the depression and emerged into what could be considered the second industrial era. Coal (Nationalised in 1947), and Steel production (Nationalised in 1951), led the recovery and despite the interruption caused by the Second World War 1939 \u2013 1945, these were industries readily available in the area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe3ebf9 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe3ebf9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-045ed92\" data-id=\"045ed92\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d134145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d134145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industrial Decline<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f52513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f52513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The period between the late 1960s up to the 1980s saw a steady decline in coal mining and steel making, both of which had been large employers in Leadgate and the surrounding area. Eden Colliery closed in 1980, however by then only 194 miners were employed from a high of 951 in 1950. British Steel closed the Consett plant in September 1980 with a loss of 3,700 jobs. The effect of these closures was keenly felt, not only in Leadgate but in the whole of the North East.<\/p><p>The labour was hard, conditions were still harsh, and throughout the country there were calls for Social Reform and better working conditions. The North East of England was an area in real need of reform, miners in particular faced harsh employment conditions.<\/p><p>Under the recommendation of a Royal Commission in 1867 Trade Unions in the United Kingdom became legal, the early attempts to form the movement faced resistance from the employers but by the early 1900s the unions were making inroads in improving the lot of the worker.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64f669f\" data-id=\"64f669f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45cb7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c45cb7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/photo-of-people-standing-on-top-of-mountain-near-grasses-733162.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9017d35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9017d35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f304498\" data-id=\"f304498\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a6456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2a6456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/snowy-mountain-1287145.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e960c59\" data-id=\"e960c59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405c38f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"405c38f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadgate Today<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e917688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e917688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\">Leadgate, like a lot of other industrial areas was slow to recover, with the assistance of Government grants, new service and retail businesses were encouraged to move into the area. The conversion to a Service and Retail Economy started in the mid 1990\u2019s and today Leadgate is, once again, a thriving community. The village has many local amenities and services and the local inhabitants take great pride in caring for the local environment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12183792 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12183792\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb7c19c\" data-id=\"bb7c19c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea9378d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4ea9378d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h2 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Call to Action to submit information to be featured on the site?<\/h2><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-406ebe51 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"406ebe51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History of Leadgate The Early Days First attested in 1590 the village at that time consisted of little more than a house and farm in what is now the Brooms area of the village. 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