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995 Monks carrying the body of St.Cuthbert from Holy Island pass through Wardley.(See Archaeologia Aeliana (Newcastle Society of Antiquaries) Vol 6 page112) 1258 A summer residence of the Priors of Durham exists which was formally an old religious house (The Priory and Manor House of Wardley). 1264 Prior Hugh de Darlington “built at Wardelay a hall, a court and a chapel, which the Scots later destroyed (The Priory Rolls). 1313 Prior of Durham, William de Tanfield, retires to the priory at Wardley. 1660 Robert Ellison holds the Manor of Wardley (owners, not farming the land). Probably, an old inn or tavern existed from about this time at the White Mare Pool on the Roman Road, 1723 (prior to this year) A horse drawn wooden waggonway is built from Usworth to Pelaw Main staiths through Wardley. It would have travelled from behind the Black Bull over to Priestl Gardens, crossed Kirkwood Gardens and went through Broadlands Estate to Pelaw Junction and then onto Station Road down to the river. 1723 John and George Robinson live at Wardley Hall farm. 1730 Cuthbert Ellison holds the Manor. 1760 George Crofton, late of Follonsby, died on August 1st aged 63 years (St.Mary’s headstone). 1796 Monkwearmouth bridge opens over the River Wear and the Sunderland/Newcastle turnpike road is built and it cuts through Wardley. Washington Waggonway House probably built at this time at Wardley, near the top of Priestley Gardens), for the waggonway gatekeeper. 1809 The Bewicke Main waggonway opens which marks the eastern boundary of Wardley. It became known as the Ouston to Pelaw Main waggonway and part of it is now a footpath from Pelaw Metro to the High Lanes and Heworth Comprehensive school and known as “The Dillies”. 1813 Edward Bulman holds Wardley Manor Farm, Mr.G.Whitehead, Thistley House Farm (on Wardley Lane) and William King, Lingey House farm (on Lingey Lane). 1826 The Pontop to Jarrow railway opens, passing through Wardley and owned by John Bowes & Partners for transporting coal from their collieries to the River Tyne. 1832 Tens of thousands of miners meet on Bolden Fell, behind the White Mare Pool, to form aunion and seek better working conditions. Thomas Hepburn, Chairman of the meeting. 1847 The sinking of Wardley colliery is started. It was owned by the Felling Coal Company but was never satisfactorily completed and abandoned in 1856. Sinkers Row was built on Wardley Lane by the company and was later to become part of First Street. 1868 John Bowes and Partners take over the pit workings at Wardley. The arrival of Alfred Septimus Palmer (brother of Sir Charles Mark Palmer of Jarrow shipyards) to oversee the sinking and completion of the colliery 1871 The colliery starts work on June 17th and commences to draw coal. Over the next few years the pit village is built to house the employed miners. 1872 One of the biggest processions ever seen in the North East of England marched to the Town Moor. Organised by the Northern Reform Union, its aim was to reform the voting system. Their three aims were: manhood suffrage, vote by ballot and abolition of property qualifications. Among the miners banners and boards were those of Heworth, Felling, Tyne Main, WARDLEY Springwell, Kibblesworth, Ravensworth and Shipcote. 1878 Wardley Colliery Board School opens for 170 infants. 1881 In the census there were 835 males and 734 females in Wardley. Total 1,569. 1883 A boy named John Humphrey, aged 11 years, killed playing on the waggons on the Pontop Line between Wardley and Jingling Gate. 1884 Opening service in August at new Primitive Methodist Chapel built next to the school. A fruit banquet and presentation was held at the New Connection Methodist Chapel in October to present Miss Heckles with a handsome workbox, hymn book and bible in recognition of her services as a harmoniumist. Mr.Robert Clayton of Felling occupied the chair and Mr.William Hunter was called to make the presentation.
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