(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) MEMORIES OF CORNFORTH LANE SCHOOL (COXHOE PRIMARY SCHOOL) Julie Cook shares her interviews with former staff of the school. During my research into the history of education in Coxhoe, I interviewed two teachers who taught at Coxhoe Primary School, previously Cornforth Lane. The first was Tony Potts, who, having graduatedContinue reading “Schoolday Memories”
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Prisoners of War, Coxhoe Hall WW2
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) Prisoners of War at Coxhoe “Towards the end of the war the Hall was used as a prisoner of war camp for Italians captured in North Africa and later by German prisoners of war”. From The History of Coxhoe by Robin Walton Coxhoe Hall was unoccupied at the beginning ofContinue reading “Prisoners of War, Coxhoe Hall WW2”
Memories of Vera Berriman
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) Cornforth Lane School in the 1930’s Cornforth Lane School, Coxhoe in the 1930s I was born at 31, Co-operative Terrace, Coxhoe in 1928 and entered Cornforth Lane Council School in September 1933. This is the same substantial building which is used today by Coxhoe Primary School. In those days thereContinue reading “Memories of Vera Berriman”
Treasured Memories of Doris Taylor (nee Marr)
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) Written from 1984 to 1989 I’ve always wished that I could write, and reading Catherine Cookson’s books has given me something to think about. I think she’s a wonderful person, right down to earth, not afraid of what people would think of her – just truth. She has been rewardedContinue reading “Treasured Memories of Doris Taylor (nee Marr)”
Memories of Renee Curry
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) Renee recall life with the Land Army during WW2 Aged residents of the community recall four ladies from Coxhoe who were in the Women’s Land Army in World War 2. One of the four was Renee Curry, now aged 80 living at 49, Landsdowne Road who spent virtually all ofContinue reading “Memories of Renee Curry”
Memories of Jenny Inman
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) Memories of The War Years Jenny was 16 years old when the war was declared and was allocated a job at the Munitions Factory at Spennymoor. The factory produced the shell cases which were transferred to Aycliffe to be filled with explosives. The workers had to report to duty “noContinue reading “Memories of Jenny Inman”
Memories of Billy Etherington
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) Memories of William Hetherington (Billy)-local postman and keen cricketer. It was a chance meeting with an old school friend, whom I had not seen since before the war, when he was here on a visit that sent us thinking of our younger days, and how things have changed in CoxhoeContinue reading “Memories of Billy Etherington”
Memories of Eunice Spilman (nee Wheeler)
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) My Personal Recollections of a Childhood in the Early Fifties My Parents, Edna and Billy Wheeler, moved from Cornforth Lane in 1949 to a house in The Avenue. My Dad,like many men in Coxhoe at the time, worked at The Basics. I attended Cornforth Lane Junior and Infant SchoolContinue reading “Memories of Eunice Spilman (nee Wheeler)”
Ernie Woods – Local Footballer
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) Ernie Woods There are a number of similarities in the careers of Ernie and Jack Elcoat and the difficulties of playing competitively at an amateur level while providing for families by working full time at the pit. A Bowburn lad, Ernie has retired to Coxhoe and lives in a bungalowContinue reading “Ernie Woods – Local Footballer”
Memories of Stan Blakey & Jess.
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) Many older people will recall the “Store Hoss” which used to deliver groceries, provisions and fruit and vegetables from the local co-operative stores. Horse and cart deliveries were commonplace in the 1940’s and 50’s and many of us as youngsters, used to arm ourselves with buckets and shovels to competeContinue reading “Memories of Stan Blakey & Jess.”
For Distinguished Conduct in the Field
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) The story of Sgt.James Duffy, DCM. Sgt. James Duffy D.C.M 25/935 25th (S) Batt. Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Tyneside Irish THE MINSTREL BOY by Thomas Moore The Minstrel Boy to the war is gone In the ranks of death you will find him; His father’s sword he hath girded on, AndContinue reading “For Distinguished Conduct in the Field”
Co-op, Earth Closets & Cornforth Lane
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) Memories of Christine Duberry Christine Dubery, is related to the Bell family, who formerly lived in Cornforth Lane and around Coxhoe. Christine contacted the History group as part of her family history research. She has kindly agreed to share her memories of her visits to Coxhoe to see her grandparentsContinue reading “Co-op, Earth Closets & Cornforth Lane”
Coxhoe’s Cinemas
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) A look back to a time when Cinema was in its hey day and Coxhoe could boast more than one picture house to visit. In March 1899, Captain Carl August Topp, a Dane by birth but a naturalised British subject was living in the Clarence Villa Hotel and tendering forContinue reading “Coxhoe’s Cinemas”
The Methodist Movement in Coxhoe. Pt 2.
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) Changing Times….. Part Two. We explore how the history behind the amalgamation of the two branches of Methodism and its impact in Coxhoe. There is no doubt that 1932 was a historical time in the life of British Methodism. That year, the main branches of British Methodism in the UnitedContinue reading “The Methodist Movement in Coxhoe. Pt 2.”
The Methodist Movement in Coxhoe. Part 1.
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) In the beginning……. Part One in which we take a look at the development of the Methodist Movement in Coxhoe. Methodism ( in the form of the Primitive Methodist Church) first came to Coxhoe early in the 19th Century. In September, 1838, ( the year of a great revival) Coxhoe’sContinue reading “The Methodist Movement in Coxhoe. Part 1.”
Public Houses
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) A sample of some of the public houses that once were at the centre of social life in Coxhoe.
Cornforth Lane
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) The route from east to west.
Blackgate
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) The area based south of the village crossroads known as Blackgate. Once the site of the toll gate on the main Stockton to Durham road, the route is still today a main thoroughfare in Coxhoe
Coxhoe’s Religious Heritage
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) “Religion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was a powerful force which cut across barriers of social status and wealth. “Norman McCord ‘North East England 1760 – 1960” In the early 1800s when Coxhoe was a small hamlet it had no building dedicated to religion. The village was dividedContinue reading “Coxhoe’s Religious Heritage”
Memories of Hannah Keaveny
(Copyright Coxhoe Local History Group) How Times Change!: Hannah Keaveny, aged 90, remains a sprightly lady with a lively mind and sharp memory. A devout Christian, she is a regular attender at St. Joseph’s Church and has visited Lourdes every year from the year 2000 and hopes to be selected to return again this year.Continue reading “Memories of Hannah Keaveny”
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