The Northern Echo | History

The martyr and the Dryburn ace

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:18:27 +0000

Wharton Park, a 19th Century gift to the residents of Durham, has a rich and colourful history marked by saintly execution and wartime sacrifice.

Ghostly goings on at Harperley halt

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:36:50 +0000

A train arrives, a lady alights and climbs into a waiting horse-drawn carriage - what follows is so terrible it will haunt any sensible reader.

A man for our own times

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:40:16 +0000

John Bright, who was the MP for Durham from 1943 to 1947, was one of the leading politicians of his generation. Admirer and biographer Bill Cash MP, explains why.

Club’s birthday brought memories swimming back

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:18:31 +0000

JULIE LEITHEISER learnt to swim in Durham baths in the Sixties and became a member of the swimming club which, as Memories 59 reported, celebrated its 150th anniversary last year.

Mining town’s golden age that will never be forgotten

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:09:44 +0000

Ian Guthrie now lives in Ottawa, in Canada, but he grew up in Ferryhill more than 60 years ago, Inspired by Memories 58, he recalls “a golden age”.

Study to put town's historic suburbs in spotlight

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0000

PARTS of a North-East town have been chosen for a new pilot research project to examine the importance of historic suburbs.

Invitation to join memorial service for heroic Second World War pilot

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:40:00 +0000

PEOPLE are being invited to join a silent vigil for a heroic Second World War airman, whose actions may have saved the lives of hundreds of people.

Swimming against the tide of conflict

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:08:04 +0000

Teesside's most famous sporting son fought against the odds to compete in the Olympic Games but, in the end, his career was a casualty of war.

Headline brings memories flooding back for Elsie...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:40:54 +0000

THE Page in History in Memories 61 took us back to December 14, 1936, when the Northern Despatch’s main headline was: “Floods follow storm in Darlington district.

The big question is – why was it called Jumbo Field?

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:44:34 +0000

JOHN BIGGS in Bishop Auckland was taken by the picture of Memories 64 of the 1910 Lanchester Landaulette vintage car appearing at the 1954 Etherley Dene steam rally – because John attended the rally.