Aged Miners Homes, Leadgate
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Aged Miners Homes, Leadgate
Image: © Robert Graham Taken: 9 Aug 2017
On the B6309 on the north side of the village. A plaque states they were built in 1922. These cottages for retired miners are a common sight in former pit villages in Co Durham.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.863536
Longitude
-1.811458