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CHURCHES:
St. David's church construction is unusual in having a corrugated Iron roof. At least, I always thought it was unusual - until I saw this site about all the buildings with such a roof in Durham! Tudhoe's St. David's Church is described on this page, and in the catalogue you will find it listed as number 53!!
Link here to an archive photo of the Methodist church in Tudhoe Colliery.
St Charles (RC) church.
About the church organ at St. Charles - it was an Harrison & Harrison organ, bought from a Whitby church 1928, sold to a Newcastle church in 1997. Site here has records.
(Whitworth parish church also have a purpose-built Harrison organ - managed to retain theirs, and doing very well towards their target for the Organ Fund.)
The Green Tree
The Green Tree is certainly a prominent part of the village - most directions to folk's houses seem to begin with this place! Pub's website is here, including it's 15 minutes of fame on "Who do you think you are?"
Former publicans of the Green Tree are listed here, but this is not an exhaustive list. The date stone on the pub suggests it was built in 1727.
The list below has been compiled (via the Picture Spennymoor History website's search function) from the old Trade Directories. (Follow link here if you want to look up something else.)
1873 (Post Office Directory), Matthew SIMPSON, Publican of Green Tree.
1879 (Post Office Directory), Thomas WOOD, Green Tree Inn.
1890 (Kelly's Directory), William Barton MILLER, Green Tree Inn.
1894 (Whelan Directory), Mrs Mary Ann RICHARDSON, Victualler, Green Tree.
CHURCHES:
St. David's church construction is unusual in having a corrugated Iron roof. At least, I always thought it was unusual - until I saw this site about all the buildings with such a roof in Durham! Tudhoe's St. David's Church is described on this page, and in the catalogue you will find it listed as number 53!!
Link here to an archive photo of the Methodist church in Tudhoe Colliery.
St Charles (RC) church.
About the church organ at St. Charles - it was an Harrison & Harrison organ, bought from a Whitby church 1928, sold to a Newcastle church in 1997. Site here has records.
(Whitworth parish church also have a purpose-built Harrison organ - managed to retain theirs, and doing very well towards their target for the Organ Fund.)
The Green Tree
The Green Tree is certainly a prominent part of the village - most directions to folk's houses seem to begin with this place! Pub's website is here, including it's 15 minutes of fame on "Who do you think you are?"
Former publicans of the Green Tree are listed here, but this is not an exhaustive list. The date stone on the pub suggests it was built in 1727.
The list below has been compiled (via the Picture Spennymoor History website's search function) from the old Trade Directories. (Follow link here if you want to look up something else.)
1873 (Post Office Directory), Matthew SIMPSON, Publican of Green Tree.
1879 (Post Office Directory), Thomas WOOD, Green Tree Inn.
1890 (Kelly's Directory), William Barton MILLER, Green Tree Inn.
1894 (Whelan Directory), Mrs Mary Ann RICHARDSON, Victualler, Green Tree.
1901 Census: Green Tree Inn - Ralph Richardson (b. 1848) and his wife Frances, also 2 daughters and a niece. Innkeeper.
1910 (Kelly's Directory), Ralph RICHARDSON, Green Tree Inn.
1929 (Kelly's Directory), James TEMPLE, Green Tree Inn.
1934 (Kelly's Directory), James TEMPLE, Green Tree Inn.
1936 (Kelly's Directory), J. TEMPLE, Green Tree Inn.
Nicky Nack Inn
1929 (Kelly's Directory), James TEMPLE, Green Tree Inn.
1934 (Kelly's Directory), James TEMPLE, Green Tree Inn.
1936 (Kelly's Directory), J. TEMPLE, Green Tree Inn.
Nicky Nack Inn
1901 Census: Innkeeper is Widow, Julia Walker (born Ireland, ~1853) with 5 of her children.
LOCAL SCHOOLS
Tudhoe Colliery Primary School - website.
St Charles RC VA Primary School - website.
Secondary school - Tudhoe Grange
Alderman Wraith (Grammar) - opened 1912, renamed to honour founder in 1918, moved to Whitworth lane site in 50's? and now the original site on Durham Road is used by Tudhoe Grange.
Tudhoe National School - is it this one? Where was it exactly?
"The National School, Low Spennymoor, for boys, girls, and infants, is a good stone building, erected in 1869, with accommodation for 205 in the boys, 138 in the girls and 97 in the infants. The average attendance is - boys, 134; girls, 133; infants, 90. This school is to be enlarged. At present it consists of three large rooms and two class-rooms." from the 1894 description of Tudhoe (source).
Coldstream Farm (off Chair Lane)
1901 Census: Farmer is Northumberland-born couple, Christopher Nesbitt (b.~1848) and Isabel Nesbitt (b. 1860) Also there is a retired Stationmaster, Luke Scott (b. ~1828) and his wife Isabel Scott (b. ~1828)
Land Agent
1901 Census: William Fleming (born Tudhoe, 1855), Scottish wife Margaret and 3 children.
Vicarage (St. Charles Road, presumed)
1879 (Post Office Directory), Edward Abercrombie WILKINSON M.A., J.P., Rev., Vicar.
1890 (Kelly's Directory), Samuel McKinnon THOMSON, MA Rev., Vicar
Tudhoe Hall
1879 (Post Office Directory), ???Timothy & George PICKERING, Farmers ~ The Hall
Tudhoe Hall Farm
Tudhoe House
1879 (Post Office Directory), William Elliot
1890 (Kelly's Directory), Joseph Robert CRONE (Head Mining Engineer to Weardale Iron & Coal Ltd)
South Farm
1890 (Kelly's Directory), Thomas SIMPSON, Farmer
Oak Tree House
1890 (Kelly's Directory), Samuel EDWARDS (Surgeon)
Westburn Villa (North Rd)
1879 (Post Office Directory), George WILSON
1890 (Kelly's Directory), George WILSON
Colliery Disaster Memorial
There is a memorial to the Tudhoe Colliery disaster of April the 18th 1882, and you can read details here, (& a link to a photo at the top).
Residents of a later time (up to 1936) have also been listed on the Picture Spennymoor site.
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