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Historical facts on Fishburn by Colin Gibson, volume 1, 1084-1800s, n.d. [2000s] Including: Early history The Fishburn Coat of Arms William Fishburn of Parramatta and Jane Rogun of Castle Hill From farmsteads to parish Free-holders in Fishburn Pedigree of Lee of Fishburn Pedigree of Orde of Fishburn Pedigree of Claxton, of Claxton, Horden and Fishburn Description of Fishburn in the 1700s and early 1800s Brick and Tile Factory Some extracts from the Kellys Directory of Durham Some inhabitants of Fishburn 1851 1821 and 1871 census Some inhabitants of Fishburn in 1881, 1894 and 1897 Elderberry Hall Farm Farms around the parish Population figures The Elementary School The Beehive (Good Doctor), a pub The Chapels, including letters to the Chapels Fishburn Hall Farm 1881 Census The Mystery Stone The Old Mill, including ruins of the Old Mill The Carrs Pond The Three Horse Shoes Farms around the parish Population figures

Photograph of the Fishburn Coat of Arms, showing a shield emblazoned with a fleur de lis, with leaves around it and a lion's head above the shield

Photograph of a map of Fishburn showing the main village and the fields coming away to the East. Approximately 1915-1950s

Photograph of Elderberry Hall Farm, Fishburn taken from the main road showing a field and the hall

Photograph of Elderberry Hall, Fishburn, taken from the road showing the Hall and the newly-built Elderberry Mews Estate. 2003

Photograph of the cemetery gates and Elderberry Mews in Fishburn, showing the main road and houses, 2003

Photograph of a class from the Elementary School, Fishburn showing four rows of children and two teachers, taken outside the school building

Photograph of a class at the Elementary school in Fishburn, showing two rows of children and two teachers, taken outside the school building

Photograph of the Beehive Crossroads, Fishburn, looking towards the colliery end of the village. Houses of Lowburn Terrace run down the left of the road including the Wesleyan Church and the Windmill pub. The large building with a bell on the right is the Elementary School. 1920s

Photograph of the plot of land where the Elementary School, Fishburn once stood, showing the main road with a car on it and some houses across the road. 2003

Photograph of a pencil drawing by the local artist John Whitfield of the plot where the Elementary School, Fishburn once stood. Shows a flower bed with the road to the left and some houses and trees in the background

Photograph of a photograph of the Windmill [Inn], Fishburn with the landlord, Mr Reed outside with his wife and six children, one on a pony. Late 1800s

Photograph of Beehive Corner in Fishburn, showing a junction with the village centre to the left, including houses and shops and 'The North Eastern Breweries'

Photograph of the Beehive Inn in Fishburn, showing the pub with people and a horse and cart in front of it with a terrace of houses running away from it in the background

Photograph of the Beehive Inn, Fishburn showing three men standing in front of the entrance. Approximately 1915

Photograph of the Beehive Inn, Fishburn after gable end fell down as they were digging the cellar out. Shows a pile of rubble, 6 men and the building behind them

Photograph of the Beehive Inn, Fishburn after the extension had been added and a new fascia built, showing five men standing outside the entrance and a horse and cart

Photograph of the bar in the Beehive Inn, Fishburn showing six men and the Landlord, Mr. William Swinbank Reed, standing behind the bar

Photograph of the bar of the Beehive Inn, Fishburn, showing one customer and Mr. and Mrs. Burdis, the landlord and landlady, standing behind the bar

Photograph of the Beehive Inn, Fishburn showing the main road and a junction with the pub in the background with a road sign in front of it. Approximately 1986

Drawing of Glebe Farm at Beehive Corner, Fishburn by local artist John Whitfield, showing the farm with a horse in cart in front of it with a junction in the road. 1920s

Drawing of the Beehive Inn, Fishburn by local artist John Whitfield, showing the Inn from the junction in the road and a terrace of houses running away from the Inn. 1937

Drawing of the Beehive Inn, Fishburn after it had been refurbished after a fire and renamed The Good Doctor, showing the Inn across a green with a bench and flowerbeds. 1989

Photograph of Eric Cook's storage hut which used to be the blacksmith's shop in Blackiston Manor, Fishburn, showing a small building with corrugated roof, brick walls either side leading up to it and a basketball hoop over the wall to the right. 2003

Photograph of Eric Cook's storage hut, Fishburn which used to be the blacksmith's shop in Blackiston Manor. Shows a small building with corrugated roof, brick walls either side leading up to it, a white garage door immediately to the left of it. 2003

Photograph of Mr. Aitkin's house and shop, Fishburn which used to be the first chapel in the village. Shows a terrace of houses, the lower one of which is the shop with small road in front of them backed by verge with trees

Photograph after Mr. Aitkin's shop was destroyed. Shows terrace of houses in Fishburn with one space missing, boarded up with fences with a small road in front of the terrace with cars on it. 2003

Photograph showing a terrace of houses in Fishburn with a newly-built red brick house next to a white house with a for sale sign on it. The red brick house is where Mr. Aitkin's shop used to be with small road in front of the terrace with a car, backed by a verge which separates the small road from the main road

Photograph of Fishburn Hall, showing the verge in front of it, the gates and rails and trees to the right and left of the hall. Sepia

Photograph of Fishburn Hall, showing the gates and rails with part of the Hall behind it and trees to the left and right

Drawing of Fishburn Hall by Andrea Gibson, showing the gate and rail with part of the Hall and trees to the left and right

Drawing of Fishburn Hall by Pamela L Gainer, showing three buildings, declining in height left to right with gardens in front leading to a path. 1989

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Photograph of the crossroads in Fishburn, showing a wide road with horse and cart, terraced houses to the right. At the cross roads you can see the Beehive Inn and Glebe Farm. There are 4 people in the road. Between 1921 and 1930s

Photograph of Front Street, Fishburn which used to be called Lowburn Terrace, showing a terrace of houses to the right of the road, a car and a green with houses behind it.

Photograph of three men standing in front of Fishburn Hall, showing the Hall and a smaller building in front of it to the left. 1950s

Photograph of space where Fishburn Hall used to stand, showing a road with fenced off field area behind it with a small road to the left of the field and a man walking. There are buildings both left and right of the field. 1989

Photograph of the space where Fishburn Hall used to stand, showing main road with the front of a car, a fenced off field to the right with white mounds in it and a small road to the left of the field

Photograph of the school swimming baths and the end of the farm buildings, showing the space where Fishburn Hall used to stand, showing open green space with houses behind it

Photograph of Wallace Hirst's farm and byres, Fishburn. Part of the byre used to be a small house, showing farm buildings across a road in a field with a farmhouse behind them

Photograph of area in Fishburn after some farm buildings were demolished, showing road and back of road sign with field behind road and white mounds in the field

Photograph of a view of Wallace Hirst's house,Fishburn showing the road with a car and a person walking along the path. Across the road in the background there is a large house, telegraph poles line the road, blurred

Photograph of Greenways Estate opposite Co-op store, Fishburn, showing a housing estate with a small road and parked cars and white detached and semi-detached houses either side of the road

Drawing of new housing development in Fishburn by local artist, John Whitfield, showing a road with large detached and semi-detached houses behind it. There is a hedge in the foreground and a path running alongside the road

Photograph of Trimdon House, Fishburn, showing a large white house with 9 windows at the front, with a tree to the left and green space in front of it

Photograph of Trimdon House Lodge, Fishburn, showing a small white house with a fence around it with trees behind the house

Photograph of The Mystery Stone, Fishburn, showing a large, vertical stone in the middle of a field with a hedge boundary to the field and a tree in the hedgerow. The houses that form the village are in the background

Photograph of The Mystery Stone, Fishburn, showing a large, vertical stone in the middle of a field with a hedge boundary to the field and a tree in the hedgerow. The houses that form the village are in the background

Photograph from a further distance away of The Mystery Stone, Fishburn, showing a large, vertical stone in the middle of a field surrounded by long grass. The houses that form the village are in the background

Photograph of The Mystery Stone, Fishburn, close up, showing a large, vertical stone in the middle of a field, with the surrounding trees and houses in the background

Photograph of The Mystery Stone, Fishburn, close up, showing a large, vertical stone in the middle of a field with the surrounding trees and houses in the background

Photograph of the Mystery Stone, Fishburn, showing a large, vertical stone in the middle of a field with a powerline in the background

Print of The Old Mill, Fishburn, showing the two cottages along the road with the granary standing tall behind. A wall can be seen on the left in front of a tree

Photograph of The Old Mill, Fishburn from the side, showing the two cottages by the road. A field can be seen in the background

Drawing of the Old Mill, Fishburn, sketched in dark black ink using loose, varied lines. Shows the two cottages facing the road with the granary behind. A wall with trees and shrubbery can be seen on the left

Photograph of low quality of the Old Mill, Fishburn. The cottages can be seen facing the road, a tree is in the background on the right. A dark structure is next to the cottages on the left

Drawing of The Old Mill, Fishburn, by Arnold Cooke as it was in the 1920s The Granary cannot be seen, however, the two cottages are next to a ruin of a wall with a beam running across it which was used for sitting

Drawing of the Old Mill, Fishburn, by Arnold Cooke. The 'Old Oak Beam' is on the left inside the ruins of building. Figures can be seen outside the cottages, one is pulling an animal along the road

Photograph of the site where The Old Mill, Fishburn, stood. Two modern semi-detatched houses can be seen where the cottages were. A bungalow is to the left

Photograph of where the granary from The Old Mill, Fishburn, stood. The back garden of a modern house can be seen with a public walkway behind

Drawing by local artist John Whitfield showing where The Old Mill, Fishburn, had once stood. The building of a bowling club centre, surrounded by trees and a recreational field. A powerline can be seen on the left and in the background. 1999

Photograph of The Carrs Pond, Fishburn, showing the pond surrounded by reeds and greenery with a field in the distant background

Photograph of The Carrs Pond, Fishburn, showing two swans surrounded by their cygnets. Miscellaneous items can be seen floating in the pond such as branches

Extract from a newspaper about The Three Horse Shoes pub, Fishburn, entitled 'Pub Receives Penny Ale' from the 1880s. It shows the Scottish Battle Can Society who are dressed in kilts, receiving drinks from the landlady whilst smiling proudly. The pub can be seen in the background

Photograph of Horseshoe Cottage, Fishburn in the 1920s. The cottage can be seen on the left with a figure walking outside of it with another building in the background on the right

Photograph of Horseshoe Cottage, Fishburn in the 1920s Angled from the left, the cottage has four windows on the front and is surrounded by a fence. A woman and a child can be seen outside looking into the camera

Photograph showing a sign on the side of the road for The Three Horse Shoes pub, Fishburn. The sign has three horses on it with two black birds sitting on top on it. A distant village or city can be seen in the background, as well as powerlines and fields. 1980s

Photograph of The Horseshoe Cottage, Fishburn from the 1880s. The cottage has damage on the roof and there is another building on the left. A cart used for transportation can be seen on the left and two boys stand on the road looking at the damaged building, one is holding a bicycle

Drawing of The Three Horse Shoes, Fishburn by local artist John Whitfield showing the pub from directly in front. The building seems to be structured in four sections of varying heights and tables can be seen outside. A field of long grass is in the foreground. The caption says that the pub was 'struck by lightening twice'

Drawing of The Three Horse Shoes pub, Fishburn by local artist John Whitfield showing the pub from a side angle. A sign for the pub is in the foreground and there is a road running in front of the pub. The building seems to be structured in four sections of varying heights. The caption says that the pub has 'been in existence for 450 years'

Drawing of The Three Horse Shoes pub, Fishburn by Pamela Gerner in graphite. The pub is structured in four sections of varying heights. The pub's sign can be seen in the foreground with a road running in front. To the left of the building there is a suggestion of shrubbery and trees.

Historical facts on Fishburn by Colin Gibson, Volume 2, 1900s - 1920s, n.d. [2000s] Including: Preface Buildings Village Life Memories of Fishburn from about 1906 Memories of Fishburn from 1913 Some local people of Fishburn Fishburn Colliery (Introduction) The Colliery Colliery Specification Coal Mining Men who died in Fishburn Colliery Newspaper article on Durham's pits Poem, 'Coal' by Tommy Stockdale 'The old "ovens".' History of Fishburn by Mr. W. Reed Excelsior Hall Memories of Fishburn by Mr. J. Pratt Some residents of Fishburn 1920s-1930s Village water pumps Schools Early years in Fishburn by Bill Scott War Time The Miners' Welfare Hall 'A Walk Around Fishburn Village in the early 1920s' by Arnold Cooke

Postcard called 'Peeps of Fishburn' from 1910s-1920 Shows the Colliery, the first Coke Works, the Front Street, Fishburn Hall and other buildings

Photograph of Sedgefield Terrace, Fishburn

Photograph of Sedgefield Terrace, Fishburn with the nursery for children (which used to be Lamb's paper shop in the 1950-1960s. Taken in 2008

Postcard of Fishburn. Shows the Front Street, the cross roads, colliery and coke ovens, Aged Miners' Homes & Welfare Hall, Butterwick Road and The Green

Picture of Chaytor Terrace, Fishburn, taken when the scheme houses and Maughan Terrace had not been built. In the foreground to the right there is a shop which was later owned by Mr. Arthur Santi in the 1930s. This shop also featured in BBC programme Who Do You Think You Are? c.1912

Photograph of Fishburn Colliery

Photograph of Fishburn Colliery's old steam-driven pumps at shaft bottom, close up

Photograph of Fishburn Colliery's new electric pumps at shaft bottom

Photograph of Fishburn Colliery's fire hoses ready for action

Photograph of Fishburn Colliery's conveyer belt leading to screens

Photograph of Fishburn Colliery's coal face, close up

Photograph of Fishburn Colliery's conveyer belt leading coal to fill tubs which then went to bank

Photograph of Fishburn Colliery's Deputy, Bert Dreycott, testing for gas

Photograph of a view of Bank Top in Fishburn Colliery

Photograph of children on a school visit to Bank Top in Fishburn Colliery

Postcard of Fishburn Colliery, pre 1950s

Drawing by local artist John Whitfield of Fishburn Colliery. The caption says 'The shafts were sunk in 1910-1912. First coal was drawn 1913 and supplied the community until 1973'

Drawing of Fishburn Pit by Pam Gamer

Photograph of Fishburn Colliery's first production team, circa 1950

Postcard of views of Bank Top, Fishburn

Photograph of the views of Bank Top in Fishburn Colliery

Map in newspaper article showing all of County Durham's coalfields from 1950-1991 and indicating which were still open in 1991

Photograph of views of where pit heaps used to be in Fishburn. Now returned to grazing land

Photograph, taken from a distance, of where pit heaps used to be, now returned to grazing land

Photograph of the Trustees of Excelsior Hall in Fishburn (six men)

Photograph of Excelsior Hall's football team, Fishburn, taken outside the Hall. There are eleven men wearing the football strip alongside five other men and a young child

Photograph of Excelsior Hall's football team, Fishburn, taken on a football pitch in front of a goal with spectators behind the goal. It shows eleven men wearing the football strip and another two men beside them. There is also a young child with one of the footballers.

Copy photograph (poor quality) of First Club Trip, Fishburn, approx. 1920s. Those pictured are (from left-right): Mr and Mrs Murray-Dickson-Dent-Fawcett, Mr and Mrs Charlton, Mrs Ruddick, Mr. Hillary, Miss B. Todd, Mrs Collinson, Mrs Dodsworth, Mrs Mason, Mrs Moule, Bus Driver, Mrs Clarke

Photograph of iron railings at Park View, Fishburn, before the war effort took them. A young girl and a young boy are both shown at the door of the house to which the iron railings belong

Photograph of view of the exterior of Fishburn Church

Photograph of the interior of Fishburn Church on Opening Day, St. Luke's Day. 1922

Drawing by Arnold Cooke showing where the water pumps were situated on the village green, Fishburn in the 1920s. Also shows The Beehive Inn on the right hand side

Photograph of the Alhambra Picture House, Fishburn standing empty in the 1990s

Photograph of the old Alhambra Picture House, Fishburn being used as a carpet shop in 2008

Photograph of a group of locals by the perimeter wall of the old workingmen's club, Fishburn, with the Junior School in the background

Photograph of The Manors single men's flats built on the site of the old club, Fishburn. Caption says 'they were called The Manors after the manor house that once stood there.'

Drawing of a view of the Junior school with a stone wall in front and also Fishburn Hall

Photograph of a view of the Junior School, Fishburn which opened in 1929

Photograph of a class outside the tin school building, Fishburn. (Back Row): M. Robinson, E. Smithson, E. Robinson, M. Pickering, C. Powel (Front Row): N. Hodgen, F. Pickering, Miss Gardiner (Teacher), O. Moule, C Oats

Photograph of a large class outside the tin school building, Fishburn. 54 young children and two teachers are pictured

Photograph of a large class outside school, Fishburn. (43 children and one teacher)

Photograph of class in school yard, Fishburn. (35 children). 1940s

Photograph of older class in Fishburn County School, pictured in school yard. (Back Row): D. Tarn, M. Coats, F. Birchall, G. Siddle, T. Wright, J. Hirst, S. Brown, C. Humphries, S. Pickering (Middle Row): C. Pickering, C. Ayre, J. Davies, J. Jones, A. Maddison, J. Lockey, A. Gray, V. Hirst, P. Middleton (Bottom Row): Parkin, R,. Blakemore, J. Hindmarch, Mr. Edwards (Teacher), A. Raw, J. Thompson, D. Harewood. 1949

Photograph of a class taken in front of the school, Fishburn. (Back row: J. Dennis, A. Archer, K. Bage, B. Marshall, M. Mellors, G. Hilary, W. Johnson, R. Gibson, R. Blakey, Mrs. Atkinson (Teacher) (Middle Row): M. Sirrel, K. Wilkes, G. Blakey, R. Middleton, N. Brown, A. Blakemore, R. Stewart, G. Reed, F. Walker, T. Parkin, A. Hutchinson, G. Santi, D. Trotter (Front Row): N. Hockey, M. Wooff, M. Marley, S. Buller, V. Tarn

Photograph of class taken in front of Fishburn County School, 1939. 37 children and one teacher are pictured

Photograph of class taken in front of the school, Fishburn. (Back row): G. Parkin, R. Watson, T. Birkbeck, A. Jordison, E. Peacock, D. Alton, D. Wanless, P. West, B. Marshall, R. Oliver, B. Waits (Third Row): B. Johnson, W. Hutchinson, M. Birchall, E. Santi, J. Carter, M. Roberts, J. Middleton, T. Ward, G. Blakemore (Second Row): B. Walker, A. Gibson, M. Kerr, Miss Icton (Teacher), D. Chaytor, M. Wren, V. Grant, A. Thornton (Front Row): B. Gibson, J. Woof, T. Smith, D. Dukes.

Photograph of the school football team, taken in front of the school, Fishburn. 1948 (Back row): Mr. S. Hall (Headteacher), H. Wood, L. Clark, G. Siddle, E. Thompson, Mr. Nixon (Teacher) (Front Row): B. Alton, T. Parkin, J. Cane, F. Birchall, J. Pike, K. Wren and (possibly) M. Peacock

Photograph of the school football team, taken in front of the school, Fishburn. 1948-1949 (Back row): Mr. Hall (Headteacher), Thompson, G. Siddle, Clark, H. Dennis, G. Birchall, A. Wilson, Mr. H. Bell (Teacher) (Front Row): B. Alton, G. Parkin, J. Cane, T. Gent, K. Wren

Photograph of the school football team, taken in front of the school, Fishburn. 1948-1949 (Back row): Mr. Hall (Headmaster), D. Galloway, unknown, M. Kell, D. Alton, M. Burdus, G. Parkin, and an unknown teacher. (Front Row): B. Wharton, A. Jordison, R. Watson, T. Parkin, J. Dennis

Photograph of school football team, taken inside school, Fishburn. 1950-1951. 11 players and two teachers are pictured

Photograph of girls' football team, Fishburn. Taken inside the school, 1950-1951. Pictured are 9 female players and two teachers

Photograph of school football team taken outside the school, Fishburn. c.1949-1950. 12 players and two teachers are pictured

Photograph of school football team, Fishburn. Taken in front of a school wall. 11 boys wearing the football strip and another four boys pictured with them

Photograph of school football team, Fishburn. Taken in front of school, 1966-1967. 16 children and one teacher are pictured

Photograph of school football team, Fishburn in a newspaper article sent in by Ivy Hicklin. c.1956-1958

Photograph of the boys' football team, Fishburn in a newspaper article sent in by former Fishburn School teacher, John (Jack) Lindoe, 1953-1954. (Back row): Mr. Hall, Mr. Chicken, E. Ward, R. Parkin, R. Middleton, B. Walker, J. Dennis, J. Dodsworth, C. Robinson, Mr Lindoe, Mr. Joy (Front Row): M. Riley, Todd, K. Walker, M. Peacock, A. Lockhead, J. Garner and K. Wilkes

Photograph of the athletics team, Fishburn, in a newspaper article sent in by former Fishburn School teacher, John (Jack) Lindoe, 1953-1954

Photograph of the Welfare Hall, Fishburn from the front. Pre 1960s

Photograph of the Welfare Hall, Fishburn and its extension from the front. 2008

Photograph of the children's play group in the Welfare Hall, Fishburn. 1990s

Photograph of women in a computer class in the Welfare Hall, Fishburn. 1990s

Photograph of a view of the exterior of the youth club, which is at the rear of the Welfare Hall, Fishburn. 1990s

Photograph of a ladies' quilting class in the Welfare Hall, Fishburn. 1990s

Photograph of a woman in a computer class in the Welfare Hall, Fishburn. 1990s

Photograph of a children's dance troupe, Fishburn, with 17 children pictured. 1960-1970s

A drawn map of Fishburn Village in the early 20s with a caption saying 'Reader's Digest says it was an Anglo-Saxon village before the Norman invasion and then was an ecclesiastical area until 1894.' Estimated population of village in 1920 was 700. The map has many streets and buildings labelled on it.

Postcard of Fishburn Colliery and [coke works], n.d. [c.1910] Originally enclosed in D/X 1844/1/2