Extracts from The Diary of Martin Guy

Memories of Usworth / Washington
( 7 March 1930 - 19 September 1930 )

[ Please Note:  Some Readers may be upset by several of the following Diary Entries. ]

Martin Guy's Diary
( 7 March 1930 - 19 September 1930 )

The Diary of Martin Guy

Memories of Usworth / Washington
( 21 October 1930 - 12 August 1931 )

Martin Guy's Diary
( 21 October 1930 - 12 August 1931 )

The Diary of Martin Guy

Memories of Usworth / Washington
( 10 December 1936 - 1 April 1937 )

Martin Guy's Diary
( 10 December 1936 - 1 April 1937 )

The Diary of Martin Guy

Memories of Usworth / Washington
( 29 July 1938 - 11 October 1938 )

This Page starts with Memories of Martin's early life in the Pit Village of Bewicke Main, near Birtley.

Martin Guy's Diary
( 29 July 1938 - 11 October 1938 )

Saint Michael's and All Angels Church

( Usworth - 1940s )

Mrs Charlotte Dickinson (née Guy) and her Father, Martin Guy
3rd Left, Back Row  -  4th Left, Front Row

Martin Guy
See the Guy Family's Usworth Addresses
below the following Map.

Martin Guy and Daughter Charlotte
The Family lived in Short Row in the Colliery Village
of Bewicke Main, near Birtley (until 1908).

Bewicke Main Colliery & Village
Family Address: 5 Short Row, Bewicke Main (1911 Census)
( West of Birtley, between Ouston and Kibblesworth )

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Martin's Usworth Addresses:

54, Edith Avenue (1914)  -  6, Dorcas Terrace (1919)  -  2, Wood Terrace (1930s)
Richardson Terrace (1930s)  -  The Drive (1940s)  -  15, Tees Terrace (1940s)

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Edith Avenue: The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel.  St Michael's Church is on the left at the bottom of the bank.
Usworth Colliery can be seen in the distance.

Charlotte Guy's Wedding to Joe Dickinson - 1925
Happy Couple - front row, centre.    Mrs Sarah Guy & Martin Guy - back row, right.

[ The Diary Pages and associated Images were contributed by Martin Guy's Grandson, Ernie Guy, Member of Washington History Society. ]

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Usworth Holy Trinity Church
The Church Sexton's Notes regarding the Burial of Martin Guy and his Wife, Sarah.

[ Oxford English Dictionary - SEXTON:  A person who looks after a Church and Churchyard, often acting as Bell-ringer and Gravedigger. ]