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James McAvoy during the filming of Atonement

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The day a former Northern Echo staff member joined Hollywood blockbuster Atonement

Residents had fun reminiscing on their past and adding their favourite items to the capsule

Residents had fun reminiscing on their past and adding their favourite items to the capsule

Peterlee care home residents make 2020 time capsule

Linton Camp woodwork class 1964 Picture courtesy of Peter Hartingdon

Linton Camp woodwork class 1964 Picture courtesy of Peter Hartingdon

From the Archive

Do you recall any memories of Linton Camp? Take a look at these photos

IN NEED OF LOVE: The Old Hall in West Auckland, here in 1975, dates from the early 17th Century

IN NEED OF LOVE: The Old Hall in West Auckland, here in 1975, dates from the early 17th Century

Hall that grew and grew

LOOKING DOWN: Aycliffe town centre, in October 1979, looking down the ramp towards the clocktower

LOOKING DOWN: Aycliffe town centre, in October 1979, looking down the ramp towards the clocktower

Ramping up the town

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Welbeck reigned on parade

ELM FOUNDER: John Pease (1797-1868). The multimillionaire died before Elm Ridge was complete

ELM FOUNDER: John Pease (1797-1868). The multimillionaire died before Elm Ridge was complete

Setting sail with a Pease at the Elm

FAVERDALE FINDS: Part of a handle of a copper-alloy wine jug, probably made in Italy in the First Century.

FAVERDALE FINDS: Part of a handle of a copper-alloy wine jug, probably made in Italy in the First Century.

Roman finds prompt call to vote

FAMOUS FACTORY: The Darlington Iron Company works at Albert Hill where the Japanese rails were rolled

FAMOUS FACTORY: The Darlington Iron Company works at Albert Hill where the Japanese rails were rolled

Track back to Tokyo

KNOCKED DOWN: Looking north along Larchfield Street, Darlington, shortly before demolition, in 1980. No 2, where Emilie Marshall was born, is the white door on the right

KNOCKED DOWN: Looking north along Larchfield Street, Darlington, shortly before demolition, in 1980. No 2, where Emilie Marshall was born, is the white door on the right

In the street where I live . . .

COMING CLEAN: A receipt for a home-made washing machine, with a wooden roller and brass taps, made in Bishop Auckland

COMING CLEAN: A receipt for a home-made washing machine, with a wooden roller and brass taps, made in Bishop Auckland

Top of the bill...

GRAND OPENING: At Preston Park, to the north of Eaglescliffe, on the opening day of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825, Locomotion No 1 hauling 500 or 600 passengers without using any horses overtook the stagecoach, which needed four horses to

GRAND OPENING: At Preston Park, to the north of Eaglescliffe, on the opening day of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825, Locomotion No 1 hauling 500 or 600 passengers without using any horses overtook the stagecoach, which needed four horses to

Digging up the past

LOCAL CONNECTION: Francis Langford reopens theWingate Empire cinema in September 1970.

LOCAL CONNECTION: Francis Langford reopens theWingate Empire cinema in September 1970.

The cream of your icy recollections

ROYAL HONOUR: The Victoria Viaduct over the River Wear - England's tallest railway viaduct

ROYAL HONOUR: The Victoria Viaduct over the River Wear - England's tallest railway viaduct

Roman roaming

LIFE MEMBER: Chris Lloyd with St Teresa’s director Jane Bradshaw and chairman Alasdair MacConachie

LIFE MEMBER: Chris Lloyd with St Teresa’s director Jane Bradshaw and chairman Alasdair MacConachie

Memories are made of this...

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Overflowing with admiration for architect

TRAIN OF THOUGHT: A Tod photograph of Ferryhill station, taken from Mainsforth, 1906

TRAIN OF THOUGHT: A Tod photograph of Ferryhill station, taken from Mainsforth, 1906

Before Twitter, the postcard was king

STAR OF THE SHOW: Billy Drysdale in costume in the 1950s

STAR OF THE SHOW: Billy Drysdale in costume in the 1950s

Currant affairs...

IN CHAINS: William Edwin Pease (1865-1926), of Mowden, as Darlington mayor in 1902

IN CHAINS: William Edwin Pease (1865-1926), of Mowden, as Darlington mayor in 1902

Hall’s fighting talk

ACTION STATIONS: The Darlington Home Guard practising in 1940 outside Bland's Garage in Blackwell

ACTION STATIONS: The Darlington Home Guard practising in 1940 outside Bland's Garage in Blackwell

On the home front

CONTRASTS: South Cowton Castle, is now a private farmhouse.

CONTRASTS: South Cowton Castle, is now a private farmhouse.

Beautiful south

DRIVING FORCE: Traffic in Tow Law in 1967

DRIVING FORCE: Traffic in Tow Law in 1967

Cars are once again the stars for enthusiasts

Proof in the pudding

Proof in the pudding

Proof in the pudding

Echo clothes brush

Echo clothes brush

1920's Echo clothes brush handed over

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Your tales of Durhams heroism

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Sid Lavers is fourth from the left at the back watching as Durham CIU vice-president Jackson Hewitson shakes the hand of Mrs Dowson, Hunwick WMC for 30 years

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Sid Lavers is fourth from the left at the back watching as Durham CIU vice-president Jackson Hewitson shakes the hand of Mrs Dowson, Hunwick WMC for 30 years

Thirst among equals

FINE PIECE: A photograph by famous Barnard Castle photographer Elijah Yeoman showing Middleham's jubilee fountain shortly after it was opened in 1890. Picture courtesy of Bowes Museum

FINE PIECE: A photograph by famous Barnard Castle photographer Elijah Yeoman showing Middleham's jubilee fountain shortly after it was opened in 1890. Picture courtesy of Bowes Museum

How we celebrated Jubilee in years gone by

LOOKING FOR TROUBLE: This modern wild boar doesn’t look too terrifying, but in days of yore boars and their terrible tusks were as dangerous as dragons

LOOKING FOR TROUBLE: This modern wild boar doesn’t look too terrifying, but in days of yore boars and their terrible tusks were as dangerous as dragons

Boar blimey!

OLD STONEWORK: Dave Chapman with the original font from St Matthew’s Church in the Denes area of Darlington

OLD STONEWORK: Dave Chapman with the original font from St Matthew’s Church in the Denes area of Darlington

Last relic of fire-hit church

SMART POOL: Durham’s Elvet baths as pictured in the opening brochure of 1932. Picture courtesy of GILESGATE ARCHIVE

SMART POOL: Durham’s Elvet baths as pictured in the opening brochure of 1932. Picture courtesy of GILESGATE ARCHIVE

Club’s birthday brought memories swimming back

UNDERGROUND ARMY: A group of men leave a shift at Dean and Chapter Colliery on July 7, 1963 – three years before it shut. Does anyone recognise anyone?

UNDERGROUND ARMY: A group of men leave a shift at Dean and Chapter Colliery on July 7, 1963 – three years before it shut. Does anyone recognise anyone?

Mining town’s golden age that will never be forgotten

RISING DAMP: Schoolboys watch the river rise at Neasham on November 3, 1960. The Fox and Hounds is in the background. This picture appears in the fantastic new Echo Memories book, The Road to Rockliffe

RISING DAMP: Schoolboys watch the river rise at Neasham on November 3, 1960. The Fox and Hounds is in the background. This picture appears in the fantastic new Echo Memories book, The Road to Rockliffe

Headline brings memories flooding back for Elsie...

HOT WHEELS: The 1910 Lanchester Landaulette in 1953, complete with flat tyres and Benny Newton

HOT WHEELS: The 1910 Lanchester Landaulette in 1953, complete with flat tyres and Benny Newton

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

SHOW STOPPER: Restored 1910 Lanchester Landaulette in 1954 at a steam rally in Etherley Dene. Neilson Skilbeck is driving, with Mrs McConchie, a Wolsingham doctor's wife, in the passenger seat. Dr McConchie is in the back with Stewart Skilbeck, 6

SHOW STOPPER: Restored 1910 Lanchester Landaulette in 1954 at a steam rally in Etherley Dene. Neilson Skilbeck is driving, with Mrs McConchie, a Wolsingham doctor's wife, in the passenger seat. Dr McConchie is in the back with Stewart Skilbeck, 6

Wheeling through history

HERO REMEMBERED: Capt HR Wilson appears on the memorial board at the Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College over historian Dennis Perkins’ left shoulder

HERO REMEMBERED: Capt HR Wilson appears on the memorial board at the Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College over historian Dennis Perkins’ left shoulder

The short straw – followed by a bullet through the heart

KNOCKING OFF: The last shift at Mainsforth Colliery

KNOCKING OFF: The last shift at Mainsforth Colliery

The last shift at Mainsforth Colliery

THROUGH GLASS DARKLY: John Waller, the Whitby photographer who committed suicide

THROUGH GLASS DARKLY: John Waller, the Whitby photographer who committed suicide

Focusing on a strange suicide – and stranger family business

OUT OF AFRICA: The capture of Rex the lion cub in South Park during the 1935 Darlington Railwaymen's Carnival.

OUT OF AFRICA: The capture of Rex the lion cub in South Park during the 1935 Darlington Railwaymen's Carnival.

Animals a highlight of carnival fun

THE LONG VIEW: Long Row, Coxhoe. The village suffered an outbreak of cholera in 1866. Fifty people died.

THE LONG VIEW: Long Row, Coxhoe. The village suffered an outbreak of cholera in 1866. Fifty people died.

Sickening tales from the village of death

DENES DELIGHTS: Bryan Thistlethwaite, left, with Gordon and Geoff Toole, fishing for bloodsuckers.

DENES DELIGHTS: Bryan Thistlethwaite, left, with Gordon and Geoff Toole, fishing for bloodsuckers.

The making of a mayor

ON THE PAGE: The story from The Northern Echo of June 2, 1956, that brought back memories for Arthur Stephenson.

ON THE PAGE: The story from The Northern Echo of June 2, 1956, that brought back memories for Arthur Stephenson.

Recollections of a death row prisoner who died with dignity

EPIC SPOILS: Crook Town captain, Bobby Davison, showing the FA Amateur Cup off to his workmates at Marshall Richards Machine Company

EPIC SPOILS: Crook Town captain, Bobby Davison, showing the FA Amateur Cup off to his workmates at Marshall Richards Machine Company

Epic spoils

William Sykes: Founder of the Darlington electrical engineers

William Sykes: Founder of the Darlington electrical engineers

The man who powered the town

HOOP LA: Katherine Pease and her siblings playing outside the Woodside mansion

HOOP LA: Katherine Pease and her siblings playing outside the Woodside mansion

Lost West End mansion where the Pease family did their bit

BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE: The Hillman Husky in the picture, top right, was wrongly identified by one caller as a Standard Ten Companion

BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE: The Hillman Husky in the picture, top right, was wrongly identified by one caller as a Standard Ten Companion

An entire week dogged by Husky enthusiasts

WELL KNOWN: A lithograph by GAF of Robert Lancaster

WELL KNOWN: A lithograph by GAF of Robert Lancaster

Landlord Lancaster was larger than life

LEADING LADY: Grace Hutchinson

LEADING LADY: Grace Hutchinson

When it came to the crunch, you could count on a Crisp...

Clive Travis sitting proudly on his Vauxhall Cresta in the early 1960s in Chilton.

Clive Travis sitting proudly on his Vauxhall Cresta in the early 1960s in Chilton.

Driving along on a wave of Crestas...

IN POST: Above, the 1966 picture, below, the Coronation parade passing the signpost in 1953

IN POST: Above, the 1966 picture, below, the Coronation parade passing the signpost in 1953

Standing on the corner

SMOKESTACK WRITING: The locomotive at Ainderby Station

SMOKESTACK WRITING: The locomotive at Ainderby Station

Building up a head of steam

PRIDE AND JOY: Jean Leckenby and her husband, Leslie, with, left, their friend Irene Barlow in Darlington, in 1962, with a two-tone blue Vauxhall Cresta

PRIDE AND JOY: Jean Leckenby and her husband, Leslie, with, left, their friend Irene Barlow in Darlington, in 1962, with a two-tone blue Vauxhall Cresta

Attention to detail

KEEN DIARIST: Enid Lucy Pease Robinson

KEEN DIARIST: Enid Lucy Pease Robinson

The New Year lament of an Edwardian diarist

‘STRIKING MONUMENT’: The John Duck memorial in Great Lumley

‘STRIKING MONUMENT’: The John Duck memorial in Great Lumley

Three hundred years on, Duck’s generosity continues

THEN AND NOW: South Terrace, Bishop Auckland, in July 1960.

THEN AND NOW: South Terrace, Bishop Auckland, in July 1960.

Having a ball with trip down memory lane

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