We are hoping to document the history of Newton Aycliffe. Do you have any old photographs, memorabilia and memories that we could use?

Can you identify the members of the New Town's Corporation? See the list from the Grenfell Baines plan. They name 7 members of the new corporation, but there are 10 photographs. Lord Beveridge is top left.

 

The New Town's Corporation:

Rt. Hon. Lord Beveridge, KCB FBA

W.N. Davis, Esq., OBE

Mrs. T.J. Cahill, FRIBA

A.J. Alsop Esq. FCRA FCIS

T. Benfold Esq., CBE JP

G.C. Summerson Esq. JP

Photographs below from the Grenfell Baines Report of 20th December, 1948 for Newton Aycliffe, courtesy of S. Imeson

West end of Woodham Valley

General view of the site from the south-west

Views of site from top of gun range mound in the north west corner

Burn Lane Bridge and New Lane Bridge over Woodham Burn

Site from position of future railway concourse and one of the factories on the Trading Estate

Clarence Farm House

Cutting of the first sod - 28th June, 1948, and the Opening of the first new house - 9th November, 1948

Rotary Club Community Fair held is Newton Aycliffe Recreation Centre, Saturday, May 14, 2011

Auckland Hospital Radio stand

Woodham Art stand

Aycliffe Village Local History Society stand

Aycliffe Village Local History Society stand

Aycliffe Village Local History Society stand

Great Aycliffe Town Council stand

Gymnastics

Jewellery

Newton Aycliffe Family History Centre and the Sub Aqua Club

Newton Aycliffe Youth Centre stand

SSAFA stand

Territorial Army stand

Dance Academy zumba demonstration

Dance Academy zumba demonstration

Simpasture Line with steam train c. September 1953, before the Blue Bridge was built. Kind permission Great Aycliffe Town Council

Construction of road under Blue Bridge, Simpasture Line, about 1954. Kind permission Great Aycliffe Town Council

Simpasture Line, new road under Blue Bridge, Sugar Hill School and roundabout about 1954. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Anne Swyft Road, 1952. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Anne Swyft Road, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Bede Crescent, 1952. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Bede Crescent, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Bek Road, 1959. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Bek Road, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Bewick Crescent, 1955. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Bewick Crescent, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Bewick Crescent, 1955. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Bewick Crescent, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Buddle Walk, 1959. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Buddle Walk, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Castlereagh Close, 1955. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Castlereagh Close, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Churchill House. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Town Centre, 1960s. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Clanny Road, 1955. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Clanny Road, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Clarence Green, 1952. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Clarence Green, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Workingmen's Club and Institute, 1959. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Workingmen's Club and Institute, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Crewe Road, 1955. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Crewe Road, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Cumby Road, 1955. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Cumby Road, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Lee Green, 1955. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Lee Green, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Simpasture, 1955. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Simpasture, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Dalton Way, 1961. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Dalton Way, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

Watson Road, 1959. Kind permission of Great Aycliffe Town Council

Watson Road, 1999. Copyright David Ellis

There was a History Season at Newton Aycliffe Library. As part of this, Aycliffe Village Local History Society had a display of photographs, slide shows and other material both about Aycliffe Village, and also about Newton Aycliffe on November 19. One of the slide shows was a set of photographs from the old Tenants Handbooks from 1952 - 1966 with newer photographs taken of the same views in 1999, ready for a Millenium Display in 2000. There was also a list of shops taken from the Tenants' Handbooks - see link below

Newton Aycliffe Library History Event

Newton Aycliffe Library History Event

"What happened to our town?" by Ellen Cairns - video