In 1887, john bartholomews gazetteer of the british isles described bearpark like this. Bearpark hall farmhouse is a grade ii listed building in bearpark, county durham, england. Bearpark photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The railway station opened in 1883 as aldin grange, and was renamed aldin grange for bearpark about a year later. The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. Up to 1904 it also had the names of hemsworth colliery co. It is situated two and a half miles west of durham, and a short distance to the north of ushaw moor. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Aldin grange for bearpark railway station was located on the lanchester valley railway that operated in county durham, england. My grandfather, edward leadbitter, was a miner at bearpark pit. In the village there were eight colliery rows and the school and. There is an additional 1 photo in this album available to registered members. Legislation relating to safety and health in british coal mines.
The bearpark and esh colliery band are a 2nd section band based in esh winning, approximately 6 miles west of durham city. There is no setting stands and chairs up and putting them away. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Beaurepaire manor house, bearpark 1120721 historic. These are all the names of all the administrative units which we have associated with bearpark, and you must judge whether all or even any of them are variant names for the place. Bearpark became internationally famous for coke, no not the snorting or the drinking kind but the burning kind. See more ideas about old photos, family history book and coal mining. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Photograph of reconstruction work at bearpark colliery, with railway tracks in. For statistics about bearpark itself, go to units and statistics.
Youll have heard of bearpark, but do you know where it. Articles on mining history from mining and history. It encouraged the creation of bearpark colliery which opened in 1872. History of bearpark, in durham and county durham map and. My grandad, who was a miner at bearpark colliery, turned into a bit of a. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860.
Many of the inhabitants of bearpark were involved in the war efforts during the first world war and the second world war. Property details for the old school house colliery road. My grandad, who was a miner at bearpark colliery, turned into a bit of a lunatic after he fell down the colliery. Raw material from the pit was fired in coke ovens alongside the railway, and was exported around the world. For like the countys other collieries it had been idle since the miners stike started four weeks ago. But ours was the less successful branch of the family. Bearpark colliery woods a community woodland in county.
Simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of bearpark colliery main page for bearpark colliery in the following table the value given for the distance mileskilometres from bearpark colliery are as the crow flies and are provided as an indication only. History of bearpark, in durham and county durham place names. Men and women from each conflict are commemorated on memorial plaques, windows, books of remembrance and items of furniture within the parish church of st. Life in the former pit villages in the northeast of. Bearpark hall farmhouse, bearpark 1271967 historic. Bearpark colliery operated until 1984 and is now a woodland plantation. Bearpark welfare unlucky in this 1950 game deerness. Check out the memories blog for a look back at the history of ushaw moor and the deerness valley.
Bearpark had three main exports due to the sinking of the colliery, coal, coke and bricks. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of bearpark. The hamlet of aldin grange lies on the west side of the river browney near bearpark and was a manor belonging to the bishops of durham until. The parish of bearpark stands close to the city of durham. City of durham trust and department of geography in the university of durham, 1985. The prior of durhams favourite country retreat was a luxurious manor house west of the city. The main service is the eucharist, with hymns, at 9am on sunday. Half a mile to the north of the present village lies the ruins of beaurepaire priory, built in 1258 by the prior of durham. The official page of the bearpark and esh colliery band uk. Use the options below to find information about collieries in the durham coalfield from about 1850 to 1990, including colliery locations, mine opening, closure or operating dates and who owned the mines before nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947.
The band have their own rehearsal premises which have undergone renovation recently. In time, the name became corrupted to bearpark and was transferred to. South pelaw colliery near chesterlestreet the property of the earl of durham and which has been standing idle since the expiration of the birtley iron companys lease five or six years since will shortly be at work again. Miscellaneous documents catalogue item durham record office. Two of them are from the north east, the northumbrian water ellington colliery band and county durhams bearpark and esh colliery band. Publications from mining history societies are mostly not included, but an online. The station closed to passengers in 1939, although miners gala excursions used the. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the history of coal mining and pit sinkers.
Gray mountain by john grisham, fall of giants by ken follett, faith, hope, and ivy june by phyllis reynolds naylor, how gre. The colliery itself was initially operated by the bearpark coal and coke company owned by a quaker called theodore fry of darlington. It was a quiet end for the tiny bearpark pit near durham city which was officially closed after 110 years. Bearpark village is two miles west of durham, having a station called aldin grange, on the durham and consett line. This is the web site of the friends of bearpark woods, a community. Information, photographs and plans for bearpark coal colliery on the mine exploration web site uk. Bearpark colliery woods is an woodland of 38 hectares planted in 1995 on the site of the former bearpark colliery in the village of bearpark near the city of durham in north east england.
For cities, the associated administrative units will usually include parishes, especially ecclesiastical parishes, one of. An old pit wheel stands in front of the building, a memorial to the villages mining history. Known as beaurepaire, its latin name meant beautiful resting place. It comprises a good school, two chapels, a literary institute, and a cooperative store. Catalogue of plans of abandoned mines for bearpark colliery. Aldin grange for bearpark railway station wikipedia. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history.
Historic and archive photos of bearpark coal colliery. Further to the guidance issued by central government all schools across england are closed, except to certain pupils. Welcome to the peoples collection a selection of archive photographs, oral history recordings, books and trade catalogues from the vast collection at beamish museum. Bearpark and esh colliery band sat 22nd jul 2017 tap your foot along to the sound of the bearpark and esh colliery band, who will be performing in redman park bandstand in the town park from 2pm to 4pm. They may well include the names of other locations or areas. Bearpark is a village and civil parish in county durham in england. Edmunds is one of six churches in the durham north team, so we have the pleasure of seeing different members of the clergy who come to preside at services. Fosdick and was known as fitzwilliam hemsworth collieries ltd. The collieries of durham, volume 2, by david temple, published by tups books.
The album the music lives on now the mines have gone which is released by universal records on march 1, features 15 tracks by britains best colliery bands. Bearpark primary school colliery road, bearpark, durham. Richardson, michael the durham miners gala 19351960 breedon books. Historic photographs of bearpark coal colliery you are welcome to use this album for uploading archive or historical photographs of bearpark. Banners of the durham coalfield, norman emery, 1998, sutton publishing ltd. Full text of the miners unions of northumberland and durham. The owner of south kirkby colliery and featherstone main a major j.
Bearpark community centre is at the hub of the local village, a red brick building originally built in 1921 as a miners welfare hall. Near the war memorial is a memorial for those men and boys who lost their lives in accidents at bearpark colliery. Also find out more about ushaw moor on the facebook fan page. Beaurepaire manor house is a grade ii listed building in bearpark, county durham, england. Ushaw moor historical website bearpark colliery band.
This is purely a colliery village, the men and boys being all employed at the colliery. The name may be a corruption of the french term beau repaire meaning beautiful retreat. Bearpark you can see a history of bearpark at the keys to the past website. Shaw who lived at purston hall took over the colliery in 1906. By the 1890s, it employed more than 1,000 men and boys, so a colliery community sprang up. Click here for graphs and data of how durham has changed over two centuries.
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