vol 2 issue 2 - Houghton-le-Spring

THE HOUGHTONIAN | JUNE 2012 | VOL 2 ISSUE 2 | ISSN 1757-3890www.HOUGHTONleSPRING.org.ukTHE HH WEBSITE IS UPDATEDFREQUENTLY. JUST CLICK ON THEUPDATED LINK ON THE HOME PAGE TO SEEWHAT’S NEW. SOME OF THE UPDATEDPAGES DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHSINCLUDE:WELCOME TO THE HOUGHTONIAN,the quarterly magazine of the Houghton-le-Spring Heritage Society. This is our seventhconsecutive issue, numbered as Volume 2 Issue2 and has taken a special Union flag theme tocommemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.THE CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE, as Junemarks the 30 th anniversary of Jean Holland’stime as a barmaid in the Golden Lion and in thisissue we pay tribute to her. We also pay tributeto Jack Morley, a son of Houghton and asupporter of Houghton Heritage.IN MAY, Houghton Heritage Society visitedGrangewood Care Home in Shiney Row andgave an illustrated talk to the residents as part ofDementia Awareness Week. Thanks areextended to all at Grangewood for theirhospitality.HOUGHTON HERITAGESociety would also like toplace on record gratefulthanks to showman StanleyReeves of S&D Leisure forhis recent generous donationof £100. Find out moreabout the UK’s the premiere amusement rider provider at:www.sdleisure.comAS ALWAYS, I do hope you enjoy this issue.PAUL LANAGANCHAIRMANH-L-S HERITAGE SOCIETY:: Knick Knacks & Curiosities – page updatedwith details of small glass etched tocommemorate the explosion at Houghton Pit in1850.:: Houghton’s Cenotaph – the page aboutHoughton's First World War memorial has beenupdated with new images and additioninformation about the Cenotaph.:: Mautland Street & Mautland Square – ahouse-by-house guide to the houses and shopson Mautland Street and later Mautland Square(1969-2001).:: Houghton Hillside Cemetery Lodge – detailsadded about the erection of the lych gatearchway next to the Cemetery Lodge onSunderland Street.:: Robinson Brothers Brewery – time line aboutthe old brewery maltings on Durham Road hasbeen updated.:: Sunderland Street: House by House Guide –the Sunderland Street directory has beenupdated with more residents and occupants fromthe Censuses and old advertisements.:: Houghton Pit Pony Hoof - a miner's mementoof his dead pit pony from Houghton Colliery,1910.:: Houghton's George V Coronation Bonfire –the article about the Coronation Bonfire has beenupdated with other Jubilees and Coronations.* * * * * * * *If you’re reading a printedversion of The Houghtonian and arehaving difficulty seeing the print, didyou know you can read the onlinePDF? This can be increased in size upto a whopping 6400% in AdobeReader!FOR INTERNET ACCESS AT HOUGHTONLIBRARY – TELEPHONE 0191 561 6383FOR DETAILS.