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Former Lead Mining School, Middleton-in-Teesdale
Middleton in Teesdale Alston Road NY9425 (South side) 24/89 Community Centre GV II School, now community centre. Dated 1861 in central gable; for London Lead Company.
Roughly-dressed coarse sandstone with ashlar plinth, quoins and dressings; roof 2 colours of graduated slates, with stone gable copings. One storey, 5 bays, the central projecting under gable; set-back one-storey, one-bay porch extensions at left and right. Pointed-arched boarded doors, with strap hinges, under gabled hood on head-stopped brackets. 4-light window in gabled centre under relieving arch, and 3-light windows in other bays have stone mullions and transoms, alternate-block jambs and drainage holes in sloping sills, all under relieving arches. Diagonal buttresses; steeply-gabled bell cote at left of front gable. Returns have large roundel with geometric tracery, that on right return blocked, flanked by small 2-centred-arched openings. Scrolled wrought-iron finial on bellcote; steeply-pitched roofs have overlapping gable copings.
http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D13663
At one time this building was used as a Field Study Centre by Sunderland Education Authority.
Image: © Les Hull
Taken: 4 Apr 2010
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Former School, Alston Rd, Middleton-in-Teesdale
Built in 1861. this is a Grade II listed building. Details may be found at http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D13663 (Keys to the past) or http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-111891-community-centre-middleton-in-teesdale (British listed buildings).
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 23 Jun 2011
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Former School, Alston Rd
Now Kingsway Adventure Centre.
Image: © Alan Reid
Taken: 9 Jul 2018
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Bailbridge Water Fountain, Middleton Town Centre
Erected in 1877 at a cost of £35 by a local lead mine manager. Its recent restoration cost £12,000 and was funded with the help of a European grant.
I am informed that the manager was Robert W Bainbridge of the London Lead Mining Co. The cost was raised from subscriptions raised by his staff of this popular manager and he unveiled it at his retiral on 28 September 1877.
Image: © Mick Garratt
Taken: 25 Jun 2005
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Old Fire Station
This fire station is no longer in use.
Image: © Mick Garratt
Taken: 25 Jun 2005
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Alston Road, Middleton-in-Teesdale
The B6277 heading NW up the Tees valley, seen from the bridge over Hudeshope Beck.
Image: © Jim Barton
Taken: 8 Oct 2015
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Outbuildings facing Hudeshope Beck, Middleton in Teesdale
Image: © Andrew Curtis
Taken: 3 May 2013
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Former Town Hall, Middleton-in-Teesdale
According to the 'Walkabout' leaflet produced by County Durham's planning department, "the imposing building... with the large windows, was built with [London Lead] Company support as the Mechanics Institute. It became the Town Hall and in 1911, the Raby estate office for the upper dale".
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 2 Mar 2020
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Old Town Hall, Market Place, Middleton in Teesdale
Image: © Andrew Curtis
Taken: 3 May 2013
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Hudeshope Beck, Middleton in Teesdale
Image: © Les Hull
Taken: 14 Feb 2010
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