Places to see in ( Spennymoor - UK )
Places to see in ( Spennymoor - UK )
Spennymoor is a town in County Durham, England. It stands above the Wear Valley approximately seven miles south of Durham. The town was founded over 160 years ago. The Town Council area, which includes the villages of Kirk Merrington, Middlestone Moor, Byers Green and Tudhoe, has a population of approximately 20,000.
The land on which Spennymoor now stands was once a vast expanse of moorland covered with thorn and whin bushes (Spenny Moor). The origin of the name remains somewhat uncertain – some believe it to be derived from the Latin Spina which means a thorn (possibly from the Roman influence at Binchester) and Mor which was the Anglo-Saxon word for a moor. C.E. Jackson, in his Place Names of Durham, 1916, suggests a Scandinavian Spaan meaning shingle-hut and Anglo-Saxon combination involving mar – Spennymoor being the moor called after the shingle-hut erected thereon.
When, in 1894, Spennymoor and its adjacent villages achieved a measure of self-government on the Spennymoor Urban District Council, the new authority found itself facing a legacy of poor housing. With few exceptions, the housing situation was little better than when Dodd had described the houses as more like piggeries. In 1874 the then Local Government Board had reported: Nothing could well exceed the nuisance attendant on the disposal of excrement and refuse in Spennymoor.
Dating from 1183, the Whitworth Hall estate was owned by and home to the Shafto family for over 300 years, including County Durham MP Bonnie Bobby Shafto, made famous by the well known ballad and nursery rhyme. It is now the site of Whitworth Hall Hotel and the deer park for which the estate is famed is still well tended, as is the walled garden.
A local arts community founded in the 1930s by Bill & Betty Farrell with the aid of the Pilgrim Trust, To encourage tolerant neighbourliness and voluntary social services and give its members opportunities for increasing their knowledge, widening their interests, and cultivating their creative powers in a friendly atmosphere. The Settlement was home to the town's first library, and amongst famous local people who were a part of its history were Norman Cornish, the pitman painter and Shildon-born writer Sid Chaplin. The building is a centre for the arts- mostly drama and music, but other community events take place here.
The main attractions in Spennymoor are the local leisure centre, and Victoria Jubilee Park which was given to the people of the town by Queen Victoria to celebrate the jubilee of her reign, and is sited on land which was once part of the Whitworth Hall estate of the Shafto family. Until World War II there was a cannon from the Crimean War on display in the park, this was taken away to be melted down for munitions. A Millennium arch was erected in the park.
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Jubilee Park
The Friends of Jubilee Park wish to emphasise that the Jingle Walk was organised by Enfield Council.
BNPtv Reports from Sedgefield
BNPtv went on walkabout in the small town of Newton Aycliffe in the constituency of Sedgefield to talk to local people and market traders to get reaction to this Thursdays parliamentary by-election and gauge support for the British National Party candidate Andrew Spence
Around Sherburn
Sherburn Bends for the first clip, followed by Sir Robert's Road between Sherburn and Lotherton Hall.
Freedom of spennymoor parade 30/6/12
This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
Places to see in ( Bishop Auckland - UK )
Places to see in ( Bishop Auckland - UK )
Bishop Auckland is a market town and civil parish in County Durham in north east England. Bishop Auckland is located about 12 miles northwest of Darlington and 12 miles southwest of Durham at the confluence of the River Wear with its tributary the River Gaunless.
Much of the Bishop Auckland early history surrounds the bishops of Durham and the establishment of a hunting lodge, which later became the main residence of the Bishops of Durham. This link with the Bishops of Durham is reflected in the first part of the town's name.
During the Industrial Revolution, Bishop Auckland grew rapidly as coal mining took hold as an important industry. The subsequent decline of the coal mining industry in the late twentieth century has been blamed for a fall in the town's fortunes in other sectors. Today, the largest sector of employment in the town of Bishop Auckland is manufacturing.
Since 1 April 2009, the town's local government has come from the Durham County Council Unitary Authority. The unitary authority replaced the previous Wear Valley District Council and Durham County Council. Bishop Auckland is located in the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency. The town has a town-twinning with the French town of Ivry-sur-Seine.
Bishop Auckland is located about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Darlington and 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Durham. The town is served by Bishop Auckland railway station, which marks the point where the Tees Valley Line becomes the Weardale Railway. The town is not served directly by any motorways. Notable wards include Cockton Hill, Woodhouse Close, and Henknowle. Additionally, once neighbouring villages such as South Church, Tindale Crescent, St Helen Auckland, and West Auckland now more or less merge seamlessly into the town.
The town has a number of Grade I listed buildings. The grounds of Auckland Castle alone contain seven such structures. Additionally Escomb Saxon Church, St Andrew's parish church, St Helen's church, St Helen Hall, West Auckland Manor House, the East Deanery and the 14th century Bishop Skirlaw bridge are all Grade I listed. Other notable buildings include the town hall, a Victorian railway viaduct and Binchester Roman fort.
The town has links with the birth of the railways, with the original 1825 route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway passing through West Auckland and Timothy Hackworth, a well-known locomotive builder, built steam locomotives in the neighbouring town of Shildon. Today, Bishop Auckland railway station still provides passenger services being located at the end of the Wear Valley Line. Since May 2010 it has been re-connected with the Weardale Railway which provides passenger services up the valley to Stanhope.
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Vauxhall procession.mp4
A procession of Vintage Vauxhalls at Shelsley
Bygone Spennymoor 2 of 4 'Lashings More'
Another short compilation of photographs & picture post-cards of Spennymoor, Tudhoe Colliery, Whitworth, New Town & Byers Green for your enjoyment.
Featuring:
Whitworth Church, St. Pauls Church, High Street, Cheapside, Jubilee Park, Tudhoe Colliery, Whitworth Park Colliery, Byers Green Colliery, The Durham Light Infantry, Osborne Road, King Street & Thinford & the Old A1
Music: Hand Trolley
By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons
Music Through The Ages - Concert Dated 3 Nov 2018
Music Through The Ages is an imaginative musical journey through time written by County Durham based composer, musician and music teacher Steve Robson, originally for Stanhope Junior Band but here performed by members of different youth bands from across the North East
Music Through The Ages
was performed on Saturday 13 November 2018 in the Theatre at Ushaw College, Durham.
Composer: Steve Robson
Performed by members of:
Blackhall Youth Band, conductor Lewis Wilkinson
Dunston Silver Youth Band, conductor Will Roberts
Ellington Colliery Brass Roots Band, conductor Sean Moran
Spennymoor Youth Band, conductor Ian Langthorne
Trimdon Brass Training Band, conductor Phil Hounsell
Plus Maria Barrett, Harry McGrath and Leah Peart
Durham University students:
Tora Therese Høiland Arnesen
Jodie Bland
Will Dryland
Danielle Lewis
Eleanor Makinson
Rosie Needham
Student Co-ordinator, Sean Moran
Workshop tutors,
from the Reg Vardy Band:
Les Palmer and Fraser Hodgson, cornets
Jillian Dixon, horns
Fiona Casewell and Sean Moran, euphoniums and baritones
Sophie Anderson, Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale, trombones
Will Roberts, basses
Percussion: Ed Chapman and Duncan Wakeling
Narrator: Lewis Wilkinson
Musical Director: Steve Robson
Film and sound Dave Reynolds and Graham Kay
Programme design and print: Geneva Musical Instruments
Project management: Alison Lister
Music supplied by:
The Music Company (UK) Ltd. themusiccompanyshop.com
Many thanks to Roger Kelly, Development Director at Ushaw College for supporting the concept of the project and to all the staff and volunteers at Ushaw for their amazing assistance.
Thanks also to Alan Mowle, Wayne Huntingdon and Emily Lawson for their support with the youth bands
The Music Through The Ages project has been funded by:
County Durham Community Foundation’s #iwill Funding Programme
&
Northern Regional Brass Band Trust
A trip to Hartlepool via Sedgfield & Trimdon
Well it looked like it wasnt going to rain so i took my bike over to see my girlfriends perants & guess what, it rained! But hay its just one of those things you just have to put up with!
As soon as i got near Hartlepool the sun came out! infact it was so hot the sun was turning the rain on the road into steam! i have tryed to capture this but i dont know if it shows up well enough?
near Spennymoor 17 05 16
it has been a while since I tried to fly my Phantom FC 40 now the weather is better I'm out and about
as you will see it was a bit windy by the way the Phantom is swaying about
I stayed well away from the dog walkers etc
it's a shame that the best part of the music
I wanted to hear came near the end of my video :)
weather at bishop auckland!!!RAIN
bad weather at Bishop Auckland.
GoPro Fraser Swimming
Frasers first time at the swimming baths at the grand old age of 9 weeks old. Next time off the top board!
A Dash-cam view of #Dudley and #Tipton
A #Dash-cam view of #Dudley and #Tipton near #Birmingham
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Standard Monday Night In Carlisle
Macarena saaan
Armed Forces Day March Spennymoor D Com Riffles 2012
armed forces day march and freedom of the town of spennymoor for D Riffles
Durham Miners Gala 2019 - Travelling Around England
The Big Meeting
Paris cars show ( Historical old cars )
Collector old cars show in Paris in action.
Festival Automobile Historique 2005, Saint Cloud, France.
Leadgate Spartans
Leadgate Spartans Jaz Band, a selection of photos from 1972 to the 1980's