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
The Consett Boys Club was founded and created initially by the Consett branch of Toc H (Talbot House), a Christian…
And the Flag floated at Half Mast
Frederick Steggall was born in 12th January 1830 in London, the 3rd son of Dr John Steggall of Bloomsbury and…
In Search of my Great Grandfather
A Genealogical Story Thomas Dowson Drum Major KOSB As I am sure many of the readers are aware as part…
The sad story of Jonathan Garbutt of Waskerley
A while a go I started putting together a number of small articles I had found in the old newspapers…
