Alan Swinburne Building Self Belief Podcast hcswrichard Jun 21 Alan Swinburne – Consett Heritage Podcast Alan worked at the Steelworks for 17 years in the Technical Research Department. Over the last 20 years he has researched the History of the Steelworks given several talks about his memories of his life at the Works. He […]
Map Donation Alison and Mike Redshaw have kindly donated a map to the History of Consett Steelworks Group which will be scanned and shared for all to enjoy together with copies to be made for other local Heritage groups and for anyone who would like a copy Alison comments My dad, Les Gunn, who worked […]
Upcoming talks from Leadgate Community History Club Monday 20th June Talk on Consett in Focus Photography Project – Eden Miners Centre Leadgate 7pm start – Leadgate Community History Club present – – Talk by George, Steve and Chris plus a chance to see some of the extensive collection of photographs they have taken. We are a group of […]
It was a delight to see the interest and turnout for the first Roman Explore event at Ebchester. I hope all enjoyed the day Thanks to Eric for his guided tour of St Ebba’s and we will exploring further the Roman connections with the church. Eric has kindly shared a “bonus” which is a video […]
Lots to tell you about in terms of websites and events. Leadgate Community History Club is exploring holding in person talks and also a possible of couple of on line talks more details to follow. Take a look at the History Club website. CDHI have a new website https://consettheritage.co.uk/ Also their Spring Exhibition is 5th-7th May […]
A lovely over the garden wall chat with David Lavery on a dry, sunny day for a change. He has done fantastic work with revamping the Leadgate Community History Club website and even using his exercise walks to meet up with locals like Bernard Nixon. The recording, sharing of local community history for […]
The major rewrite of our Club website http://leadgatecommunityhistoryclub.co.uk is now complete. It has been recoded with imbedded links for faster response time and the external links to Adobe Spark have gone. Major new content has been included, Leadgate Fallen in WW2. We hope you find it easier to navigate and the content educational […]
The Community Arts Team at Derwent Valley Partnership are currently developing a community arts and social history project called ‘Workers Thread’ linked to Consett Empire Theatre. They would be keen to hear from any local drama, theatre, history and/or art based groups who may be interested in getting involved. A full outline of […]
PRONOUNCED dead following the worst disaster in the history of Consett steelworks, a blast furnace man lay motionless on a slab at the mortuary. He and 11 others had been overcome by deadly carbon monoxide which had seeped out unnoticed into their workstations. Overcome by the poisonous gas, they fell where they stood. Later, their […]
Attached are the citations for the 9 men recognised by Carnegie Hero Fund Trust. Click on the image to enlarge it.
