Tag: Derwent Iron Company
The Derwent Iron Company and the Richardsons in the Victorian Derwent...
From sword-making in Shotley Bridge to the towering furnaces of Consett, the Derwent Valley became one of the North East’s defining industrial landscapes. This remarkable transformation reshaped not only the skyline, but the identity of an entire community.
The Baron in Blackhill by Barrie Davison
Blackhill Cemetery is a big place. Very old and split into two halves, separated by the busy Durham Road.A good observational stroll around it...
Consett Theatres – Consett History
The men and women of the area may have been humble working class people but we have also always been a cultured area. Almost...