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Scenes from Chester le Street in the 20th century, possibly the late 1960s. Chester le Street Past This is a slide show of old photos showing the town back in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Description. Amateur early 1970s compilation of footage intercut with archive photographs made by Chester-le-Street Amateur Cine Society, which records street scenes in Chester-le-Street and looks at how the town, shops and architecture have changed or remained the same in the 20th century.
During the twentieth century Chester-le-Street developed and grew westward on both sides of the Cong Burn including the South Pelaw area to the north but more particularly south of the burn in the Bullion Lane, Whitehill Way and Waldridge Road areas.
Sep 19, 2024 · The modern development of the town dates from the 17th century, when it began to grow as a centre for the local coal-mining settlements. With the closing of the mines, the area is now mainly residential.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The town's history is ancient; records date to a Roman-built fort called Concangis. The Roman fort is the Chester (from the Latin castra) of the town's name; the Street refers to the paved Roman road that ran north–south through the town. [ 8 ]
In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Chester le Street like this: Chester-le-Street, town, par., and township with ry. sta., in N. of co. and 5 m. N. of Durham and 260 NW. of London -- par., 32,094 ac. (188 water), pop. 40,337; township, 2913 ac. (52 water), pop. 6646; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 1 newspaper; has ...
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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.
