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PETERLEE 75: 1948 - 2023

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Community

  • Churches

    • Peter Lee Memorial Methodist Church
    • St Cuthbert's Church

  • Community buildings & clubs

    • Peterlee Royal British Legion Club
    • Boys’ Brigade
    • Peterlee Hostellers
    • Peterlee Methodist Church Youth Club: winning orienteering team.
    • St Cuthbert's Youth Club on a trip to Whitby, c.1966.
    • Maureen Waddell and David Turnbull, c.1960-61
    • Peterlee Emeralds

  • Festival & Events

    • Queen's Jubilee Celebration
    • Royal visit to Peterlee New Town, 27 May 1960.
    • Peterlee Fun Run
    • The Peterlee Show
    • Demonstration of Scottish dancing by the Stewart School of Dancing from Whitley Bay
    • Peterlee Gold Stars Jazz Band
    • Peterlee Festival: Ballroom Dancing demonstration group at The Whitehouse

  • Family

    • Westmorland Family
    • Coombe Family
    • The Flitcroft Family
    • The Burrell Family
    • The Felton Family
    • The Fox Family
    • The Coburn Family
    • The Nelson Family
    • The Raine Family
    • The Chauffer Family
    • The Fisk Family
    • The Miller family

  • Music Scene

    • Mick Arnell
    • The Rye
    • Uproar

  • Playing Out

    • Beverley English and Jeanette English
    • Westmorland's
    • Gillian Coombe
    • Antony Daly
    • Steve Maddison
    • John Coburn
    • Ronald Walker and Julie Winn
    • Mike Felton

  • Schools

    • Further Education

      • Articles coming soon

    • Primary

      • Dene House Junior School
      • Eden Hall Infant School

    • Secondary

      • Acre Rigg Secondary Modern School
      • Peterlee Grammar School
      • Shotton Hall Comprehensive

Industry

  • Factories

    • Jeremiah Ambler Factory
    • The Fisher Price Toys Factory
    • Active Bridge Factory
    • Clix Fasterners
    • Dewhirst Factory
    • Tudor Crisps Factory.

Origins

  • Peter Lee

    • Peter Lee

  • C W Clark

    • C. W. Clarke

  • Berthold Lubetkin

    • Berthold Lubetkin

Residential

  • Development Corporation Housing

    • Chapel Hill

      • Chapel Hill

    • Howletch

      • Howletch

    • North East Quadrant

      • North East Quadrant

    • Acre Rigg

      • Acre Rigg

    • Thorntree Gill

      • Thorntree Gill

    • Sunny Blunts

      • Housing
        • Sunny Blunts (1967 – 1970)
      • Pavilion
        • Sunny Blunts Pavilion (1969)

    • South West

      • Housing
        • South West V (1970’s)
        • South West I & II (1958 – 1962)
        • South West III & IV (1964 – 1966)
      • Pavilion
        • The South West V Pavilion (unbuilt)

Town Centre

  • Town Centre

Milestones

  • Interviews

    • Peterlee Living Memory Fred Felton interview
    • Peterlee Living Memory - Emma Fisk interview
    • Peterlee Living Memory Bill Raine interview
    • Peterlee Living Memory - Glyn Taylor interview
    • Peterlee Living Memory Diet Fisk interview
    • Peterlee Living Memory Tony Daly
    • Peterlee Living Memory Tony Cunningham
    • Peterlee Living Memory John Nelson
    • Peterlee Living Memory Mick Arnell
    • Peterlee Living Memory Stu Henderson

  • Appollo Pavilion

    • Barry Hyde - Standing on the Moon
    • Steve Messam – Apollo Pavilion
    • Appollo Pavilion 50 Mader Wiermann (1)

Interviews

  • David Taylor-Gooby
  • Peterlee 75 Documentary

  • Transcripts

    • Michelle Brooke
    • Westmorland
    • Tom English
    • David Beaumont
    • Andrew Wood
    • Ruth Flowers
    • Leight Dobie
    • Gill Rodgers (nee Coombe)
    • Eddy Huntington talking about Keith Woodhouse
    • David Scott
    • Brenda Hall (nee Erskine)
    • Reverend Elaine Jones
    • Stuart Henderson
    • Mike Felton
    • Michael Arnell
    • Maureen Raine (nee. Waddell)
    • June Coburn
    • Julie Winn
    • John Nelson
    • Ian Miller
    • Glyn Taylor
    • Fred Felton
    • Emma Fisk
    • Elizabeth Burrell
    • Elaine Chaffer
    • Dieuwertje Fisk
    • Carole Glendenning (nee. Guest) and Anita Sanderson
    • Bill Raine
    • Audrey Gash (nee. Walker) undated letter
    • Antony Daly and Steve Maddison

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