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Dec 5, 2023 · A group to share old photographs and historical information about Chester-le-Street and the surrounding colliery villages. Private Only members can see who's in the group and what they post.
- Old Postcard of Shrove Tuesday
- Old Photos of Chester-le-Street
- In The 1920s
- The 1960s & 1970s
- Local Children in The 1980s
- Local Buses in The 1990s
- Into The 21st Century
- More About County Durham
The old postcard shows huge crowds packed into the town’s centre on a Shrove Tuesday. Notice the boards across all the shop windows, protecting them from the very rough game of football that took place in these streets each year.
Colin Carr spent a lot of time collating old photographs of the town and creating videos from them. The titles available on YouTube, free to view, include:
Lent Football In Chester-le-Street
In 1925 British Pathé recorded the historic football game which celebrated the advent of Lent. In this vintage film we see the Red Lion Inn, Taylors Chemists, and lots of eager participants trying to get their hands on the ball.
Chester-le-Street Bus Depot, 1966
A familiar local landmark back in 1966.
Bygone Chester-le-Street
Scenes from Chester le Street in the 20th century, possibly the late 1960s.
Clarence Terrace Nursery, 1985
A home video from Clarence Terrace Nursery in 1985, showing a group of children enjoying their day.
YouTube channel DaveSpencer32 uploads clips of DVDs for sale. These two local clips from the 1990s can be viewed for free:
Galleries Washington to Chester-le-Street, 2010
The route for Bus 50 from the Galleries Washington to Chester-le-street actually took just over 13 minutes, but has been slightly sped up to 10 minutes. Recorded in April 2010.
Chester-le-Street Railway Station, 2011
A short film showing the railway station on 6th January 2011.
Chester-le-Street Regatta, 2011
Recording of the Regatta held on Saturday 16th April 2011 at Riverside Park.
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Apr 8, 2020 · These images of Chester-le-Street Front Street from a century apart reveal many differences, but also plenty of old buildings that remain. 8 April 2020. By Graham Soult. An early 1900s view of Chester-le-Street Front Street compared to one from 2019.
Chester-le-Street (/ ˈtʃɛstəlistriːt /) [2][3] is a market town in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is located around 6 miles (10 kilometres) north of Durham and is also close to Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland. [4] The town holds markets on Saturdays. [5][6] In 2021, the town had a population ...
Some of the Photos I have collected over the last 10 years for my Facebook Group the History of Chester le Street. This is one of my many Chester le Street v...
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- COLIN C. THE GEORDIE HISTORIAN
Chester-le-Street Heritage Group was formed in 1986, although its origins go back to the mid 1960s when it was known as Chester-le-Street Local History Society. The main activities of the Group is the study of local history, in particular Chester-le-Street and the surrounding area.
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Chester-le-Street is in the vale of the River Wear. It was the site of a Roman fort and home to the Community of St Cuthbert before they moved to Durham.
