Looking Back

Dedication of a Memorial to honour Captain David Ayton Haward OBE at the crash site near Barnard Castle

RAF pilot who averted disaster before fatal crash honoured with memorial

Butcher Nigel Alderson who has launched a competition to mark Uk Sausage Week

Butcher Nigel Alderson who has launched a competition to mark Uk Sausage Week

Darlington butcher launches contest to find new sausage flavour ahead of festival

Mary Eleanor Bowes

Mary Eleanor Bowes

The castle and the countess: when a high society scandal shocked south Durham

Local group from Spennymoor The Downbeats. Ken Potts, Don Aston, Alan White, Rob Horsman on organ and Dave Rayne

Local group from Spennymoor The Downbeats. Ken Potts, Don Aston, Alan White, Rob Horsman on organ and Dave Rayne

When a County Durham village was taken over by one of region's first outdoor gigs

The lead bale seal and a field of flax

The lead bale seal and a field of flax

Detectorist's great find takes us back to when Darlington traded with St Petersburg

Lucy Cross, formerly a pub at the junction where the turnpike road from Richmond, on the left, met the old Roman road of Dere Street running north to Piercebridge. Picture: Google StreetView

Lucy Cross, formerly a pub at the junction where the turnpike road from Richmond, on the left, met the old Roman road of Dere Street running north to Piercebridge. Picture: Google StreetView

When there was a walkover at North Yorkshire's Lucy Cross

Dr Ian Bagshaw MBE, who has died aged 83

Dr Ian Bagshaw MBE, who has died aged 83

Tributes flood in to village GP who personified traditional community doctor role

The Red Well, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, is on the market with Savills

The Red Well, Harmire Road, Barnard Castle, is on the market with Savills

The Red Well is for sale - but where is the red well?

Jeremy Clarkson and the builders of the Victoria Falls Bridge

Jeremy Clarkson and the builders of the Victoria Falls Bridge

Clarkson's head for heights on his Grand Tour over Darlington's Victoria Falls Bridge

ravensford farm

ravensford farm

After 40 years of dedication, the historic gardens of Ravensford say farewell

How to catch a kingfisher.Main picture: Roger Simpson of The Northern Echo Camera Club

How to catch a kingfisher.Main picture: Roger Simpson of The Northern Echo Camera Club

Chicken goggles, a kingfisher catcher and a weather predictor: history in 100 objects

Gilling West milepost

Gilling West milepost

Just what did make Lucy Cross, and other pedestrian stories

Hunton Steam Gathering 2024 Pictue: ANDY BURNS

Hunton Steam Gathering 2024 Pictue: ANDY BURNS

13 pictures as crowds flock to annual steam fair

Looking up High Northgate, Darlington, with Robert Borrowdale's masterpiece, Westbrook Buildings, on the left

Looking up High Northgate, Darlington, with Robert Borrowdale's masterpiece, Westbrook Buildings, on the left

Sad story of eccentric mason who built some of Darlington's most curious buildings

Thirsk & Yarm milepost

Thirsk & Yarm milepost

Tontines, rum-traders and mileposts: a journey on the A19

Melville House, North Road, Darlington

Melville House, North Road, Darlington

The cocoa craze once made this shuttered building the fashionable place to be

Great Britain’s Amber Rutter with her son Tommy after winning a silver medal in the women’s skeet

Great Britain’s Amber Rutter with her son Tommy after winning a silver medal in the women’s skeet

COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER

Countryman's Daughter

Mother of all battles for female Olympic athletes with families

Pilot Officer Larry Logan and Startforth church

Pilot Officer Larry Logan and Startforth church

Tragedy: low-flying Larry waggled his wingtips at his Teesdale girl below, and then..

Melvyn Wake enjoying a nostalgic visit to Hopetown

Melvyn Wake enjoying a nostalgic visit to Hopetown

Hopetown revived memories for last apprentice at Darlington's Locomotive Workshops

An Edwardian view of West Green, Cotherstone, with the gates on the right leading down to The Hagg

An Edwardian view of West Green, Cotherstone, with the gates on the right leading down to The Hagg

The day a dales bridge collapsed and people were shelled like peas into the Tees

Skinningrove Methodist Church, as seen on Google StreetView. Its organ is off to the Philippines as it has been sold, apparently for storage

Skinningrove Methodist Church, as seen on Google StreetView. Its organ is off to the Philippines as it has been sold, apparently for storage

From east Cleveland to the Philippines: the organ now making music in Manilla

The Entercommon milepost in 2020 when the hedge around it had been trimmed. Most of the time it is hidden. Picture: Google StreetView

The Entercommon milepost in 2020 when the hedge around it had been trimmed. Most of the time it is hidden. Picture: Google StreetView

The marvel of mileposts hidden in our hedgerows

Branksome Hall, Darlington, was built for Robert Teesdale and was originally called Westfield, but when it was enlarged by railway foundry owner John Kitching, he renamed it Branksome after the hall in the Scottish borders which Sir Walter Scott created

Branksome Hall, Darlington, was built for Robert Teesdale and was originally called Westfield, but when it was enlarged by railway foundry owner John Kitching, he renamed it Branksome after the hall in the Scottish borders which Sir Walter Scott created

Gone, but not quite forgotten: the lost country homes of County Durham

A clock face made by reader David Severs’ ancestor Hugh Pannell with the herringbone pattern around the outer edge of the dial and around the name boss, along with the rare 'Clock & Watchmaker' inscription

A clock face made by reader David Severs’ ancestor Hugh Pannell with the herringbone pattern around the outer edge of the dial and around the name boss, along with the rare 'Clock & Watchmaker' inscription

COUNTRYMAN'S DAUGHTER

Countryman's Daughter

The legacy of lost things and herringbone happenings

The Witton Park Belgians prepare for a flag day, collecting money

The Witton Park Belgians prepare for a flag day, collecting money

The terror of the Belgian refugees who sought sanctuary in south Durham during WW1

Do you remember any of Darlington's lost pubs?

Do you remember any of Darlington's lost pubs?

Do you remember any of Darlington's lost pubs?

From the straightforward to the strange: seven sights not to miss at Hopetown

A pair of Darlington savoury ducks

A pair of Darlington savoury ducks

The savoury duck: a tasty delicacy or a deadly snack?

New book tells of the day a Meteor fell from the sky onto a Darlington village

Raising the crucks

Raising the crucks

60th Birthday Celebrations for Ryedale Folk Museum

Bashed milepost on the A167 near Great Smeaton

Bashed milepost on the A167 near Great Smeaton

Historic Grade II listed milepost left leaning drunkenly by a vehicle

Carr End, near Bainbridge, the home of the Fothergill family from 1667 to 1841. Picture courtesy of Savills

Carr End, near Bainbridge, the home of the Fothergill family from 1667 to 1841. Picture courtesy of Savills

How a remote Dales farmhouse, on the market for £1.5m, shaped Darlington town centre

The five gardens that are open today plus the location of the village hall where refreshments are being served

The five gardens that are open today plus the location of the village hall where refreshments are being served

Is Haughton the healthiest spot in Darlington? Visit today, when its gardens are open

Tees Cottage Pumping Station, Darlington

Tees Cottage Pumping Station, Darlington

Exactly 175 years ago, somewhere in Darlington, the historic waterworks project began

Ullathorne's mill beside the County Bridge in January 1974. On the left beside the bridge is the former White Swan pub, which is now residential. It dates from the 18th Century, and its location on the riverside makes it seem likely that it too was a

Ullathorne's mill beside the County Bridge in January 1974. On the left beside the bridge is the former White Swan pub, which is now residential. It dates from the 18th Century, and its location on the riverside makes it seem likely that it too was a

Milling about in Barney: the huge shoe thread factory that once dominated town

Drama student Francesca Hansen models extremely bravely for an Echo photographer on Marske beach on October 1, 1986

Drama student Francesca Hansen models extremely bravely for an Echo photographer on Marske beach on October 1, 1986

Why Marske is a model resort: halls, heritage and a clifftop ghost

I now have a nice stand for my teapot made by National Products England from a material called Silveroid. I’d like to find out more about it

I now have a nice stand for my teapot made by National Products England from a material called Silveroid. I’d like to find out more about it

COUNTRYMAN's DAUGHTER

Countryman's Daughter

The mysteries of King Henry’s Night tradition and the material Silveroid

A postcard sent from Croft to Benwell in Newcastle in 1912.

A postcard sent from Croft to Benwell in Newcastle in 1912.

Welcome to Croft: look at the plants and drink in the past of its whiffy waters

Laying the corner stone of the Edward Pease Free Library IN DARLINGTON on June 4, 1884

Laying the corner stone of the Edward Pease Free Library IN DARLINGTON on June 4, 1884

This picture was taken in Darlington exactly 140 years ago - what was going on?

We have compiled five locations from Darlington and compared them between 2012 and 2022

We have compiled five locations from Darlington and compared them between 2012 and 2022

Blast from the past: Five parts of Darlington that changed from 2012 to 2022

Mary Butterwick, whose life is to be celebrated in a museum exhibition, marking what would have been her 100th birthday

Mary Butterwick, whose life is to be celebrated in a museum exhibition, marking what would have been her 100th birthday

Remembering Mary – museum exhibition to celebrate the life of hospice founder

David Brooks, Richmond Town Clerk

David Brooks, Richmond Town Clerk

Meet the man who saved the finest Georgian playhouse in the country

MP Peter Gibson, Market holder Robin Blair and Michael Harvey Market manager with the new bell which is to be installed in Darlington Indoor market Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

MP Peter Gibson, Market holder Robin Blair and Michael Harvey Market manager with the new bell which is to be installed in Darlington Indoor market Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT

MP's gift of a bell takes Darlington market back to the days of the 9pm bargain hour

Hill Close House, Darlington. Picture courtesy of Anthony Jones Properties

Hill Close House, Darlington. Picture courtesy of Anthony Jones Properties

Look inside Darlington's oldest non-religious house on the market for £650,000

Echo memories - Fighting Cocks station with some of Middleton St George's iron industry shown in the background - D14/11/03AL.

Echo memories - Fighting Cocks station with some of Middleton St George's iron industry shown in the background - D14/11/03AL.

All change at the Cocks: how old station is being brought back to life

Water End, Brompton, December 1935.

Water End, Brompton, December 1935.

How cowhouses were once used to milk the political vote in Northallerton

Askrigg, by Brian Wastell

Askrigg, by Brian Wastell

Reliving the days of All Creatures Great and Small

St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn

St Hilda's Church, Ellerburn

Hopes rise over proposal to extend ancient cemetery so burials can continue

A fabulous picture taken by Henry Casserley at Leyburn as the eclipse excursionists await their trains home. Picture courtesy of the JW Armstrong Trust and Sam Woods

A fabulous picture taken by Henry Casserley at Leyburn as the eclipse excursionists await their trains home. Picture courtesy of the JW Armstrong Trust and Sam Woods

How the railways moved thousands of people into the dales to see a total eclipse

An Edwardian postcard of North Lodge Park showing the pond and the boathouse, which dated from the 1820s, and the bandstand which was new addition when the park opened in 1903

An Edwardian postcard of North Lodge Park showing the pond and the boathouse, which dated from the 1820s, and the bandstand which was new addition when the park opened in 1903

Rare spring bulb found growing in Darlington park - however did it get there?

High Row in Darlington, 1966.

High Row in Darlington, 1966.

See how Darlington's High Row has changed over the years - in pictures

Eppleby, the daffodil village

Eppleby, the daffodil village

Blooming heck! Meet the man who planted 100,000 daffodil bulbs on his village green

Children play cricket on undulating Hurworth Green about 100 years ago. All Saints Church tower can be seen on the left. The white building in the middle is Dovercourt with the old track known as Knellgate to the right of it

Children play cricket on undulating Hurworth Green about 100 years ago. All Saints Church tower can be seen on the left. The white building in the middle is Dovercourt with the old track known as Knellgate to the right of it

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The beautiful village green that grows out of the dead bodies of plague victims

The Silver Swan at Bowes Museum will now play once a day at 2pm

The Silver Swan at Bowes Museum will now play once a day at 2pm

Cultural attractions

How 1500 hours of painstaking work with thousands of parts make a working Silver Swan

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