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On this Day in 1829
Subterranean Ball - Gosforth Colliery
A grand subterranean ball was given to the workmen and others employed at Gosforth colliery, on account of the coal having been won on the Saturday (January 31st) previous The ball-room, which was situated at the depth of nearly 1,100 feet below the surface of the earth was in the shape of an L, whose width was 15 feet, base 22 feet, and perpendicular 48 feet. Seats were placed on the sides of the room, the floor was flagged and the whole place was brilliantly illuminated with lamps and candles..... The Coxlodge band was in attendance, cold punch, malt liquor, and biscuits of all kinds were in abundance. There were present between 200 and 300 persons, nearly one half of whom were females!!!
From: J. Sykes. Local records; or, Historical register of remarkable events which have occurred in Northumberland and Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Berwick-upon-Tweed..., published 1833
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Parish in Focus: Rochester with Byrness
The Civil Parish is the lowest tier of local government and many of the parishes in Northern England have boundaries and interesting histories relating to the ancient townships of long ago. Typically they have an enduring sense of place and community.
Rochester with Byrness Civil Parish is located in Upper Redesdale in Northumberland, bounded to the north by the England-Scotland Border. It is about 34 miles north-west of Newcastle. The River Rede flows south-easterly through the parish. The A68 road transects the parish, roughly following close to the course of the river; there is a stopping place on the A68 at Carter Bar on the border with Scotland. The south of the parish is in the Northumberland National Park; including Bremenium Roman Fort at High Rochester. Whitelee Moor National Nature Reserve is in the north-west of the parish. The largest settlements are the villages of Byrness and Rochester.
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Check out over 600 Civil Parish profiles on this site in: County Durham, Cumbria, Northumberland, and Tees Valley
Many of the metropoliton areas, particularly in Tyne and Wear, are unparished. However, there are a few in Newcastle.
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