Born in 'Rooms' at Wordsworth Road in 1936, moved then to further rooms at Easington Village. First memories are in further rooms at Glebe Terrace. Then we moved into a Council House at Harrison Terrace from which I first went to the school that is now being demolished. At 17 we moved to a colliery house in Baldwin Sreet. Although I left to do my National Service and was then as an adult student for periods up to 1963, it was still my base. I then married and initially moved to Hull. When my father retired from the pit they eventually moved to Donnini House where my wife (from Shotton Collery) our two children and myself visited them regularly. Those were the days.
Wow, I really enjoyed that little drive along memory lane! Every few seconds triggered another recollection. Grew up there in the 60s (left in 71). Everyone was dirt poor and the beach and cliffs were an environmental disaster of Eastern Bloc proportions, but it was a secure and happy place, a genuine community, and the school was excellent, even though it used to feature regularly in Daily Mirror exposes of the parlous state of British education. The teachers made all the difference and I recall with particular fondness Mrs Burkett (Joan? possibly). I have been back a few times over the years and look forward to visiting again, post-Covid.
How very sad. Such a great childhood in the 1960s, attending the infant and junior schools there. Looks like a ghost town now. I see the Off Licence is still there though. Thanks for posting.
Steve58 I went to both of these school I could name all the shop now there isn't any apart from the coop the discount store Robinson paper shop the chemist were the car park is out side the we are hall there used to be a fruit shop and the Halifax up above the fruit shop was a Hairdressers
Thankyou so much for this vidio. So many childhood memories . It made me weep. I was born and raised there . 1940 to 19960s . I live abroad now . But this is my heart.
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Born in 'Rooms' at Wordsworth Road in 1936, moved then to further rooms at Easington Village. First memories are in further rooms at Glebe Terrace. Then we moved into a Council House at Harrison Terrace from which I first went to the school that is now being demolished. At 17 we moved to a colliery house in Baldwin Sreet. Although I left to do my National Service and was then as an adult student for periods up to 1963, it was still my base. I then married and initially moved to Hull. When my father retired from the pit they eventually moved to Donnini House where my wife (from Shotton Collery) our two children and myself visited them regularly. Those were the days.
Wow, I really enjoyed that little drive along memory lane! Every few seconds triggered another recollection. Grew up there in the 60s (left in 71). Everyone was dirt poor and the beach and cliffs were an environmental disaster of Eastern Bloc proportions, but it was a secure and happy place, a genuine community, and the school was excellent, even though it used to feature regularly in Daily Mirror exposes of the parlous state of British education. The teachers made all the difference and I recall with particular fondness Mrs Burkett (Joan? possibly). I have been back a few times over the years and look forward to visiting again, post-Covid.
went to both schools, grew up there ....the pit wall,,,,the cundy. devlins bar...the bomby..
How very sad. Such a great childhood in the 1960s, attending the infant and junior schools there. Looks like a ghost town now. I see the Off Licence is still there though.
Thanks for posting.
I live here I’m 13 it’s not a ghost town maybes cos it’s on black and white and the music i live up the village
Steve58 I
Steve58 I went to both of these school I could name all the shop now there isn't any apart from the coop the discount store Robinson paper shop the chemist were the car park is out side the we are hall there used to be a fruit shop and the Halifax up above the fruit shop was a Hairdressers
Very sad like Horden Blackhall etc now All Dumps.
aye moscis, equis, welfare hall friday night discos, village club saturday afternoon discos, all gone.
Ahh...I used to go to the school and used to live there...
The memories ;(
Thankyou so much for this vidio. So many childhood memories . It made me weep. I was born and raised there . 1940 to 19960s . I live abroad now . But this is my heart.
Was this filmed on a bank holiday or before 9am.
Like all the other proud mining communities, a pale shadow of its former glory, But thats Capitalism folks.