{"id":322,"date":"2022-06-30T07:55:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T07:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/?page_id=322"},"modified":"2022-07-17T15:37:28","modified_gmt":"2022-07-17T15:37:28","slug":"leadgate-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/?page_id=322","title":{"rendered":"Leadgate Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"322\" class=\"elementor elementor-322\">\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\">Stories 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-94a0ay7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94a0ay7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-27a2e6f\" data-id=\"27a2e6f\" 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-2d03d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d03d06\" 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=\"561\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Through-Time.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_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-fc55efe\" data-id=\"fc55efe\" 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-f07ba44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f07ba44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadgate Through Time<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a336775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a336775\" 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<section id=\"sec-5266\" class=\"u-clearfix u-section-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-xl u-sheet-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-expanded-width-lg u-expanded-width-md u-expanded-width-xl u-gutter-10 u-layout-wrap u-layout-wrap-1\"><div class=\"u-layout\"><div class=\"u-layout-row\"><div class=\"u-container-style u-layout-cell u-left-cell u-size-30 u-size-xs-60 u-layout-cell-2\"><div class=\"u-container-layout u-valign-top u-container-layout-2\"><p class=\"u-align-left u-text u-text-2\">From the mid 1800s Leadgate has been a thriving community. Here, using photographs from the 19th, 20th and the early 21st century, we chart the changing face of our village.<span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e704196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e704196\" 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-sm\" 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\">Read More<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42542b3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42542b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-e9bab86\" data-id=\"e9bab86\" 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-53ac5bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53ac5bf\" 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=\"569\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Working-in-Leadgate.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-536\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Working-in-Leadgate.png 569w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Working-in-Leadgate-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/>\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-448321f\" data-id=\"448321f\" 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-a4a7356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4a7356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Working in Leadgate<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7531d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c7531d\" 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<section id=\"sec-5266\" class=\"u-clearfix u-section-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-xl u-sheet-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-expanded-width-lg u-expanded-width-md u-expanded-width-xl u-gutter-10 u-layout-wrap u-layout-wrap-1\"><div class=\"u-layout\"><div class=\"u-layout-row\"><div class=\"u-container-style u-layout-cell u-left-cell u-size-30 u-size-xs-60 u-layout-cell-2\"><div class=\"u-container-layout u-valign-top u-container-layout-2\"><p class=\"u-align-left u-text u-text-2\">Apart from farming and retail the main source of employment in and around Leadgate was industrial. The Consett Iron Company being the primary employer in its mining and metal working environments. By the mid 19th Century the railways arrived, first the Stanhope and Tyne Railway followed by North East Railways who built a station in Leadgate in 1896.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a9521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a5a9521\" 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-sm\" 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\">Read More<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84d012a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84d012a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-b1df8c8\" data-id=\"b1df8c8\" 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-da885bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da885bd\" 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=\"562\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Places-of-Worship.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-535\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Places-of-Worship.png 562w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Places-of-Worship-300x238.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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fde7ab2\" data-id=\"fde7ab2\" 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-2da81e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2da81e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Places of Worship<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764cef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"764cef4\" 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<section id=\"sec-5266\" class=\"u-clearfix u-section-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-xl u-sheet-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-expanded-width-lg u-expanded-width-md u-expanded-width-xl u-gutter-10 u-layout-wrap u-layout-wrap-1\"><div class=\"u-layout\"><div class=\"u-layout-row\"><div class=\"u-container-style u-layout-cell u-left-cell u-size-30 u-size-xs-60 u-layout-cell-2\"><div class=\"u-container-layout u-valign-top u-container-layout-2\"><p class=\"u-align-left u-text u-text-2\">Leadgate being a community of around 4500, mainly working class villagers, had not only grand churches like St Ives (Church of England) and Our Lady and St Joseph (Catholic) but a wide variety of nonconformist Chapels and Halls of Worship, Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan being the largest.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a103a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a103a3f\" 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-sm\" 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\">Read More<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b588293 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b588293\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-fb454ab\" data-id=\"fb454ab\" 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-917c85b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"917c85b\" 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=\"565\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Schools.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-533\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Schools.png 565w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Schools-300x228.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/>\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-ec35610\" data-id=\"ec35610\" 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-c5e6a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5e6a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadgate Schools<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c849ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c849ffb\" 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<section id=\"sec-5266\" class=\"u-clearfix u-section-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-xl u-sheet-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-expanded-width-lg u-expanded-width-md u-expanded-width-xl u-gutter-10 u-layout-wrap u-layout-wrap-1\"><div class=\"u-layout\"><div class=\"u-layout-row\"><div class=\"u-container-style u-layout-cell u-left-cell u-size-30 u-size-xs-60 u-layout-cell-2\"><div class=\"u-container-layout u-valign-top u-container-layout-2\"><p class=\"u-align-left u-text u-text-2\">From the Victorian era schools flourished in villages, Leadgate was no exception. We have drawn on many sources to find them and where possible, delve into the history of these establishments.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8e77f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2a8e77f\" 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-sm\" 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\">Read More<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0837e43 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0837e43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-bc68288\" data-id=\"bc68288\" 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-364c930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"364c930\" 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=\"562\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Pubs.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d7d034\" data-id=\"2d7d034\" 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-d5e8b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5e8b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadgate Pubs<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cadc226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cadc226\" 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<section id=\"sec-5266\" class=\"u-clearfix u-section-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-xl u-sheet-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-expanded-width-lg u-expanded-width-md u-expanded-width-xl u-gutter-10 u-layout-wrap u-layout-wrap-1\"><div class=\"u-layout\"><div class=\"u-layout-row\"><div class=\"u-container-style u-layout-cell u-left-cell u-size-30 u-size-xs-60 u-layout-cell-2\"><div class=\"u-container-layout u-valign-top u-container-layout-2\"><p class=\"u-align-left u-text u-text-2\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\">Leadgate throughout the years had its fair share of Hotels, Hostelries and Public Houses. We have drawn on many sources to find them and where possible, delve into the history of these establishments.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf94ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6cf94ee\" 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-sm\" 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\">Read More<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e864ea0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e864ea0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-6c1bb31\" data-id=\"6c1bb31\" 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-752ddfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"752ddfe\" 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=\"568\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Cricket.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-530\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Cricket.png 568w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Cricket-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/>\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-39c9864\" data-id=\"39c9864\" 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-55141a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55141a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadgate Cricket Club<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-143de8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"143de8f\" 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<section id=\"sec-5266\" class=\"u-clearfix u-section-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-xl u-sheet-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-expanded-width-lg u-expanded-width-md u-expanded-width-xl u-gutter-10 u-layout-wrap u-layout-wrap-1\"><div class=\"u-layout\"><div class=\"u-layout-row\"><div class=\"u-container-style u-layout-cell u-left-cell u-size-30 u-size-xs-60 u-layout-cell-2\"><div class=\"u-container-layout u-valign-top u-container-layout-2\"><p class=\"u-align-left u-text u-text-2\">The Club was formed in 1904, and began playing on a field near Bunker Hill Farm. Under the leadership of Mr Brears, a well-known village schoolmaster, it moved to Leadgate Park near the Church of England School and finally to Garden Place where the Club remains to this day.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15491ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"15491ca\" 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-sm\" 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\">Read More<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6824917 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6824917\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-e2c8fa4\" data-id=\"e2c8fa4\" 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-3c763f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c763f6\" 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=\"561\" height=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Football.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-531\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Football.png 561w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Football-300x225.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-d47bb01\" data-id=\"d47bb01\" 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-9dd154e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dd154e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Football in Leadgate<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607b1c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"607b1c5\" 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<section id=\"sec-5266\" class=\"u-clearfix u-section-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-xl u-sheet-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-expanded-width-lg u-expanded-width-md u-expanded-width-xl u-gutter-10 u-layout-wrap u-layout-wrap-1\"><div class=\"u-layout\"><div class=\"u-layout-row\"><div class=\"u-container-style u-layout-cell u-left-cell u-size-30 u-size-xs-60 u-layout-cell-2\"><div class=\"u-container-layout u-valign-top u-container-layout-2\"><p class=\"u-align-left u-text u-text-2\">There have been many teams from Leadgate since football became established in England but the two largest of these, who played in the fledgling Football League were Leadgate Exiles &amp; Leadgate Park.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4cbb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5e4cbb4\" 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-sm\" 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\">Read More<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e332e6 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e332e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-621ec4c\" data-id=\"621ec4c\" 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-8e4f8d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e4f8d6\" 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=\"567\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Bowls.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Bowls.png 567w, https:\/\/memoriesofleadgate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Leadgate-Bowls-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/>\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-1b6b95e\" data-id=\"1b6b95e\" 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-ce0774b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce0774b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadgate Bowls Club<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3a5ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb3a5ed\" 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<section id=\"sec-5266\" class=\"u-clearfix u-section-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-sheet u-valign-middle-xl u-sheet-1\"><div class=\"u-clearfix u-expanded-width-lg u-expanded-width-md u-expanded-width-xl u-gutter-10 u-layout-wrap u-layout-wrap-1\"><div class=\"u-layout\"><div class=\"u-layout-row\"><div class=\"u-container-style u-layout-cell u-left-cell u-size-30 u-size-xs-60 u-layout-cell-2\"><div class=\"u-container-layout u-valign-top u-container-layout-2\"><p class=\"u-align-left u-text u-text-2\">The Leadgate Bowls Club has its pavilion and green on Eden Field. Bowls was a popular pastime across the North East and Leadgate Bowls Club was popular throughout the 20th Century.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ad9e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"74ad9e0\" 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-sm\" 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\">Read More<\/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>Stories of Leadgate Leadgate Through Time From the mid 1800s Leadgate has been a thriving community. 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