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A Nostalgic Journey 'in & around' the original Village of Washington
[ Click above picture for numerous views of the 'F' Pit Heaps. ]
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Washington Miners Remembered
Statue & Blue Plaque
Major Local Collieries & Locations
( Article in Mining Collection 2 )
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Recent Additions / Upgrades / Amendments
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Post War Street Parties
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Lists of Local Businesses
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The Leamside Line
1. WW1 & 'Victory in Europe Day' Street Parties. 2 Pages of Photographs from Usworth and New Washington.
2. Kelly's Directories listed Local Businesses, Tradespeople, Pubs etc. plus a variety of high society 'Big Nobs'.
4 Pages from the 1938 Durham Edition have been added to our 1890, 1914 & 1925 Collection.
3. The Leamside Railway Line is back in the News again. They've been talking about reopening it for Decades!
Original Article replaced. More Maps, Images & Info from Pelaw Junction to Penshaw Station.
A Link to this Article has been added to our ' Stroll Down ... ' Collection.
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Air Raids Near Washington
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Gertrude Bell
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Local Co-ops Collection
4. RAF Usworth - This Diary Page lists German Air Raids that occurred close to Washington in 1940, 41 & 43.
5. Gertrude Bell - The Lady from Dame Margaret's Hall - with Winston Churchill & Lawrence of Arabia.
Every Washington resident should know at least something about the incredible Miss Bell.
Archaeologist, Linguist, Mountaineer, Cartographer, Political Intelligence Officer
and expert Camel Rider! She's the only one in control at The Sphinx.
6. New Collection featuring Birtley Cooperative Stores in Washington and the Windy Nook Store in Springwell.
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Washington Chemical Works
8. * NEW *
Fact or Fiction?
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Usworth Post Office Robbery!
7. Washington Star Article about the founder of Washington Chemical Works, Hugh Lee Pattinson + Asbestosis.
[ Go to Page 5/5 of 'Washington Chemical Works' Article or People / Pattinson - Hugh Lee. ]
8. The sad demise of Jane Atkinson, an innocent old Lady who lived in The Village, aka The Washington Witch.
9. Original Evening Chronicle press cutting replaced by a much better quality version with Image & Text aligned.
[ Go to 'Collections / Post Offices'. ]
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What's Where?
Website Map / Location Index
[ Click one of the above Images. ]
"Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it."
Lucy Maud Montgomery
( 1874 - 1942 )
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