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Blue House Lane

New Rows Chapel to Wellbank Road

New Rows Chapel

New Rows Chapel at the Junction of Victoria Road, Blue House Lane and Heworth Road

We'll now turn left from Victoria Road and head West up Blue House Lane.

Blue House Lane Corner

Looking Back to the Junction.

New Rows Chapel is just off-picture, left  -  Heworth Road ( Turn left )  -  Victoria Road ( Turn right )

Blue House Lane Garage

Blue House Lane Garage - 1950s

Blue House Lane Garage

Looking Back to Blue House Lane Garage

Behind the Cars: Path into Glendale Avenue  -  Morris Street in the Background.

Washington Brickyard'

Washington Brickworks

Between Blue House Lane and Washington 'F' Colliery
Note the Power Station, over the Road.  Blue House Lane Garage is off-picture to its right.

The 'F'Pit 'Landsale''

Washington 'F' Colliery ' Landsale '

Sited between Washington Brickworks and the ' Pit Road Ends '..
Coal left the Colliery by Train along the Washington Wagonway to The Leamside Line at Washington Station.
This is where coal left by lorry.   ' The Dales Housing Estate ' is off-picture, right.

The 'Pit Road Ends'

The ' Pit Road Ends '

A little further West of the Brickworks - where the 'F' Pit Road joins Blue House Lane.
Note the Winding Engine House - today's Washington 'F' Pit Museum.
The Old Colliery Road is now called Albany Way.

Edna Felton'

Edna Felton

having passed T. H. Cann Aged Miners' Homes,
is approaching 'The Pit Road Ends' junction.

Aged Miners' Homes'

Looking past the Aged Miners' Homes and the Junction with Wellbank Road

Continue up the Bank to 'Blue House' and Havannah Terrace.

Tom Corrigan'

Tom Corrigan & Grandkids

in the garden of his house on Blue House Lane - 1961
[ Thanks to Maureen James ]

T. H. Cann Aged Miners' Homes

Looking Back Again

past the T. H. Cann Aged Miners' Homes towards the large Power Station - opposite 'The Pit Road Ends'.

Junction with Wellbank Road

The Junction with Wellbank Road

Leading to Great / High Usworth.

Map of  Blue House Lane - 1921

Map of Blue House Lane

Blue House Lane  -  Wellbank Road  -  Village Lane  -  Washington Colliery Road

The 'Picture Theatre' is The Alexandra (later, Regal Cinema).  The Ritz Cinema is yet to be built.

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