Trimdon Station, Deaf Hill and Colliery photographs, details of each photo below and also as photos are viewed

Photo Details;

Gallery 1:
TC1 Aerial view entering Trimdon Colliery in the 1950s
TC2 Entering Trimdon Colliery from Trimdon Grange in the 1960s
TC3 Danny Fidiams warehouse at the end of George Street, Trimdon Colliery – was originally picture house and fire station
TC4 Old Pit: Trimdon Colliery around 1900
TC5 The Old Pit; Trimdon Colliery around 1900
TC6 The Old Pit, Trimdon Colliery, sunk 1839, closed 1910-12
TC7 Aungers Shop, Luke Street, Trimdon Colliery in the 1920s
TC8 Danny Fidiam outside his shop in Rodwell Street, Trimdon Colliery in the 1950s
TC9 Wesleyan Methodist Church and School’s at Purvis’s Corner, Trimdon Colliery 1912
TC10 Wesleyan Methodist church prior to demolition
TC11 Wesleyan Methodist Church at Purvis’s Corner 1930s, Trimdon Colliery
TC12 St Pauls Church, Trimdon Colliery, built 1884
TC13 St Pauls Church, Trimdon Colliery
TC14 St Pauls Church and Vicarage in 1920s, Trimdon Colliery
TC15 Clock Dedication at St Pauls Church, Trimdon Colliery, 1950
TC16 Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery around 1910
TC17 Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery
TC18 Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery around 1910
TC19 Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery around 1910
TC20 Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery around 1920
TC21 Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery around 1910
TC22 Parkin Butchers Shop, Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery, around 1910
TC23 Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery around 1910
TC24 Jackson’s butchers shop, Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery around 1910

Gallery 2:
TC25 Tony Blair runs for M.P. for the new constituency of Sedgefield 1983
TC26 Tony Blair winds for New Labour and becomes M.P. for Sedgefield
TC27 Actress Pat Phoenix on a visit to Mirobella,Trimdon Colliery constituency home of Tony Blair, 1980s. (She played the role of Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street. Partner of Tony Booth, Tony Blair’s wife Cheryl’s father)
TC28 At Westminster, MP’s Tony Blair, Neil Kinnock and Gordon Brown
TC29 Tony Blair wins General Election, May 1st 1997, now Britain’s first prime Minister as New Labour
TC30 Tony Blair wins General Election, May 1st 1997, now Britain’s first prime Minister as New Labour
TC31 Tony Blair announces the death of Princess Diana, September 1997, on television outside St. Mary Magdalene church, Trimdon Village
TC32 Tony Blair wins his second General Election in June 2001
TC33 Tony Blair wins his third General Election in 2005
TC34 Tony Blair resigns as Prime Minister July 2007 after 10 years in office, and 24 years as our MP
TC35 Text Image – The day the President of the United States visited the Trimdons on the 22nd November 2003
TC36 Text image (same as previous)- This visit was on the 40th anniversary of the assassination of President J.F. Kennedy. The assassination of US President John F. Kennedy on November 22nd 1963 caused such a shock it is said people never forget where they were when they heard the news.
TC37 President G.W. Bush’s helicopter lands on a field (site of old Trimdon Colliery pit) near Mirobella House.
TC38 Tony Blair and wife greet President and wife
TC39 President Bush and Tony Blair enjoy fish & chips at the Dunn Cow, Sedgefield
TC40 Prime Minister Tony Blair shows the way to U.S. President George Bush on his visit to Trimdon on 23rd November 2003
TC41 Protests at Sedgefield against the Iraq War
TC42 The Presidents calvacade of 17 vehicles leaves for Sedgefield through Trimdon Grange.
TC43 The President flies off to Teesside Airport to fly back to Washington DC in the USA
TC44 White Hurworth, outside Deaf Hill – is believed to have been inhabited by monks
TC45 White Hurworth, outside Deaf Hill – is believed to have been inhabited by monks
TC46 Trimdon Grange Colliery in the 1960s – view from Trimdon Colliery pit heap
TC47 Text Image – John Gully 1783 – 1863.
TC48 John Gully

Gallery 3:
TC49 The theatre play ‘Oglandby’ performed at St Paul’s vicarage, Trimdon Colliery 1930s
TC50 St Paul’s church football team 1911 – 12, Trimdon Colliery
TC51 Map – Trimdon Colliery 1857
TC52 Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery in the 1920s
TC53 Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery
TC54 Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery around 1920
TC55 Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery
TC56 Connie Hill’s milliner shop opposite the Royal pub in Trimdon Colliery, around 1920
TC57 Hills Drapers Shop, Commercial Street, Trimdon Colllery 1940s
TC58 William Hill has a smoke break at Hills Jewellers shop, Front Street, Trimdon Colliery 1930
TC59 Mr Dean, Chemist, in Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery in the 1920s
TC60 Walter Wilson shop in Commercial Street, 1930-40
TC61 Walter Wilson shop in Commercial Street, 1930-40
TC62 Trimdon Colliery Front Street near Royal pub
TC63 Trimdon Colliery Front Street near Royal pub
TC64 T.L. Scott (Chemist) Trimdon Colliery
TC65 T.L. Scotts chemist shop, Commercial Street, Trimdon Colliery
TC66 ‘Dog Men’ back of Royal pub, Trimdon Colliery 1920s. Landlord Johnny Carter with dog.
TC67 Trimdon Colliery Inn, Commercial Street, around 1910
TC68 Durham Big Meeting banner parade from Ellis Street towards Coffee Pot around 1910
TC69 Tank Street, Trimdon Colliery in The Square (early 1900s)
TC70 Front Street, Trimdon Colliery 1920s (now Commercial Street)
TC71 Lawson Street in The Square, Trimdon Colliery around 1910, showing the reading room, which was originally the Primitive chapel
TC72 Front Street, Trimdon Colliery

Gallery 4:
TC73 Thompsons Red Stamp Stores, 1940s and 50s
TC74 Thompsons Red Stamp Stores, 1940s and 50s
TC75 Deaf Hill Colliery in the early 1900s, sunk 1870, closed 1967
TC76 Deaf Hill Colliery in the early 1900s, sunk 1870, closed 1967
TC77 Deaf Hill Colliery token (centre) – had to be worn when underground, coal miners brass lamps for underground
TC78 Deaf Hill Colliery rescue team early 1900s – practice and check equipment
TC79 Deaf Hill Colliery rescue team early 1900s – practice and check equipment
TC80 Deaf Hill Colliery Mine Rescue early 1900s
TC81 Deaf Hill Colliery Mine Rescue team early 1900s
TC82 Deaf Hill Colliery miners in the 1920s
TC83 Bank Top workers Deaf Hill Colliery in the 1960s
TC84 Miners on the day Deaf Hill colliery closed, February 24th 1967
TC85 Deaf Hill Colliery blacksmiths 1920s
TC86 Fire in the blacksmiths shop, Deaf Hill Colliery in 1910
TC87 Deaf Hill Colliery blacksmiths shoe a horse in the 1920s
TC88 The building of Deaf Hill Colliery washer in the 1930s
TC89 Deaf Hill Colliery banner in the 1930s
TC90 Deaf Hill Colliery banner and band in the 1940s
TC91 Deaf Hill banner at Durham Big Meeting 1940s
TC92 Deaf Hill Colliery slag heap in winter time 1960s – looking like the Alps with pigeon crees!
TC93 Deaf Hill Colliery timber yard winter 1960s
TC94 Deaf Hill Colliery in the 1960s
TC95 Deaf Hill Colliery from Wingate Quarries side 1960s – Wingate pit heap on the left
TC96 Site of former Deaf Hill Colliery

Gallery 5:
TC97 Aerial view of Deaf Hill 1960s, from Wheatley Hill and Thornley Road
TC98 Souvenir Card of Deaf Hill Colliery
TC99 Banner at Durham Big Meeting 1950s
TC100 Deaf Hill banner at Durham Big Meeting 1960s
TC101 Beer drinkers outside Trimdon Colliery Inn, 1920s
TC102 Trimdon Colliery Map 1939
TC103 Thompsons Red Stamp Stores, 1940s and 50s
TC104 Aerial view of Locomotive and Grey Horse pubs, Trimdon Colliery, in the 1960s
TC105 The Locomotive pub in the 1950s
TC106 A party at the Grey Horse pub, 1940s
TC107 The Grey Horse, Trimdon Colliery
TC108 The ‘Coffee Pot’ steam engine (at the old pit) Trimdon Colliery 1900
TC109 Coffee Pot Street, Trimdon Colliery, around 1910
TC110 Latter-day Coffee Pot area
TC111 Coffee Pot School, Trimdon Colliery, approx 1983 : Tall girl centre back row Eliz Preston (later Mrs. Bumfrey); tall girl centre middle row Nellie Preston (later Mrs Holvey); teacher on right Mary Lowes (later Mrs Cooper)
TC112 Coffee Pot School 1890-1900
TC113 Purvis’s Store, Front Street, Trimdon Colliery in the 1940s
TC114 Gatenby’s store Trimdon Colliery after closure – previously Purvis’s
TC115 Jack London (boxer) walks down Front Street, Trimdon Colliery in 1954
TC116 Windsor Street Junior Boys, Trimdon Colliery, around 1924
TC117 Windsor Street Junior Boys school 1926, teacher Mr. Geo. Cooper
TC118 Prospewct Terrace, Trimdon Colliery 1920s
TC119 Mr Frank Carter’s wedding group, Windsor Street school, Trimdon Colliery, 1905
TC120 Primitive Methodist Chapel, Trimdon Colliery, 1920s

Gallery 6:
TC121 Prospect Terrace
TC122 Outside Primitive Methodist Chapel in the 1920s
TC123 ‘Good Templars’ outhside Primitive Methodist chapel, Trimdon Colliery, 1920s
TC124 School Church Institute in the 1960s next to St William’s Infants school, Trimdon Colliery – formerly Foundry Boys School
TC125 G.F.S. Pageant in the church institute, Trimdon Colliery 1920s
TC126 Alfie Gray’s Dance Bandm Trimdon Colliery, 1920s
TC127 Mr Brown, Co-op manager 1930s – next to Temperance Hall bottom of Front Street, Trimdon Colliery
TC128 Old Co-op building, Trimdon Colliery, currently Direct Carpets
TC129 Trimdon Colliery Primitive Chapel outing 1925
TC130 Wingate House, opposite Tobin Street, Deaf Hill, Trimdon Station
TC131 Deaf Hill footballers 1922-23 outside Wingate House
TC132 The Comrades Club, Trimdon Station 1930, later Ashleigh House nursing home
TC133 Ashleigh House nursing home, now closed, formerly Comrades Club
TC134 Wedding reception of Mr and Mrs Seymour at the Comrades Club, Trimdon Station, in 1936. Photo shows the rear of the building which faced its own gardens.
TC135 Mr Temple the tailor in Station Road East, Trimdon Station 1915
TC136 Deaf Hill Footballers 1902-03
TC137 Deaf Hill Juniors football team 1906
TC138 Deaf Hill Association Football Club 1906-07
TC139 Trimdon Colliery Football Club around 1910
TC140 Deaf Hill football team and trainers 1918 – 19
TC141 Deaf Hill Juniors footballers 1928 -29
TC142 Deaf Hill footballers 1949
TC143 Deaf Hill Cricket Club in the 1920s

Gallery 7:
TC144 Deaf Hill Cricket Club 1921
TC145 Victory In Europe party, May 8th 1945 at Beech Grove, Trimdon Station
TC146 Victory In Europe party, May 8th 1945 at Beech Grove, Trimdon Station
TC147 Trimdon’s Salvation Army band, 1920s
TC148 Trimdon Brass Band outside Wingate House, Deaf Hill in the 1920s
TC149 Purvis Terrace, Deaf Hill, Trimdon Station in the 1940s
TC150 Joseph Makepeace 1844 – 1932, grandson of John S. Makepeace
TC151 Luke ‘Leather’ Watson had a leather shop, Front Street, Trimdon Colliery
TC152 Mr Botcherby’s ladies choir 1915
TC153 The Committee of Deaf Hill Recreation Ground in the 1950s
TC154 Coffee Pot School, Trimdon Colliery, around 1898
TC155 Remains of Coffee Pot school, bottom of Low Hogg Street, Trimdon Colliery
TC156 Map – Trimdon Colliery 1896
TC157 Map – Trimdon Colliery 1914
TC158 Trimdon Foundry Boys School, built 1896 at Foundry junction. Later became St. Williams R.C. Infants until new school built at Trimdon Village in 1978
TC159 Latter day Foundry junction
TC160 Trimdon Foundry Boys School 1928
TC161 Trimdon Foundry Boys school class 1955
TC162 Trimdon Foundry Boys School football team 1931 – 32
TC163 Trimdon Foundry Boys football team, County Hospital Cup runner up 1938 – 39. Back row; Mr Taylor (headmaster), Mr Hornsby Middle row; Alan Brown, Brian Holby, Tony Proctor, Gordon Lowe, Barry Bracknell, Frank Ross, Front row: Steven Merrifield, John Hogan, Jimmy Donnelly, Frank davison, Russell Mercer, ?
TC164 Trimdon Foundry Boys School footballers 1951 – 52. Back row: S.Hornsby, J.Smiles, G.Glaister, K.Hardy, A.Cuthbertson,W.Wright-Taylor : Centre row; J.Grigg, B.Wilson, T.Laws, J.Lowes, K.Wilkinson : Front; J.Chaytor, J.Davidson
TC165 Ramsay MacDonald canvas’s support at Trimdon Foundry Boys School 1923. He formed the first Labour government as Prime Minister in 1924.
TC166 Trimdon Foundry Boys School football team 1955 – 56
TC167 Entering Trimdon Foundry area 1960s. On left, railway Row street being demolished.

Gallery 8:
TC168 Cuthbertson Street, Trimdon Foundry in the 1940s
TC169 Demolishing Railway Row houses, Trimdon Foundry, in the 1950s
TC170 Richard (Dick) Kell’s Fruit Shop 1929, later in 1933 turned into Foundy fish shop.
TC171 Catherine (Kitty) and Richard (Dick) Kell opened the Foundry Fish Shop in 1933
TC172 Horse stables, ‘Foundry Garth’, behind Foundry Fish Shop, 1910 – 20
TC173 Trimdon Foundry before the new estate (Cinnamon Drive) was built.
TC174 Trimdon Station showing line to old pit. The railway opened for goods in 1837, for passengers in 1846. Closed to passengers in 1964, but remianed open for coal until Trimdon Grange pit closed in 1968.
TC175 Trimdon Station – white building is old Station Master’s house.
TC176 Trimdon Station 1930s showing locomotive and station staff.
TC177 Trimdon Station staff, around 1916. Mr Cowell Station Master in centre.
TC178 Mr Charles Cowell, Station Master Trimdon Station 1896 – 1916
TC179 Trimdon Station staff around the 1920s
TC180 Trimdon Station staff around 1920
TC181 Trimdon Station staff 1930s
TC182 Waiting for a train, Trimdon Station 1920s
TC183 Trimdon Station road bridge, main line trains. Small bridge for shunting engines.
TC184 Station Road, Deaf Hill 1920s, Post Office on left. Also known as Station Lane in early years.
TC185 Latter day Station Road
TC186 Station Road, Deaf Hill 1920s – from what is now the school opening on left of picture.
TC187 Station Road, Deaf Hill late 1990s – school opening on left of picture.
TC188 Station Road, Deaf Hill 1920s – formerly Station Lane
TC189 Station Road, Deaf Hill 1990s – from the school opening
TC190 Station Road, Deaf Hill 1920s
TC191 Station Road, Deaf Hill 1920s, looking down the street towards Trimdon Colliery (from present school junction)

Gallery 9:
TC192 Deaf Hill Miners Welfare Opening Day 1928
TC193 Station Road East on left, Deaf Hill 1990s towards Trimdon Colliery
TC194 Deaf Hill Council School, Trimdon Station, built 1912
TC195 Deaf Hill Infants School staff 1914/15
TC196 Deaf Hill School Hall 1914 – 15
TC197 Deaf Hill Infants School, Trimdon Station, Class 1A, 1919
TC198 Deaf Hill Infants School, Trimdon Station, Class 2A, 1919
TC199 Deaf Hill Girls School, Trimdon Station, Class 2, 1919
TC200 Deaf Hill Infants School, Trimdon Station, Class 3, 1919
TC201 Deaf Hill School, Trimdon Station, Class 4
TC202 Deaf Hill Girls School, Trimdon Station, Class 5, 1919
TC203 Deaf Hill Infants School, Trimdon Station, 1934
TC204 Deaf Hill Girls School, Trimdon Station, Junior 1-2 1949
TC205 Class 4, Deaf Hill Girls School, Trimdon Station 1949
TC206 Corner of Station Road, Trimdon Station; Coronation Terrace on left, Deaf Hill Terrace on right, around 1910
TC207 Corner of Station Road, Trimdon Station; Coronation Terrace on left, Deaf Hill Terrace on right, old pit offices at right of photo
TC208 Corner of Station Road, Trimdon Station; Coronation Terrace on left, Deaf Hill Terrace on right, around 1910. Pit managers houses on far right later became pit offices.
TC209 Deaf Hill Terrace, Trimdon Station and pit manager’s house, around 1910
TC210 Deaf Hill Terrace on left, Coronation Terrace on right, looking towards Station Road around 1910. Note absence of St. Aidan’s Terrace.
TC211 Deaf Hill Terrace on left, Coronation Terrace on right, looking towards Station Road and St. Aidans Terrace 1990s.
TC212 Trimdon Foundry Boys School, built 1896 at the Foundry junction, Trimdon Station in the 1920s
TC213 New houses built on site of old school at Foundry Junction, Trimdon Station
TC214 Map of Trimdon Colliery 1996
TC215 Trimdon Station bridge 1900 – no school or Welfare Hall built yet.

Gallery 10:
TC216 Latter day Trimdon Station bridge, looking down towards Station Road from Foundry junction
TC217 Corner of Station Road East / St. Aidans Terrace, Trimdon Station. House number 81, later became Jenny Erringtons shop, later Dennis Jordan’s shop before being converted back to a house.
TC218 Top of Station Road (Station Lane), Deaf Hill 1920s, looking towards Trimdon Colliery
TC219 Top of Station Road, Deaf Hill late 1990s, looking towards Trimdon Colliery
TC220 Deaf Hill School group 1929, Trimdon Station
TC221 Deaf Hill Infants Prep Class 1934
TC222 Dedication of the new clock installed at St. Paul’s Church, Trimdon Colliery 1950
TC223 Soup Kitchen at Deaf Hill in the 1920s
TC224 Deaf Hill Colliery before its closure in 1967
TC225 Deaf Hill Banner at Durham Big Meeting in the 1950s

 


Eddie Pike’s Photo Collections – Trimdon Station added October 2015