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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. ]
Washington Miners Remembered
Statue & Blue Plaque
Major Local Collieries & Locations
( Article in Mining Collection 2 )
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Some Recent Additions
* NEW *
The Words Sliver, Shiver, Speel, Spool, Spill & Splint, once used in British Dialects,
are now obsolete! They have been replaced by a variation on one of them.
However, the people of Washington and North East England have
retained their age-old word for this very painful object.
Go down the right-hand column ( → ) and click 'The Finger'.
1.
Usworth School - Heworth Rd
2.
Can You Identify This Road?
3. * LAST WEEK *
Local Railway Historians
1. The Usworth Secondary School Article has been rearranged to accommodate seven additional photographs.
Thanks to Adrian Lupton who sourced them and passed them on to us.
2. This super Photo has been added to one of our 'Take A Stroll' articles. Thanks to Washington History Society.
3. Last Loco at Lambton Staithes - Author of Books about Local Railways - Renowned Railway Photographer.
The above Photograph, featuring two Local Railway Historians, has been added to our Trainspotting Article.
4.
Gertrude Bell
5. * LAST WEEK *
Callaghan & Carter in The Village
4. 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.
5. Prime Minister James Callaghan & U.S. President Jimmy Carter visit The Old Hall in Washington Village.
Memories of Washington Old Hall - Pages 3/7 to 6/7.
6.
The Ritz
7.
Chartershaugh Bridge
6. When did The Ritz reopen as Fairworld Film Centre? New Info & Pics added to Cinema TAB: 'The Ritz'.
7. Added to our Chartershaugh Bridge Article, an early view looking downstream to Victoria Viaduct.
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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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