Miscellaneous documents
Reference: D/X 1695 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: County Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland slides and Eppleton Colliery photographs
Covering Dates: 1921-1967
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- Miscellaneous documents
- County Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland slides and Eppleton Colliery photographs (Ref: D/X 1695)
- County Durham slides (Ref: D/X 1695/1/1-293)
- Newcastle upon Tyne slides (Ref: D/X 1695/1/294-301)
- Northumberland slides (Ref: D/X 1695/1/302-305)
- Eppleton Colliery photographs (Ref: D/X 1695/2)
Catalogue Description
The slides were taken by John Stones Kendal, born in Eppleton in 1892. An electrical engineer with the National Coal Board, he lived in Bishop Auckland but moved to Crossgate Moor, Durham when he retired in 1957. On retirement, he decided to record the changes that were happening in the City. The slides were mainly taken in 1964-1965. John Kendal died in 1967.The photographs of Eppleton Colliery were collected by John Stones Kendal's father, Joseph Kendal, surface engineer for the colliery, responsible for all buildings and equipment above ground.