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Collie Dog
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Does anyone know the names of the seven or so pubs that were in the now demolished village of East Hetton please, (near kelloe)? Trying to find these out but no success so far?:-[:-[:-[

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Alec
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7 years ago

A little rapid searching produces this:

http://www.hettonlocalhistory.org.uk/villageatlas/The%20Hetton%20Village%20Atlas%20section%2016.pdf

Regards, Alec

Jim MacPherson
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"Alec" wrote:
A little rapid searching produces this:

http://www.hettonlocalhistory.org.uk/villageatlas/The%20Hetton%20Village%20Atlas%20section%2016.pdf

Unfortunately Hetton( le Hole)is about 10 miles north of East Hetton which is a bit east of Coxhoe. The Davy Lamp is shown on the 1890 6 inch OS map and I think it's still around, the map also shows a brewery and there may have been a pub called the Greyhound in East Hetton or maybe Kelloe until quite recently but I've not come across much else as yet.

Collie Dog was it one of the Catergory D villages that actually got demolished?

Jim

Collie Dog
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7 years ago

Hello Alec

Thank you for your trouble but it is East Hetton I am searching for, near the now village of Kelloe, it was demolished. Thank you for your help but the Atlas refers to a Hetton-le-Hole, towards Sunderland.:)

Collie Dog
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Hello Jim, you've got it. It is that East Hetton we were looking for not (Hetton-le-Hole) for information regarding pub names, as we believe there were many.
East Hetton was demolished as a category D village.
Thanks for the info on the pubs you have displayed. We are from Coxhoe. We have an old map of the area but it does not name all the 'drinking places'.
Thanks again, much appreciated.;D

Jim MacPherson
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"Collie Dog" wrote:
Hello Jim, you've got it. It is that East Hetton we were looking for not (Hetton-le-Hole) for information regarding pub names, as we believe there were many.
East Hetton was demolished as a category D village.
Thanks for the info on the pubs you have displayed. We are from Coxhoe. We have an old map of the area but it does not name all the 'drinking places'.
Thanks again, much appreciated.;D

A couple of other sources, in case you've not tried them, the 10 year census archive might with digging give you names and jobs of people in the area and the various commercial directories may again help, I've not used them enough to give you any direct pointers for East Hetton but they are probably good fun in their own right for a browse.

Jim

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r/2?_q=east%20hetton&_p=1925

http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16445coll4/id/8906/rec/5

Jim MacPherson
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7 years ago

Is this the map you have?

1896 25in OS shows 6 or 7 boozers, mostly end terrace sites so probably just a single room in someone's house/shop but it does give street names, useful with the directories.

Bet the chapels had a busy time!

Jim

https://maps.nls.uk/view/120937251

Collie Dog
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7 years ago

Oh thank you Jim, I am busy looking through Kelly' directory, never thought of that, brilliant. First Public House names " The Bradyll Arms, George Scott". East Hetton. Page 763.
We are so grateful to you, been looking all over and always drawing a blank. That's me set up for the rest of today, no work now. So pleased Thank you :o
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Collie Dog
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7 years ago

Yes that is the map, so interesting, still looking through Kelly's directories, thank you so much, there is so much information, exactly what we wanted.
All the best.

Jim MacPherson
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7 years ago

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Glad that will keep you busy.

There is just one photo in East Hetton Colliery album, of a safety lamp, bit appropriate given the existing pub, so if your researches uncover any historic ones or you have the inclination to visit the site of the colliery or village to photograph what remains it would be good to see them.

I don't think that many of the Category D's met the end that DCC originally intended, there is one up the hill from me at High Westwood, Addison near Stella, Hamsteels and Cornsay Colliery did meet that fate but I'm not sure of any others.

Jim

colin567
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7 years ago

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"Jim MacPherson" wrote:
Glad that will keep you busy.

There is just one photo in East Hetton Colliery album, of a safety lamp, bit appropriate given the existing pub, so if your researches uncover any historic ones or you have the inclination to visit the site of the colliery or village to photograph what remains it would be good to see them.

I don't think that many of the Category D's met the end that DCC originally intended, there is one up the hill from me at High Westwood, Addison near Stella, Hamsteels and Cornsay Colliery did meet that fate but I'm not sure of any others.

Jim

Hi Jim,
I believe that Page Bank, north of the Durham metropolis that is now Spennymoor did disappear, you can see where some of the streets ran. A few years ago they updated the mine water pumping there.

Jim MacPherson
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Hi Colin,

I know poosticker83 has an interest in Catergory D's, there may be a worthwhile little article about how the policy influenced the built landscape of Co.Durham aided by the, slightly Stalinist, attitude of DCC (have you ever (tried to :bored: ) read their bylaws relating to railway lines designated as footpaths?), must try and rope in Karl Marx elsewhere on AditNow:devil:

Jim

It may be Page Bank was "sunk" by the Wear, even DCC don't control that !!

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14694084.Pictures__Page_Bank__a_lost_mining_community__from_The_Northern_Echo_archives/

Collie Dog
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7 years ago

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Thank you I will look into this, got all the family looking at the Kelly's Directory. Keep finding more information, can't 'put it down'.

christwigg
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7 years ago

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The British Newspaper Archive is worth a look (sadly its not free, but i have a subscription)

Inquests into deaths often seem to happen in pubs.
Heres one, but its one you already have:-

Durham County Advertiser - Friday 30 June 1905
Deputy-Coroner Salkeld opened an inquest at Bradyll Arms Inn. East Hetton. Coxhoe. on the bodies

christwigg
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7 years ago

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Ah, don't want to spoil the family fun but searching for that name gave me this :-

1906 EAST HETTON Commercial

Brainson John, Masons’ Arms P.H.
Callen Mry (Mrs), Turks Head P.H.
Kirkpatrick Samuel, Red Lion P.H.
Peat Thomas, Railway Hotel
Scott George, Bradyll Arms PH
Taylor Henry, Greyhound P.H.
West George, Victoria P.H.

Collie Dog
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Hello Jim. Thanks for your help. Here are the names found for the pubs in East Hetton Village.
These are the pubs with proprietors shown in the 1914 Kelly's Directory that you found on the internet -

Bradyll Arms (George Scott); Greyhound (Jane Violet Arnold) - not to be confused with the later pub in the new Kelloe settlement; Mason's Arms (John Bainson);
Newcastle Arms (Mile Roach); Railway Hotel (Thomas Peat); Red Lion (Sarah E. Kirkpatrick); Turks Head (Mary Ann Callen); Victoria (Nellie West) andDavy Lamp (M. McDonald) - still exists. A good day's work thanks to you:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Jim MacPherson
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7 years ago

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Fine work Collie Dog,

You clearly take after your site name, my collie is too inquisitive for his own good at times!

Research can be great fun and it's much easier now with the internet but there is more still lurking in county and other archives. It's worth saying that Chris, and many others on AditNow, know much more than me about the routes into finding information about things.

So keep at it and add what you can to the site and it's even more enjoyable if you can cajole the family into the obsession.

Jim

Collie Dog
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Any idea how I upload photos of East Hetton please?

Jim MacPherson
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Hi Collie Dog,

Can I just ask if you've have just tried to download a photo/image?

You may find it will work if you save it as a jpeg to your private album or a specific mine site ie East Hetton and then attach it to your post.

Sorry I was beaten by your latest post.

Jim

If you still have a problem I will try and guide you through the process, it's dead easy once you've done it once.

Collie Dog
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Yes we have 4 photos, saved now on descktop in Paint, did try to upload one, not sure where it is going?