We love to publish locally sourced consett and county durham content from writers of all ages. Full list of articles published between 1964 and 2015 showing titles. Thank you for your continued support in these difficult times. Consett magazine consett news for consett by the people. This is a 1st edition hbk copy of the consett story written and compiled by consett lions club and published by ramsden williams publications, consett in december 1963. Consett magazine publishes positive local content about a town which sits high on the edge of the pennines in north east england, consett. The town lies at the terminus of the consett branch of the n. To order a copy contact the secretary dr john banham on 088 816209, email by clicking here or write to him co 21 st. The all new consett chatter box public group facebook. The consett story abebooks abebooks shop for books. Consett community sports college was in the blackhill area of consett. Consett magazine consett news for consett by the people of.
Mar 11, 2008 bbc wear website, broadcasting centre, ne99 1rn phone. In social history terms, it shows just how much our lives have changed since then, not least through the loss of the railway lines and stations then prominent throughout the county. During the 1870s and 80s consett grew rapidly, as did several villages to its east leadgate. Bbc wear website, broadcasting centre, ne99 1rn phone. The legend there were in the olden days of the derwent valley three brothers, all giants, great men and tall, named cor, ben and con, who were said to have lived in a cave at corbridge. History of blackhill, in derwentside and county durham map. Nine interesting facts about consett chronicle live. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is.
Consett magazine focuses on inspiring, educational, and. Cycle parking facilities there are currently none available at this library. The all new consett chatter box has 18,633 members. Consett is a town in the northwest of county durham, and is perched on the steep eastern bank of the river derwent, high on the edge of the. In with both feet an autobiography of a consett lass consett magazine consett deserves good news a whirlwind of drama, life, struggles, travels, love, loss, heartache, and personal triumph. Consett is a town in the northwest of county durham, and is perched on the steep eastern bank of the river derwent, high on the edge of the pennines. The site had originally been consett grammar school. Consett photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Library books in consett results 1 3 of 3 switch to map. Mar 31, 2005 buy consett pocket images by derwentdale local history society isbn.
History archives consett magazine consett deserves good news. The legend there were in the olden days of the derwent valley three brothers, all giants, great men and tall, named cor, ben and con, who were said to have lived in a cave at corbridge in northumberland, and benfieldside, and consett respectively, and to have been the possessors, in common, of a large hammer, which each, at a whistle, could throw nine miles. Until the 1840s consett or conside as it was then known was just a small village, and. See more ideas about old photos, local history and history.
Before the 1840s the area now known as consett was a wild, desolate space. The steelworks closed on this day in 1980 thousands found themselves out of work when consett steelworks closed after nearly 100 years in september, 1980 share. News, analysis and comment from the financial times, the world. A picture book adventure for 35 year olds in your local library. Consett past and present i have broadened my horizons with this next video to take in our near neighbor and good friend consett please leave a comment and share with your family and friends. Consett by derwentdale local history society, 9780752403366, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This list of the best history books includes bestsellers, pulizter prize winners and editors picks from distinguished historians and biographers. Buy consett pocket images by derwentdale local history society isbn. The explosive development which resulted from the formation of the derwent iron company at this time created a company town in the truest sense, with the lives of approximately 14,000 workers and their dependents dominated by iron, coal and, later, steel. The german sword makers of shotley bridge consett magazine consett deserves good news. Consett magazine provides consett news, sport, entertainment, history, lifestyle, and business by the people of consett. Similarly, a unit may sometimes be named after a particular settlement it contains and sometimes to indicate its location within a higher level unit. This was about 57% of all the recorded consett s in the uk.
Memorial monuments of many different types can be found within consett, craghead, blackhill, ebchester, hamsterley colliery, iveston, leadgate and medomsley. Templetown photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. This section is a placeholder for information about the consett surname. Consett, a town in considecumknitsley township and an ecclesiastical parish in durham. Arnold, a grindermiller or baker has conekesheued in exchange for trillesdena for. Synopsis before the 1840s the area now known as consett was a wild, desolate space. Returning to the route through the final consett station, the service to carr house ended on 1 october 1868. The steelworks closed on this day in 1980 thousands found themselves out of work when consett steelworks closed after nearly 100 years in.
Consett earliest times to 1960 timeline durham in time. New directions in book history shafquat towheed springer. The impact of the first world war on the inhabitants of consett and other villages within the wider urban district can be seen in the plethora of war memorial sites in the area. We are a local community group dedicated to preserving our local heritage through archiving, sharing and education. The explosive development which resulted from the formation of the derwent iron company at this time. These workshops are free but booking is essential to avoid disappointment. Consett secondary modern school,where is everyone now. In fact if you know anybody who would like to watch these videos but havent access to a computer or. Patricks church in consett is a modern building of distinction and was designed by locallyborn anthony rossi. Consett archive photographs derwentdale local history society on. The explosive development which resulted from the formation of the derwent iron company at this.
Visitor attractions within 10 miles of consett add your attraction expand search. Consett library is in victoria road next to the bus station. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. History of consett, in derwentside and county durham place. It has a post office under gateshead, a large sawmill, a large forge, two methodist chapels, and a roman catholic chapel. Well play games, sing songs, make props and pretend. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described blackhill like this. Consett academy the academy was originally planned to be funded under building schools for the future bsf, but plans were delayed with the cancellation of bsf. This sad event came about because of the ill health of their founder member, mr bill stockdale. As a vital field of scholarship, book history has now reached a stage of maturity where its early work can be reassessed and built upon.
In 1891 there were 17 consett families living in yorkshire. Consett is a town in the northwest of county durham, england, about 14 miles 23 km southwest of newcastle upon tyne. History archives consett magazine consett deserves. Page 75 suffolk, unless by supposing that the lesser domesday is the only remaining volume of the first edition, and that the others were recopied and condensed, perhaps under rufus, in the volume which. Patricks church in consett is a modern building of.
Within 10 miles within 25 miles within 50 miles st patricks church st. Dec 15, 2016 a picture book adventure for 35 year olds in your local library. This place is situated in durham county, north, england, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 54 51 0 north, 1 50 0 west and its original name with diacritics is consett. On 6th november, a select band of rail professionals and interested members of the public gathered in the shaft of isambard kingdom brunels tunnel under the thames. Buy the consett story first edition by consett lions club, photos and maps isbn. The most consett families were found in the uk in 1891. North eastern rail tour visted consett, the following three photos were taken on that day. Yorkshire had the highest population of consett families in 1891. In this history piece we take a look at the history of shotley bridges german sword makers. The book has 179 pages of text and a further 8 pages of black and white photographic illustrations and a fold out map of the derwent iron cos district in 1858.
Old pictures of consett down the years chronicle live. Well play games, sing songs, make props and pretend were the characters in some of our favourite stories. The societys journal formerly bulletin is now published annually. On 6th november, a select band of rail professionals and interested members of the public gathered in the shaft of isambard kingdom brunels tunnel under the thames, the oldest structure on the oldest underground network in the world, and the first tunnel under a river ever constructed by man. Consett steelworks, consett iron work company and the empire cinema. During the 1870s and 80s consett grew rapidly, as did several villages to its east leadgate, annfield plain and stanley which were served by mineral railways, but the absence of a passenger service was resented by their residents. Situated about 8 miles southeast of consett, the village of quaking houses was at one time called old south moor, but with the opening of the coalfields in 1839 new names came into being or were taken. The consett family name was found in the usa, the uk, and canada between 1880 and 1920. Since our office and factory are in a rural area, our staff travel to work individually by car and we have enough space to maintain social distancing, so in consultation with our staff, we have decided to remain open for business unless government policy changes. History of consett, in derwentside and county durham. History of blackhill, in derwentside and county durham.
Find out about the opening times, activities and services available at consett. As we link each administrative unit to just one of our places, usually the last place the unit was named after, in these cases the name for a completely different place will appear on this page. Consett magazine focuses on inspiring, educational, and entertaining content. Consett library, victoria road, consett, county durham, dh8 5at telephone. In 1841, it was a village community of only 145, but it was about to become a boom town.
581 705 761 1215 479 825 731 1012 270 162 576 835 1326 223 855 319 1240 937 866 1327 797 558 283 1372 1216 880 443 472 440 617 437 1040 435 1530 1070 845 605 1159 1121 266 457 965 24 1365 333