Deerness Valley Branch
General view of the NER Deerness Valley Branch line leaving the Bishop Auckland Branch, shortly after the tracks were lifted. On the left are a group of railway cottages and a large water tank. On the right is the site of Broompark Colliery.
Mile post
A mile post near Deerness Valley Junction, Broompark stating 10 miles from Bishop Auckland East Junction.
Water tank
A large water tank at Broompark in the junction of the Bishop Auckland Branch and the Deerness Valley Branch. Signal in the foreground.
Railway cottages
Row of terraced railway cottages at Broompark in the junction of the Bishop Auckland Branch and Deerness Valley Branch.
Back street
Houses at (possibly) Broompark, Sept 11th 1959. Box 370. (DA63N)
Hall
General view lookinf upto the drive to the hall at Broompark, Northumberland, c1932.
Post on 3 April 2013 by RN0248
“ All buildings had been removed and trains were still entering the site in the 60,s but just to shunt and turn around. The only structure on that coal field was this conveyor for loading coal onto trucks and trains as Broompark was only used as a lay down area for coal after the fire in 1904.
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Post on 24 April 2013 by RN0248
“ Grant street Broompark. (demolished 1970)
Adults from left to right-Mrs Jennie Burn, Mrs Corker,Mrs Dorothy Turner, Mrs Alice Hall(nee Burn),Mrs Doris Dinning and Mrs Anne Graham (nee Burn).
Kids left to right.-Linda Graham,Pauline Freeman,Annette Hall,Annie Agar,Kevin Turner (riding bike),Ron Nightingale (on back),Colin Agar (no shirt),and Brian Dinning.
Grant street and garden street were opposite each other and identical with scrape out toilet blocks in middle of streets.No running hot water. ”
Hall
General view of Broompark Hall.