Memories of Coxhoe
Billy Etherington, former postman, local newspaper reporter and avid cricket supporter recalls his memories of Coxhoe . It was a chance meeting with an old school friend whom I had not seen since before the war that set us thinking of our younger days and how things have changed in Coxhoe since then. Bill B…..…
In The Footsteps Of Our Fathers
Memories of Ron Cheetham I was born on the 10th February 1933 in number 35 Long Row in the little mining village of Coxhoe in County Durham. At the tender age of 4 years old, I started school in Coxhoe Infants in the Front Street. I was the eldest child, then our Harry, Gordon and…
Coxhoe WH Station
Memories of Michael Peacock Michael Peacock worked for two years as a level crossing assistant gatekeeper based at Coxhoe WH Station on the Clarence Railway which was a link between Steetley’s Basic Works and Ferryhill and beyond in Michael’s time. Senior Crossing Gatekeeper was Bob Scott from Duncombe Terrace, Ferryhill. Bob walked to work each…
Frances Valks
Memories of WW2 Before 3rd September, 1939 many people felt that war was imminent. Those who had lived through the first World War knew about rationing and shortages, so they tried to buy extra supplies. One day two large white sacks were delivered to our house. One contained flour and the other sugar. The contents…
Memories of Vera Berriman
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 there were no Primary or Secondary…
Treasured Memories of Doris Taylor (nee Marr)
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 rewarded with a good home life…
Memories of Renee Curry
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 of her working life working on…
Memories of Jenny Inman
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 “no matter what” so vital was…
Memories of Billy Etherington
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 Coxhoe since then. Billy A….. he…
Memories of Eunice Spilman (nee Wheeler)
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 School from 1949 to 1956. My…
Co-op, Earth Closets & Cornforth Lane
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 grandparents at the end of WW2.…
Memories of Hannah Keaveny
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. She was born at Kelloe…
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