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Enjoy a glimpse of history through old images of Chester-le-Street in County Durham, North East England, UK. Chester-le-Street is one of County Durham’s oldest markets towns and is famous for the Shrove Tuesday football match, which probably had its origins in medieval times.
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According to one strand of historical records it is claimed that in AD 882 after around seven years of wandering the North, the carriers of St Cuthbert’s coffin were granted land at what is now called Chester-le-Street by a Viking king called Guthred.
Chester-le-Street (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ s t ə l i s t r iː t /) [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. [4] The town holds markets on Saturdays. [5] [6] In 2021, the town had a population ...
Jun 12, 2013 · View old pictures of Chester-le-Street including: jousting at Lumley Castle, the model railway at Riverside Park, flooding in the 1970s and the sweet factory, G W Horner and Co Ltd.
Jun 12, 2013 · An idyllic summers fay on the banks of the River Wear, Chester-le-Street, Durham 12 of 13 Mr Matt Copeman and a locomotive belonging to the Chester-le-Street Model Engineering Society at...
The known history of Chester-le-Street dates back to 122AD when a Roman fort was built along the banks of the River Wear. The site of the fort was centred on the Church Chare area, and possibly called “Congangis”.
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Jul 11, 2017 · FROM July 19, the Chester-le-Street Heritage Group is holding an exhibition at the Lambton Arms, showing the town's history. A century ago, Chester-le-Street was the centre of a thriving...
