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The Balder Viaduct on the Tees Valley Railway, by Northern Perspectives

Stunning view of Teesdale viaduct that some Victorians thought was doomed to fall

The Locomotion No 1 replica goes through Heighington station during last September's recreation of the inaugural journey. Photograph: Stuart Boulton/The Northern Echo.

The Locomotion No 1 replica goes through Heighington station during last September's recreation of the inaugural journey. Photograph: Stuart Boulton/The Northern Echo.

Free festival at world's oldest station marks 201st anniversary of the railway

A GNE bus bought in 1977 and called

A GNE bus bought in 1977 and called

Memories of life on the buses of south Durham

The 2014 crowd enjoying the sunshine at the Darlington R 'n' B festival

The 2014 crowd enjoying the sunshine at the Darlington R 'n' B festival

Huge names who have played at Darlington R 'n' B Festival over 30 years

Memory of a Journey: Final Station Peg Doll Exhibition at Hopetown, pictured Jess Woodley Youth Engagement Officer S&DR 26 Miles Heritage Project Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

Memory of a Journey: Final Station Peg Doll Exhibition at Hopetown, pictured Jess Woodley Youth Engagement Officer S&DR 26 Miles Heritage Project Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

9,250 peg dolls with railway stories in moving new exhibition in Darlington

Lt-Col Thomas Garrett's court suit

Lt-Col Thomas Garrett's court suit

A mysterious red velvet suit for a North Yorkshire soldier turns up in Cornwall

Come motor cycle racing at Croft Airport in 1950. Picture courtesy of David and Tim Stephenson

Come motor cycle racing at Croft Airport in 1950. Picture courtesy of David and Tim Stephenson

When you could catch a plane from "Croft Airport" to follow the high flying Quakers

Northern Perspectives' view of Middlesbrough Old Town Hall with the Transporter Bridge behind

Northern Perspectives' view of Middlesbrough Old Town Hall with the Transporter Bridge behind

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Stunning aerial view of the two faces of Middlesbrough

Olive Linge as a young girl

Olive Linge as a young girl

Olive, who guarded Willington's past and the story of its stone, passes away aged 97

The High Wood Cross, made under fire on the Somme in memory of fallen Durhams in the First World War

The High Wood Cross, made under fire on the Somme in memory of fallen Durhams in the First World War

Five fantastic stories reveal what’s inside new Durham Light Infantry exhibition

A former London Transport RT bus now owned by Stephenson Brothers, KGK 522, seen at High Etherley. Picture by Barry Nicholson and courtesy of the JW Armstrong Trust

A former London Transport RT bus now owned by Stephenson Brothers, KGK 522, seen at High Etherley. Picture by Barry Nicholson and courtesy of the JW Armstrong Trust

Get on board - a London double decker bus in the streets of south Durham

John Hyslop Bell, the founding proprietor of The Northern Echo

John Hyslop Bell, the founding proprietor of The Northern Echo

Emotional family pilgrimage brings Australian woman back to her Darlington roots

The grandstands at Richmond racecourse, with Lord Zetland's private one of 1883 on the left and the oldest surviving one in the world from 1775 on the right. Picture: Vale Ecology

The grandstands at Richmond racecourse, with Lord Zetland's private one of 1883 on the left and the oldest surviving one in the world from 1775 on the right. Picture: Vale Ecology

Saving the world's oldest grandstand - for the walkers, duellists and sausage-makers

The big reveal: Lola McEvoy and Ivan Chapman unveil the painting

The big reveal: Lola McEvoy and Ivan Chapman unveil the painting

MP Lola McEvoy unveils new painting of Darlington - inspired by a dress

1951 festiuval darlington

1951 festiuval darlington

A launderette and a penguin as Darlington joins the great Festival of Britain

Ceramic gravemarkers in Hunwick churchyard

Ceramic gravemarkers in Hunwick churchyard

The fascinating story behind the ceramic headstones in County Durham

Alan Curry's double decker buses from Lockeys and OK in his layout in France

Alan Curry's double decker buses from Lockeys and OK in his layout in France

All aboard the South Durham buses for a journey to Eden - and Spennymoor

6, Church Lane, Middleton One Row. Picture: Carvers Property

6, Church Lane, Middleton One Row. Picture: Carvers Property

House that last railwayman George Stephenson may have built goes on the market

Zoe Utley, head of collections at the Green Howards Museum, with Lt Donald Bell's holed battle bowler

Zoe Utley, head of collections at the Green Howards Museum, with Lt Donald Bell's holed battle bowler

Two footballing heroes - one a Quakers legend but the other other never kicked a ball

Darlington market place in 1843 looking down Tubwell Row. James I stayed in a

Darlington market place in 1843 looking down Tubwell Row. James I stayed in a

Darlington musician making waves takes name from town's nickname

Robin Blair with the JJ Blair & Sons cart at the Skerne Gardens, Barmpton Lane. Robin's younger brother, Keith, ran this side of the business for 50 years until he died in 2013

Robin Blair with the JJ Blair & Sons cart at the Skerne Gardens, Barmpton Lane. Robin's younger brother, Keith, ran this side of the business for 50 years until he died in 2013

Tribute to Darlington's Robin Blair, the last of the traditional market men

A still from the early 1970s advert for Tudor crisps

A still from the early 1970s advert for Tudor crisps

Darlington-born marketing wizard behind beloved crisp brands dies aged 84

Newcastle Brown Ale story..Pic: Andy Lamb 13.10.09.

Newcastle Brown Ale story..Pic: Andy Lamb 13.10.09.

My day with Kevin Keegan at a Blue Star Soccer Day after winning a Broon competition

SS Cretehawser, Sunderland, by Northern Perspectives

SS Cretehawser, Sunderland, by Northern Perspectives

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Amazing view of concrete shipwreck beneath the Northern Spire

The West Cemetery tulip tree in bloom, by Fal Sarker

The West Cemetery tulip tree in bloom, by Fal Sarker

Rare tree spotted flowering in Darlington cemetery for first time in 20 years

Former England footballer Kevin Keegan visits Salters Lane School in Darlington in 1983, pictured with Susan Johnson aged 4

Former England footballer Kevin Keegan visits Salters Lane School in Darlington in 1983, pictured with Susan Johnson aged 4

Remembering the day King Kev took on the Quakers at Feethams

The Crook Town AFC tour party leaving Heathrow on May 2nd 1976.

The Crook Town AFC tour party leaving Heathrow on May 2nd 1976.

Take off for Crook: 50 years since football club's historic tour of India

The Teesside Star, a left wing paper, reports on North Korea's defeat by Russia at Ayresome Park in 1966. Picture: Teesside Archives

The Teesside Star, a left wing paper, reports on North Korea's defeat by Russia at Ayresome Park in 1966. Picture: Teesside Archives

How North Korea shocked the world in 1966 and won the hearts of the Tees Valley

Richmond racecourse, by Northern Perspectives

Richmond racecourse, by Northern Perspectives

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World's oldest racing grandstand in Richmond crumbled into ruins

March 17, 2012, a dejected Jordan Pickford kicks the ball out of the back after the net after Ebbsfleet had scored at the Darlington Arena, condemning the Quakers to a 2-0 defeat

March 17, 2012, a dejected Jordan Pickford kicks the ball out of the back after the net after Ebbsfleet had scored at the Darlington Arena, condemning the Quakers to a 2-0 defeat

How two England World Cup heroes started their careers at Darlington FC

A late 1960s aerial view of the Victoria Road area of Darlington from The Northern Echo archive, with the town hall at the bottom and Bank Top station at the top. The scar left by Backhouse Street can be seen on the right with two lorries on it

A late 1960s aerial view of the Victoria Road area of Darlington from The Northern Echo archive, with the town hall at the bottom and Bank Top station at the top. The scar left by Backhouse Street can be seen on the right with two lorries on it

From Five Arches to Atkinson's bakery, every old picture of Darlington tells a story

LLU579 was the favourite bus of OK founder Wade Emmerson and he knew it as “Lulu”.
“This picture was taken in East Parade in Bishop Auckland, at the bottom of Durham Street,” says Alan Orchard. “The Eden Theatre can be seen in the top right of

LLU579 was the favourite bus of OK founder Wade Emmerson and he knew it as “Lulu”.
“This picture was taken in East Parade in Bishop Auckland, at the bottom of Durham Street,” says Alan Orchard. “The Eden Theatre can be seen in the top right of

How OK brought a little piece of London to the streets of south Durham

Oakdene Lodge seen in the 1890s next to Joseph Pease's pond and fountain: was it his boathouse?

Oakdene Lodge seen in the 1890s next to Joseph Pease's pond and fountain: was it his boathouse?

One of Darlington's most concealed gardens to open to public for first time

Tubwell Row, 1950s, by James Lindsey Bird

Tubwell Row, 1950s, by James Lindsey Bird

Of cats and queens: exhibition opens of artist who painted a vanished town

Northern Perspectives

Northern Perspectives

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A Northern Perspectives view for Gala day: the monument to Easington Colliery

Miners being escorted back to work in Easington, by Keith Pattison

Miners being escorted back to work in Easington, by Keith Pattison

A story for Gala day: Film tells how Durham stood defiant through 1984-85 strike

Leg's Cross, at Bolam, near Darlington, looking south down Dere Street

Leg's Cross, at Bolam, near Darlington, looking south down Dere Street

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Drone's eye view tells the story of how a Darlington landmark got its name

Newham Hall. Picture: Robin Jessop/GSC Grays

Newham Hall. Picture: Robin Jessop/GSC Grays

Is this £1.5m ironmaster's mansion a lost work by Darlington's greatest architect?

The Sweeney: John Thaw and Dennis Waterman

The Sweeney: John Thaw and Dennis Waterman

Death of the Durham 'supercop' who led the Sweeney and solved infamous murders

A de Havilland Mosquito, like the one which Kenneth saw crash near Shildon

A de Havilland Mosquito, like the one which Kenneth saw crash near Shildon

Remembering the day when a Mosquito plane crashed on Shildon

The Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway outside the Railway Tavern in Northgate, Darlington, toast the 200th anniversary of its plans being accepted

The Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway outside the Railway Tavern in Northgate, Darlington, toast the 200th anniversary of its plans being accepted

Toasting the 200th anniversary of the world's first 'railway' pubs

Billy Francis, Lucas Lancaster and Josh Wilson with the completed wall in Evenwood

Billy Francis, Lucas Lancaster and Josh Wilson with the completed wall in Evenwood

Brick wall bringing Love and Pease to a County Durham village is to be unveiled today

An artist's impression of Donald Bell using his sporting skills to win the Victoria Cross

An artist's impression of Donald Bell using his sporting skills to win the Victoria Cross

How a professional footballer fluked a VC on the Somme with a cricket delivery

Captain Thomas Sowerby Rowlandson, of Newton Morrell, who was killed on the Somme.

Captain Thomas Sowerby Rowlandson, of Newton Morrell, who was killed on the Somme.

North East soldier went into tank battle on the Somme armed with a walking stick

From the 1916 film, The Battle of the Somme showing infantrymen advancing through the barbed wire of the enemy lines

From the 1916 film, The Battle of the Somme showing infantrymen advancing through the barbed wire of the enemy lines

Durham voices from the frontline tell what it felt like to fight on the Somme

The Ball and the Bradford Boy in Witton Park, by Northern Perspectives

The Ball and the Bradford Boy in Witton Park, by Northern Perspectives

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'Fearless' youngest VC winner on the Somme commemorated in County Durham statue

Freeman Scurr and his wife, Alice

Freeman Scurr and his wife, Alice

A Durham soldier's heroic efforts to save a fallen comrade on the Somme battlefield

Going over the top at the Battle of the Somme

Going over the top at the Battle of the Somme

110th anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme and why we remember it

The New Connexion Methodist Church in Victoria Road, Darlington, shortly after it opened on March 20, 1884. It is now Bathroom World. The war memorial plaque seems to have been removed around 1966 when it closed as a church. Picture courtesy of

The New Connexion Methodist Church in Victoria Road, Darlington, shortly after it opened on March 20, 1884. It is now Bathroom World. The war memorial plaque seems to have been removed around 1966 when it closed as a church. Picture courtesy of

Campaign launched to restore Darlington war memorial lost for 60 years

A large crowd gathers in Close House, probably at the house of the Moyles, to see the damage caused by the dirigible

A large crowd gathers in Close House, probably at the house of the Moyles, to see the damage caused by the dirigible

Death by dirigible - how Zeppelin brought terror to County Durham skies 110 years ago

The 1930s Old Eldon AA sign.

The 1930s Old Eldon AA sign.

AA signs of the times on our streets from the earliest days of motoring

Squire Henry Andrew William Cocks of Low Middleton Hall

Squire Henry Andrew William Cocks of Low Middleton Hall

Four churches on banks of the Tees open their doors to their fascinating histories

The Leasingthorne Colliery Reservoir Tower, by Northern Perspectives

The Leasingthorne Colliery Reservoir Tower, by Northern Perspectives

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An epitaph to Durham's mining industry lost among the scrubland

An OK double decker approaching Bishop Auckland town centre from the south, crossing the railway bridge on Newgate Street and nearing the garage in Station Approach. It must be the mid 1970s when petrol was 75p a gallon for two star and 77p for four star

An OK double decker approaching Bishop Auckland town centre from the south, crossing the railway bridge on Newgate Street and nearing the garage in Station Approach. It must be the mid 1970s when petrol was 75p a gallon for two star and 77p for four star

Remembering OK Motor Services and the man who started it