‘Last’ surviving building from ‘world’s first’ steam railway in County Durham given reprieve by council
Apr 13, 2021
2 minutes
By Robin Jones
STUART PORTHOUSE
CAMPAIGNERS battling to save one of the last surviving buildings of the Hetton Colliery Railway (HCR) in County Durham have been boosted by Sunderland City Council’s decision to refuse permission for it to be demolished.
As reported last issue, a major event to mark the bicentenary of what
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