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Mid week Header at Heworth

Posted by Norman Dunn on 2/7/2025, 10:37 am

That little bus has destinations for Monkton & Jarrow. Happy days eh?
The Church is still there but busy roads surround it nowadays. Note how honey coloured sandstone building were all black with soot in those days. What were people lungs like?

Re: Mid week Header at Heworth

Posted by Liz Dance on 2/7/2025, 11:03 am, in reply to "Mid week Header at Heworth"

Lovely photo Norman, we drove past there a few weeks ago, like you say it is extremely busy these days, I do remember before the existing system they have now the big roundabout that used to be at Heworth, I remember many a Sunday morning going to church seeing the odd car that had ended up over the roundabout it had obviously been going too fast down the dual carriageway.

Re: Mid week Header at Heworth

Posted by Stan Wears on 2/7/2025, 12:50 pm, in reply to "Mid week Header at Heworth"

This church stands on a 7thC plot! It is GRII listed, built 1822 and was designed by John Stokoe who also designed Moot Hall in Newcastle. Unusual for around here but the roof is actually WESTMORLAND slate!
On the west side is a memorial to the Felling Colliery Disaster set in the wall.

Re: Mid week Header at Heworth - Stan

Posted by Liz Dance on 2/7/2025, 1:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Mid week Header at Heworth"

Thanks for the information Stan, I was Confirmed in that Church in 1961 by the Bishop of Durham.

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