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Spennymoor Remembered: Bk. 2 - Softcover

Abley, R.S.

 
9780953631513: Spennymoor Remembered: Bk. 2

Synopsis

Included in the text of the book are personal reminiscences and memories of people who have worked and lived in the town over the last two or three generations. It also gives snippets of family histories and generally gives glimpses of real life as experienced by these people over the last seventy or so years. It is illustrated with many photographs borrowed from private collections. In all as in the last book it tries to recapture the spirit and way of life experienced by Spennymoor people in previous generations. Included is a brief history of North Road School, an account of the early years of the Settlement, a look at the Catherine Street area of the town in the 1930s and 1940s and a rich collection of people, industries, schools, events and transport to evoke strong memories for many people

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