Enjoy a glimpse of history about Tudhoe in County Durham, North East England, UK.
The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland
by Kelly and Company
Published in 1879
TUDHOE is an extensive ecclesiastical parish, formed in 1866, consisting of the townships of TUDHOE and TUDHOE COLLIERY and parts of the townships of FERRY HILL and MERRINGTON, in the Durham union and county court district, north-west division of Darlington ward, rural deanery of Darlington (northern division), archdeaconry and diocese of Durham: it is bounded on the north by the river Wear, and is 5 miles from Durham, 5 from Bishop Auckland and 254 from London. The nearest railway station is at Spennymoor. The church of the Holy Innocents, erected in 1866 at a cost of £1,800, is a stone building with several stained windows and will seat 340 persons. The living is a vicarage, yearly value £300, with residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Durham and held by the Rev. Edward Abercrombie Wilkinson, M.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge. There is a Catholic chapel with burial ground, also residence for priest; attached to the chapel is the Catholic Orphan Home for 40 children, conducted by the Sisters of Mercy of the Sacred Heart. The Catholic school for boys & girls is at Tudhoe Grange. There are places of worship for the Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, and Presbyterians. A School Board was formed in 1876 for the united district of Ferry Hill, Merrington, Spennymoor, Tudhoe and Whitworth. The schools are in course of erection at Mount Pleasant. The Temperance Hall, situated in Mount Pleasant, is a large building. The Park Hotel, situated at Tudhoe grange, has pleasant recreation grounds, with a large music hall adjoining. The Weardale Iron and Coal Company have very extensive works here, and carried on under the management of John Rogerson, esq. which form the chief support of the parish. The acreage forming the district is—Tudhoe, 5,007; Merrington, 718; Ferry Hill, 1,130: total, 6,855. Tudhoe township, rateable value, £22,941.
POST & MONEY ORDER OFFICE & Savings Bank.—Tudhoe colliery, John C. Robson, receiver. Letters arrive from Spennymoor at 7.45 a.m., & dispatched at 4.25 p.m
Assistant Overseer, George Cheeseman, Mount Pleasant
SCHOOLS:—
National (Mount Pleasant), James Merkin, master; Miss Margaret Duff, mistress
Tudhoe Colliery, George Jameson, master; Mrs. Jameson, mistress
National (Tudhoe village), Miss Lister, mistress
Catholic (Tudhoe grange), Miss Margaret C. McNeill, mistress; Miss Mary Ann Dunn, assistant mistress
Wesleyan (Tudhoe Iron Works) (Tudhoe grange), Levi Hewitt, master
Wesleyan (Mount Pleasant), J. A. Clift, master; Miss Fairburn, mistress
Presbyterian Infants’ (Mount Pleasant), Miss Sarah Emily Ellis, mistress
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Bramley Thomas, Mount Pleasant
Cowx Joun. Archibald, Mount Pleasant
Edwards Samuel
Elliott William, Tudhoe house
Friskin Rev. Charles [Presbyterian], The Manse, Mount Pleasant
Gardiner Cuthbert, Park villa, Tudhoe grange
Hutchinson William, Mount Pleasant
Lister Mrs
O’Hanlon John Chrstphr. Tudhoe grange
Pickering Mrs
Robinson John, Tudhoe grange
Shackell William Hy. Mount Pleasant
Story Rev. Thomas Jackson, B.A. [curate], Tudhoe grange
Watson Rev. Canon [Catholic]
Wilkinson Rev. Edward Abercrombie, M.A., J.P. [vicar], Vicarage
Wilson George, Westburn villa
Wreath George Henry, Mount Pleasant
COMMERCIAL.
Anderson John, cowkeeper
Anderson Thomas James, tailor & draper, Tudhoe colliery
Atkinson Esther Ann (Mrs.), clogger, Tudhoe grange
Baker Dvd. general dlr. Tudhoe grange
Beckwith George, cabinet maker & upholsterer, Tudhoe grange
Bell Robert, farmer, Tudhoe mill
Bentham Jane (Mrs.), ladies’ seminary, Tudhoe grange
Biggins Geo. Hy. tailor, Tudhoe grange
Black Thomas, contractor at the Weardale iron works, Tudhoe grange
Blackburn Thomas, foreman joiner at the Weardale iron works, Reservoir cottages, Tudhoe grange
Bobby Ezra, bt. & shoe ma. Tudhoe grange
Carr Robert, Nicky Nack Bridge inn, Tudhoe colliery
Charlton Martin, cowkeeper
Charlesworth E— J—, music seller, Tudhoe grange
Cook Chas. beer seller, Tudhoe colliery
Craig Thomas, grocer, Tudhoe grange
Crawford John Howe, Commercial inn, Tudhoe grange
Currey Robert, draper, Tudhoe colliery
Curry Samuel, brick & tile maker
Curry Saml. butcher, Tudhoe colliery
Curry Thomas, watch & clock maker, Tudhoe grange
Dawson Bartholomew, grocer
Dobson Richd. butcher, Tudhoe grange
Dryden Ann (Mrs.), grocer
Dunn Jane (Miss), cowkeeper
Dunn William, carpenter
Edmondson George, farmer & spirit merchant, Glenn cot. Tudhoe grange
Edwards John & George, spirit, ale & porter merchants, Tudhoe grange
Edwards Samuel, surgeon
Egginton Ben. photogrphr. Tudhoe grange
Elliott Mattw. carptr. Tudhoe colliery
Fairhurst Wm. shopkpr. Tudhoe grange
Fleming William, land agent to W. C. Salvin, esq. Tudhoe villa
Forrest Robert, grocer, Mount Pleasant
Gardner Henry, Park hotel, recreation grounds & music hall, Tudhoe grange
Geldard Ralph, ironfounder, Tudhoe grange foundry
Graham Jas. news agent, Tudhoe grange
Green Mark, shopkpr. Tudhoe grange
Greig James, corn & potato merchant, Tudhoe grange
Hakin William, boot & shoe maker, Tudhoe colliery
Hall Henry, shopkpr. Tudhoe colliery
Hall Thomas, forge manager at the Weardale iron works, Reservoir cottages, Tudhoe grange
Harker Elizabeth (Mrs.) & John, drapers, Tudhoe grange
Harrison Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Tudhoe colliery
Harrison Thos. millwright, Tudhoe grnge
Hazard John William, cartwright & chimney sweep, Tudhoe grange
Heron George, butcher, Tudhoe grange
Herwood John, greengrocer, Tudhoe colliery
Heslop Ambrose, painter & paperhanger, Tudhoe grange
Hetherington John, beer seller, Tudhoe grange
Hodgson James, tailor, Tudhoe grange
Holder James, foreman fitter at the Weardale iron works, Reservoir cottages, Tudhoe grange
Holder John, grocer & provision dealer, Tudhoe grange
Hood Geo. bt.& shoe manfr. Tudhoe grnge
Horton George, manager of the blast furnaces at the Weardale iron works, Reservoir cottages, Tudhoe grange
Jackson Robt. grngrocer. Tudhoe grange
Kelley Thomas, harness maker & leather cutter, Tudhoe grange
Kelsey Mary (Miss), dress maker, Tudhoe grange
Kennedy Mark, grocer, Tudhoe grange
Knight Geo. County hotel, Tudhoe grnge
Knight Wm. Jsph. butchr. Tudhoe grnge
Laidler Nicholas, general dealer, Tudhoe colliery
Laybourn John, Tudhoe Colliery inn, Tudhoe colliery
Lidster Michael, tobacnst. Tudhoe grnge
Lindsey William, market gardener
Lister Thomas, farmer
Macleod John, private school, Mount Pleasant
Maddison Thos. grocer, Tudhoe grange
Murray Rd. Market hotel, Tudhoe grnge
Naisbit Thomas, farmer
Nesham Thomas, farmer, Tudhoe grange
Newton Isaac, shopkpr. Tudhoe grange
North James, child, hair dresser, Tudhoe grange
Ogleby Ann (Mrs.), farmer & beer seller, Tudhoe grange
O’Hanlon John Christopher, surgeon, Tudhoe grange
Palmer John, shoe ma. Tudhoe colliery
Pearson James, grocer, Tudhoe grange
Pickering Timothy & George, farmers, The Hall
Pickering Jhn. flour dlr. & at Spennymoor
Pickering Jonathan, who. spirit mercht
Pickering Thos. carptr. & wheelwright
Pollard William John, clothier, Tudhoe grange; & at Crook
Raine Hall, butcher, Tudhoe grange
Ramage John, Salvin’s Arms, Tudhoe grange
Reading Room (John Teasdale, sec.), Tudhoe colliery
Reed John, butcher, Tudhoe colliery
Robinson William, stone mason & builder, Tudhoe grange
Robson John Corner, grocer, Tudhoe colliery
Rule John, plasterer, Tudhoe grange
Rutherford Geo. grocer, Tudhoe grange
Sampson Joseph, grocer & seedsman, Tudhoe grange
Sanderson Christopher, blacksmith
Sanderson John, grocer, Tudhoe colliery
Sanderson John Richard, joiner
Shaw Elizabeth (Mrs.), china & glass dealer, Tudhoe grange
Simpson & Co. mattress makers, Market ground, Tudhoe grange
Simpson Elizabeth & Alice (Misses), stationers &c. Tudhoe colliery
Simpson Frederick Harrison, linen draper, Tudhoe grange
Simpson Joseph, builder & grocer, Tudhoe grange
Simpson Peter, farmer, South farm
Simpson Peter, jun. farm bailiff to the Weardale Iron & Coal Co. Limited, Mount Pleasant
Smart Mary Ann (Mrs.), grocer, Tudhoe colliery
Snaith Thomas, plumber & gasfitter, Tudhoe grange
Snaith (Thomas) & Wilkinson (Francis), brick & tile makers
Stitt William, grocer, Tudhoe colliery
Stoker George William, hair dresser, Tudhoe grange
Stubbs Jhn. shoe wareho. Tudhoe grnge
Thompson William, botanical practitioner, Tudhoe grange
Thwaites Martha (Miss), herbalist & tobacconist, Tudhoe grange
Tudhoe & Sunderland Bridge Gas Co. (A. B. Cowan, sec.), Mount Pleasant
Turnbull Thomas, agent for the Prudential Assurance Co. Tudhoe grange
Turner Michael, Black Horse inn, Tudhoe colliery
Vasey Thomas, butcher, Tudhoe grange
Vester Wm. butcher, Tudhoe colliery
Weardale Iron & Coal Co. Limited (John Rogerson, esq. general manager; William Hutchinson, resident manager; J. A. Cowx, cashier); Tudhoe iron works
White Bella (Mrs.), greengrocer, Tudhoe grange
Whitehead Joseph, grocer & provision dealer, Tudhoe grange
Wilkinson Joseph, Weardale tavern, Tudhoe grange
Williams William, confectioner & china dealer, Tudhoe grange
Wilson Jane (Mrs.), cowkeeper
Wilson Thos. genrl. smith, Tudhoe grange
Wilson William, plumber & gas engineer, Tudhoe grange
Wood Joseph, grocer, Tudhoe grange
Wood Thomas, Green Tree inn
Worton Albert, stationr. Tudhoe grange
Young John, shopkpr. Tudhoe colliery
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