Tudhoe & Spennymoor Local History Society: Publications & Links

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Bob Abley Gallery, Spennymoor Town Hall. has a large, permanent collection of Norman Cornish works of art, some for sale. It also features a range of artwork from other regional artists also available for sale.
Official Norman Cornish website. Beamish Museum are currently building a copy of his house and studio in the new 1950s section of the museum.
The History of Tudhoe Village: Dissent and Rebellion in County Durham by Jeremy Hutson
Spennymoor Town Council
Spennymoor Town Council's Cemetery Records
Spennymoor Settlement
Spennymoor Town Football Club
Tudhoe Cricket Club
Durham at War - Durham County Record Office's interactive website mapping the story of County Durham and its people in the First World War.
War Memorials in Tudhoe Village
North East War Memorial Project
Durham Mining Museum - based in Spennymoor Town Hall - opening hours
County Durham History & Heritage Forum
County Durham History & Heritage Forum Facebook
Durham County Local History Society
Ferryhill Village Atlas - View or download details of the history, archaeology, geology and natural history of Ferryhill and nearby villages in the 400 page full Atlas or the 40 page summary, both in electronic format.
Durham Cathedral
North East Labour History Society
The Auckland Project highlighting a thousand years of history, art, culture and faith, within the parkland of Auckland Castle, home of the Prince Bishops.
Spennymoor Probus Club has an interesting range of talks for retired professional gentlemen.

Books relating to Spennymoor and District in Chronological Order

J.J.Dodd	The History of the Urban District of Spennymoor with occasional references to Kirk Merrington, Middlestone, Westerton, Byers Green, Page Bank, Croxdale and Ferryhill. 1897 [2nd Edition 1899]. Reprinted 1992 by Abley Rare Books (ARB). Available online in various formats.
H.C.Surtees	The history of the parishes of Tudhoe and Sunnybrow in the County Palatinate of Durham. 1925
John Reavley JP	History of Spennymoor. 1935.
Spennymoor Settlement	The First Seven Years at the Spennymoor Settlement, a Historical Sketch and an Appeal. June 1938
Spennymoor Settlement	The Spennymoor Settlement, 21st Birthday Commemorative Magazine. 1951
G.R.Berriman	A History of the Parishes of Whitworth and St.Paul's, Spennymoor. 2nd Edition, 1961
A.J.Coia	Tudhoe St. Charles School 1873-1973 Spennymoor 1973
R.S.Abley	The Byers Green Branch of the Clarence Railway. Durham County Local History Society, 1975
A.J.Coia	Spennymoor in old picture postcards. European Library, Zaltbommel, Netherlands 1983.
A.J.Coia	Tudhoe St. Charles Parish 1858-1983 Spennymoor 1983. Available at St Charles' R.C. Church website.
N.D.Baker	Flickers in the Flames of the Furnace: The First Century of the Parish Church of St. Andrew, Tudhoe Grange, Spennymoor 1884-1984, Spennymoor. 1984
J. Mallabar [ed]	Norman Cornish: a slice of life. Wallingford, 1989.
A.J.Coia	Spennymoor and District : a pictorial recollection - Book 1. CTW Publications, Spennymoor, 1990
A.J.Coia	Spennymoor and District : a pictorial recollection - Book 2. CTW Publications, Spennymoor, 1991
H.Vince (ed)	Open doors...conversations on the past: stories told to Class 6, King Street School by some senior citizens of Bessemer Park Estate in Spennymoor, Co. Durham. Spennymoor Youth Centre 1991
K.Armstrong	Homespun: the story of Spennymoor and its famous settlement told by local people Northern Voices 1992
D.J.Butler (ed)	The Beginnings of Spennymoor : the 1851 Census of Whitworth and Tudhoe. T&SLHS, Spennymoor 1994.
R.S.Abley	Spennymoor. Chalford, 1997
N.Cornish	Cornish and Spennymoor : a selection of the drawings, sketches and reminiscences. Northumbria University Gallery, 1999.
R.S.Abley	Spennymoor remembered, ARB Spennymoor, 1999
R.S.Abley	Spennymoor remembered Book 2, ARB Spennymoor, 2000
A.J.Coia	Millennium memories, CTW Publications, Spennymoor, 2000
R.S.Abley	Spennymoor remembered Book 3, ARB Spennymoor, 2001
R.S.Abley	Spennymoor remembered Book 4, ARB Spennymoor, 2003
R.S.Abley	In and around Spennymoor : a selection of photographs from the collection of Ernest Metcalfe, ARB Spennymoor, 2004
R.S.Abley	Whitworth Park Colliery, 1836-1855. ARB Spennymoor, 2004
J.D.Banham (ed)	Crossing the Jordan to Jerusalem : Spennymoor in the 1841 and 1851 Censuses. T&SLHS, Spennymoor 2006
R.Simpson	We'll always be United : the history of Spennymoor United F.C. 2007
R.S.Abley	Spennymoor remembered Book 5, ARB Spennymoor, 2008
B.Hall	Public houses of Spennymoor & neighbourhood. 2008
R.McManners & G.Wales	Way to the better : the Spennymoor Settlement. Gemini 2008
A.J.Coia	Parish of Tudhoe St. Charles 1858-2008. Spennymoor 2008. Available at St Charles' R.C. Church website.

Papers relating to Spennymoor & District in Durham County Record Office

Parish Registers	Brancepeth 1599-1977 [ref. EP/Br] Merrington 1579-1967 [ref. EP/Mer] Spennymoor {St.Paul's}1863-1965 [ref.EP/Sp] Tudhoe {Holy Innocent's} 1866-1980[ref. EP/Tu] Tudhoe {St.David's} 1967-1980 [ref. EP/Tu.SD] Tudhoe Grange {St.Andrew's} 1883-1949 [ref. EP/TuG] Whitworth 1569-1968 [ref. EP/Whi].
Education Records	School Log Books: Cheapside Council Mixed & Infants School, 1906-1 2 [ref. E/WC/17] King Street {formerly Tudhoe Grange} Boys School, 1912-54 [ref. E/WC/18 King Street {formerly Tudhoe Grange} Junior Mixed, 1912-62 [ref. E/WCI19] King Street {formerly Tudhoe Grange} Infants School, 1879-1912 [ref. E/WC/46,47].
Salvin Papers	Inclosure Award for Tudhoe,1639 [ref.D/Sa/E 371-377 & 571-579] Marriage Duty Tax Return for Tudhoe in 1696 [D/Sa/E 962]
Fleming Papers	Relating to the Fleming family, land agents for the Salvins from 1844 [ref. D/Fle]
Quarter Sessions	Land Tax Return for Tudhoe, 1759 [Q/D/C46].
Tithe Plans and Apportionments	Tudhoe 1839 [ref. D/Br/P146] and Old Park [Whitworth] 1845 [ref.D/Br/P144] + 1839 Plan of B.J.Salvin's Estate [ref.D/WaI1I1117].

Papers relating to Spennymoor & District in Durham University Library [Archives and Special Collections]

Tithe Plans	Whitworth 1845 [ref. DDR/EA/TTH/1/254]
Spennymoor Settlement Papers	Collected by its first (and only) resident warden, William G. ('Bill') Farrell (1895-1971) and his wife Elizabeth ('Betty'), together with some personal papers of the Farrells [ref. GB-0033-SPE]