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In 1900, Billingham was a rural community with a history going back over 1,000 years. This fascinating collection of over 200 archive photographs celebrates more than a century of …
My name is Tommy Turnbull. I've been a coalminer all my life. My father was a miner, so was my grandfather, my uncles, my cousins and my brother. Wherever there's a pit, you can …
This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Durham during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the …
County Durham Fire and Rescue Service over the years.
A busy market town on the River Skerne, Darlington has a long and interesting history. Claiming to be the Birthplace of the Railways and home over the centuries to a variety of …
Life in the early twentieth-century coalmining communities changed very little for the women who dedicated their lives to their miner husbands. The women’s working days were much …
The success of the Durham Coalfield and its important role in the Industrial Revolution is attributed to men of influence who owned the land and the pits, and men who worked in the …
Experience 100 key dates that shaped Darlington’s history, highlighted its people’s genius (or silliness) and embraced the unexpected. Featuring an amazing mix of social, criminal …
This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, …
From historic encounters with murdered men and lingering lovers, to eyewitness accounts of ghostly animals that still fiercely guard their final resting place, Darlington is …