Sat 19 Sep 26
Sat 19 Sep:1000-1500; Free Entry.
St Mary's Church, South Street, West Rainton DH4 6NR
Heritage Open Day: The growth of mining in West Rainton brought an influx of workers from different parts of the country. A history of two families, their lives and their impact on the community. One family from Yorkshire and Durham. One family from Ireland and Scotland. Both families led separate, difficult mining lives. The families worked for a range of mining companies, but both experienced the hard life miners and their families faced every day. Both families faced hardship. One faced the heartache of a death in the mines. The families have many things in common but many differences. Both families are buried in the church yard. Both families invested the time, money and skill that helped make West Rainton the village it is today...
