Posted on 26 April 2011. Tags: breakfast, Cafe, food, Station, sunday lunch, Takeaway
The Secret Garden Cafe Station Hotel, Morton Crescent, Fence Houses. DH4 6AD Breakfast served from 7.30am Pots of tea and coffee Hot and cold sandwiches Eat in or Takeaway Great value lunch specials Kids menu with healthy options Sunday Roast with 6 veg 2 yorkshire puddings £5.00 Play area in a [...]
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Posted in Food, Places, Pubs, Whats On
Posted on 02 April 2011. Tags: Barry Jones, Houghton grammer School, Sports day
Thanks Barry Jones Come on anyone know who is in this picture? Thanks Barry any more gems in the wardrobe? At least this is one photo saved for posterity
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Posted in Events, History, People, Places, Sports and Leisure
Posted on 19 March 2011. Tags: Hetton-le-Hole, John Harrison, Kate Middleton, Prince william
She’s not exactly a coal miner’s daughter, but Kate Middleton has deep family roots in the grim coal pits of northern England. Middleton has already captivated the world’s imagination with her Cinderella story of going from middle-class girl-next-door to queen-in-waiting, but until recently few knew of her family’s connection to coal mining, once a prime [...]
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Posted in Events, History, People, Places, Uncategorised
Posted on 08 January 2010.
Posted in Places, Videos
Posted on 19 October 2008.
Posted in Places
Posted on 25 August 2008. Tags: grange estate
This is the opening into Grange estate from Station Ave North A Lo is now on the left a couple of doors up. The flats were built on the right which, have since been pulled down. The police houses were built on the left.
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Posted in History, Places
Posted on 29 July 2008. Tags: Coal Areas, Coal Mining, Lives, North East, Pits, Stolen, STOLEN LIVES#
Introduction to the Short Film [flv width="352" height="288"]http://fence-houses.co.uk/video.2.flv[/flv] STOLEN LIVES [flv width="352" height="288"]http://fence-houses.co.uk/video.1.flv[/flv]
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Posted in Life Style, Places
Posted on 27 July 2008.
Posted in History, Places