Here can be seen the knock up or call up board. This was originally on the front of every house. The worker would chalk the time on the board that he wanted to be 'called up' for work. Many of these boards have now been removed, but some house owners have retained them and painted them to fit in with their general house decor.
The terraced housing in Dean Bank was built between 1902 and 1907 to accomodate the miners working at Dean and Chapter Colliery. There were 999 houses, a police station (in St. Cuthbert's Terrace) and a chapel seating 600.
A man's life as a miner would begin at the age of 10 or 11, when he left school, when he would go straight down the shafts. He would be introduced to the Foreman, then to the Manager, then be taken to an underground tunnel, no less than 20 inches long, 10 to 15 inches high, and a width of working in a place of 15 feet or more. The wage packet was no more than 7 pounds a month.
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More information...
Dean Bank Village Regulations 1913
Eric Thompson Watercolours of Ferryhill
Ferryhill Street Map
Watt Street Miners Houses 1910
Ferryhill and Chilton Surestart - giving children a good start in life
The Ferryhill and Chilton Chapter - Our Free Newspaper
The North East Forum - Ferryhill Section
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