Medomsley Cottage Homes
Some years ago research was carried out about these homes that were built by Gateshead Corporation to house 3 to…
Consett Blast Furnace Disaster 1950
Consett & District Heritage Initiative’s plaque, at the main entrance to Blackhill & Consett Park, remembers the 11 men who…
The Memoirs of Bridget Rafferty 1922 – 2005
This is posted with kind permission from J Rafferty and the copyrite remains with the Rafferty Family. PREFACE To look…
Consett Boys Club – A club for the generations
In 1937 during a football match at Delves Lane a 16 year old Consett boy, while trying to get the…
And the Flag floated at Half Mast
He arrived in Consett in the end of 1862 and was licensed 23rd February 1863 and officiated in a small…
In Search of my Great Grandfather
I had searched for 10 years for Thomas but as you can imagine trying to find a Thomas Dowson, son…
The sad story of Jonathan Garbutt of Waskerley
Jonathan Garbutt was a farmer at The Allotment, Waskerley a secluded small holding a few miles from Consett where he…
