My grandad and grandmother were caretakers of the then institute Jack and May Morton who had 2 children Whinham (my mother) and Jack, I was born at 42 Cuthbert Street in 1942 and can remember the air raid shelters down the middle of the streets and when they were knocked down we lived next door to the Greens children Billy and Audrey,
I can remember going with Jimmy Finegan to help pump the organ at the church for evensong and christenings.
My grandad also looked after the bowling green and I remember the Bobby Thomson concert at the institute. My grandad was later hurt at an accident at Blackburn Fell drift. Jack Morton my uncle finished his mining career at Marley Hill Collery as windenman (I think thats how you spell it)
Gordon Hull

Sorry, I was born at 40 Cuthbert Street.

Hello, my grandfather was William Harrison Morton, he died in a mining accident at Marley Hill colliery in 1917. I am researching my northern roots
and would appreciate any information you may be kind enough to send me. Alan Morton. 01793740407

For information about mining accidents at Marley Hill colliery please see the Durham Mining Museum website at:

http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/m003.htm.

We have no information ourselves.

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