2012

NZ1158 : Gateshead West Community Fire Station, Chopwell

taken 13 years ago, near to Chopwell, Gateshead, England

Gateshead West Community Fire Station, Chopwell
Gateshead West Community Fire Station, Chopwell
Built in the 1970s as Chopwell Community Fire Station. Chopwell was categorised as a "category D village" by Durham County Council. With the decline of coal-mining locally, 114 villages were classified in this way in 1951, and another seven in 1964, including Chopwell. They were left to wither and die, without economic assistance or development. The policy ended in 1977, but many still have an old fashioned air, contrasting with newer areas of commuter housing.

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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Public buildings and spaces Former: Category D Village Place: Fire Station other tags: Hillside Fire Station Community Fire Station Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Contrasting with Newer Areas of Commuter Housing [7] · West [7] · Chopwell fire Station [2] ·
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NZ1158, 35 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Christine Johnstone   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 12 April, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 17 April, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 1181 5828 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:55.1449N 1:49.0370W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 1186 5830
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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