Blue plaque unveiled for John Forman

Blue plaque unveiled for John Forman

A blue plaque has been unveiled on the house once lived in by John Forman – who was one of the men instrumental in the formation of the Durham Miners Association in the late 1800s. John Forman (1823-1900) was born in Northumberland in 1823 and began coal mining...
Flass Well excavation

Flass Well excavation

Friends of Flass Vale, parish councillors and representatives from Redhills Durham have marked the restoration of a historic Well on Flass Lane, within Durham City. Flass Well is shown on the 1861 Ordinance Survey Map. No structure was detected, suggesting that it was...