Local History - Brandon (County Durham)

  • Description

    ".....The parish of Brandon and Byshottles now encompasses a number of other small villages including Ushaw Moor, Esh Winning, Waterhouses and Langley Moor. After the First World War there were many buildings constructed as memorials in these villages. Esh Winning, for example, has a Memorial Miner's Hall, institute, and community hall with a memorial garden - all of which were built to remember those who served in the conflict. Many of the local churches contain war memorials in the form of Rolls of Honour, books of remembrance and plaques ...."
  • Owner

    Keys to the Past (Durham & Northumbria County Councils)
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    Link: https://keystothepast.info/search-records/results-of-search/results-of-search-2/site-details/?PRN=D6751
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 4 years, 10 months ago
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