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See if you can recognise me from this picture taken in the late 1960s.
You can click it to take a closer look at the stile / style!
Laura and I were south of Brandy Row School, walking in the fields not far from the later Galleries Shopping Centre.
No joy? Explore the website and, whether you know me or not, you'll soon discover my name.
[Photo: Laura Simpson]
1. Image Editing and all Inputs to this 'Private Website' are done at home on my Dell Desktop Computer. Please Note: The Website has nothing to do with social media; I have 100% control. It's hosted by BT and I pay all their Bills. It's worth every penny ... I love my wonderful Hobby!
2. I've added some JavaScript to these pages to provide a bit of interactivity between the Website and its visitors.
3. The images in the Photo Gallery have been resized (usually to 900 pixels max.) and Adjusted for the Web. It's an attempt to provide good quality pictures without excessively long download times.
4.The subject matter, using Articles, Maps and Photographs, is the fascinating History of Washington, its People and Surrounding Area.
So while you're here, why not have a mosey around some of the wonderful items as supplied by the People Of Washington, near and far?
Editor
P.S.
What's in a name?
That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
Romeo and Juliet (Act 2, Sc. 2)
So what's this Raggy Spelk business all about? Well, I wanted a website with a simple memorable name and decided that the Geordie word
Spelk would fit the bill. The first website was for me alone; it's purpose was to help me teach myself HTML & CSS (web codes).
A local history website was the furthest thing from my mind! Alas, www.spelk.com & www.spelk.co.uk were already allocated.
So I added the word raggy to arrive at a unique URL.
I'm neither raggy, nor skinny - not since I left Usworth Juniors!