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Houghton-le-Spring: The Jewel in the Crown of the Prince Bishops
A rare copy of this VHS video, which Ken Richardson contributed to.
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This video was produced by David Cave with historical research by Ken Richardson.
Packed full of pictures of Houghton-le-Spring as it was in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, contrasted with contemporary shots, the film is thirty minutes of pure nostalgia. Can you remember Sunderland Street - now largely demolished - when it was the town's main thoroughfare? Or the Grand and the Coliseum cinemas, the Pillars public house, and the Lake fairground? Presented in a documentary style, the film traces Houghton's development from its agricultural origins, through its years as a mining town, into the pleasant suburban area we know today.
Nostalgic DVD sales of Houghton Le Spring
Photos of Houghton-le-Spring
Old picture postcards of Houghton le Spring and Hetton le Hole
Houghton le Spring: A History
Old photos of Houghton
Vintage views
Houghton Then and Now
Famous Guinness Clock. The clock was designed by the firm of lewit him it was one of 8 full size clocks that were built for the guinness company and weighed over 2 tons and stood 25 feet high.
Amazing piece of engineering its frenzied burst of action every quarter of an hour, The clocks routine which consisted of 30 actions lasted 4 minutes.
The original clock had been on display at the1951 festival of great britain in battersea park. Only one of the clocks survive and can be seen at the guinness hopstore museum in dublin.
Nostalgic DVD sales of Houghton Le Spring
DURATION: 25 minutes