We hope that Seaham folk and all residents of
east Durham Sunderland and Newcastle, ex-pats and their descendants
will
get involved, ask questions and answer them, upload their pictures, add
information to those already there and tell us of their experiences.
Here you will find a
fascinating visual history of our area. its highs and its lows from
1784 to the present day. Alongside the pictures there is a huge amount of
historical text including 3 unpublished histories plus numerous articles,
some from the 19th century, together they cover almost every
aspect of life in the North East of England of yesterday.
We want this website to be a
permanent and growing archive of North-East England's local history. With
the proud mining heritage of this area, the site will also provide a
growing record and resource for ex-miners and their families and the
younger generation to better understand the industry upon which the area
was established.
Although the existing photographic archive is comprehensive, this online
archive is intended to become a focus for the collection of further local
information through the contribution of family histories and photographs
through moderated forums, As such this is regarded as an on going project,
which will attract a huge interest and response from the local community
and beyond.
Many thanks must go to the many people who,
since 1975, have kindly given me photographs or loaned me prints to
copy, without them this site would not exist.
David Angus
Major contributors include:
Brian Slee, Brian Snowball, Norman Kirtlan,
Don & Hazel
Thynne .
This site is financed entirely by David Angus,
through.
Angus the Butcher, 6 Blandford Place Seaham.
Angus
Delicatessen, 7 Adelaide Row, Seaham.
MeatMart, 9 Church Street, Seaham.
Copyright
©
2008, David Angus, unless stated otherwise.
Please do not use any material from this
website without permission.
