Entrance to Aged Miners' Homes, Marsden Road
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Entrance to Aged Miners' Homes, Marsden Road
Image: © Christine Johnstone Taken: 25 Feb 2017
Aged miners’ homes were some of the earliest forms of social housing to help elderly members of mining communities. These opened in 1915, and had indoor toilets when they were built, a real commitment to high quality care. Run by the Durham Aged Miners’ Homes Association..
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Image Location
Latitude
54.980138
Longitude
-1.407016