Tag: Consett History
Leadgate Park and Exiles, Two Clubs One Village – Consett History
In the 1890's Consett and the surrounding area's where a bustling hive of Industry with the Steel Works and the local mines. The men worked hard but also played...
Little Edward – Consett History
Blackhill & Consett Park was opened on 17th July 1891 and gifted to the people of the area by the Directors of the Consett...
Consett or Berry Edge in Brief
For years there has been a constant argument among many people about the original name of Consett. From most local history books it was...
Castleside Woman Reaches 100 Years Old
Audrey Pattison of Castleside County Durham is an amazing woman with a lot of stories to tell. You expect this of someone who has...
The Rock n Roll Legend of Consett
A Real Rock n Roll Legend
Consett's very own Rock n Roll legend, Freddie Fingers Lee - inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis - has died....
Crookhall and the French Revolution
During the reign of Elizabeth I, the country saw a new rise in Protestantism that was imposed upon the entire Kingdom. A large number...
Consett’s Era Of Unrest
There had been open conflict between the English and Irish Immigrants in Consett from the early 1840s. The most famous date of March 1858...
When the Clock Stopped
When the Clock Stopped
I suppose most people in the area have heard the saying "You’re like Potts’ Clock" meaning you had stopped or were...
Consett – A Potted History of an Industrial Town
Consett, the town we know today, has only been in existence since the early 1840s and the foundations of the Consett Iron Company.
Men came...
Terris Novalis
(literally translated into English meaning, ‘in newly cultivated lands’)
On the former Consett steelworks site beside the C2C cycle path there stands two huge sculptures...