Great article on Vice today about the Miner's Strike in Easington

[spitfire]

Not strike related but some of you may like this site too.

http://www.dawdoncollieryremembered.uk/

 

[errant]

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/keith-pattison-photographs-the-miners-strike-342

great interview that, brilliant photos... moving...

 

[Butcher's Coat]

Pissed mesel laughing at the "Dicka's Pig" story.

http://www.dawdoncollieryremembered.uk/

 

[Deleted User 11453]

Not strike related but some of you may like this site too.

http://www.dawdoncollieryremembered.uk/

It had the pit pond that was used for swimming:

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[JAZZMANB]

They've spent money on Murton ?

Highest rate of council tax per band in Durham because of it,higher than all the posh County Durham post codes

 

[Sir Lancelot]

Highest rate of council tax per band in Durham because of it,higher than all the posh County Durham post codes

Ah thought that was Peterlee? Who would pay extra to live in Murton?

 

[Pancho]

Pissed mesel laughing at the "Dicka's Pig" story.

http://www.dawdoncollieryremembered.uk/

Brilliant stuff.

I'm aching with laughing here.

 

[JAZZMANB]

Ah thought that was Peterlee? Who would pay extra to live in Murton?

You don't, its one part of everyone's outgoings

 

[Heeeed the Ball]

Pissed mesel laughing at the "Dicka's Pig" story.

http://www.dawdoncollieryremembered.uk/

Few lads in there I know

 

[KarenDent]

Few lads in there I know

I used to work with one of the lads sister, one of the "townies" one night her and her husband went out with her brother and his wife for a meal, she said he was talking normally till the waiter came and asked him for his choice from the menu when he started talking all "posh" As luck would have it one of his "marras" from the pit was out having a meal too and while talking to him she said her brother came over all "thee and thou"