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Consett became a well known town throughout the country at this time for all the wrong reasons as TV news and documentary crews arrived to highlight the plight of the town.
The people of Consett refused to go down without a fight and over the years the people have picked themselves up, dusted themselves down and moved on with their lives.
Currently Consett is expanding at an incredible rate with new housing projects all over the town, the number of new houses being measures in the hundreds.
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The town of Consett owes its growth to the maufacture of iron and later, iron and steel.
In 1864, the Derwent and Consett Iron Company had still not completed the purchase and in April of that year a new company, the Consett Iron Company Ltd., purchased the whole of the undertaking.
Before this, the building of a vast number of houses and cottages for the workforce had begun and this was to continue for years.
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 Consett AFC - The Web Site
Consett are out of the FA Cup for this season after losing their Preliminary Round replay 1-2 at Rossendale United.
Consett were denied the opportunity of claiming their first success in the Ernest Armstrong Trophy when tonight's final was postponed at short notice due to opponents Tow Law Town being unable to raise a team.
Consett were unlucky not score with Andrew Bulford a particular thorn in the Magpies' side, seeing one header come back off the post and a couple of chances go close.
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 Consett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Consett is a medium-sized town in the northwest of County Durham, England, and is the administrative capital of the district of Derwentside.
The closure of the British Steel works at Consett in 1980 marked the end of the Derwent Valley steel heritage, and the decline of the town of Consett.
Politically, Consett is dominated by the Labour Party although a grouping of Derwentside Independents has grown in strength and is now the official opposition on Derwentside District Council.
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 Description of the Consett Iron Works 1892 - Part 1
The position which Consett occupies in the iron and steel manufacture, its production and capabilities, cannot fail to excite interest; and in view of this it is thought that the following attempt to describe the place may be acceptable to the members of the Iron and Steel Institute.
CONSETT is fourteen miles from Durham, and fifteen from Newcastle, and is approached from the first-named place by the Lanchester Valley Railway, and from the latter by the Derwent Valley Line.
To the east of Consett, and overlooking the Lanchester Valley, is the town of Leadgate, chiefly inhabited by miners engaged at the Company's pits; and still further down the vale is the massive central tower of the grand old Cathedral Church of St. Cuthbert.
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 CONSETT PREVIEW || Official Hartlepool Rovers - The Official website of Hartlepool Rovers - Official. News and Message ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Consett also had last Saturday off as a result of a shock defeat at Gateshead in their Durham Challenge Trophy tie, a match they were confidently expected to win.
As always, the visit to Consett will be a difficult one for Rovers although at this time of year the team ought to avoid the dreadful weather conditions that can afflict the venue.
Consett, in an uncanny quirk of the fixture list, face the top three over the last three league weekends, having lost at Percy Park last time out, hosting Rovers this week and then visiting Alnwick as we are entertaining Tech.
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 ChavTowns - Consett
The thing about Consett pubs is there’s something for everyone, pubs with a “local pub” atmosphere, or the livelier “wine bar” pub means you can enjoy a different kind of evening every weekend for months, and it means that adults of all ages can enjoy a night out.
Consett has long had a reputation for ultra-macho behaviour, from the original steelworkers through to the nazi skinheads of the 80s/ early 90s, right up to the drugged-up Charva scum of today.
Consett is a very pleasant town with very polite people even though others may disagree that is your decision, but you were only there for a short time and did not get to experience the many attractions around consett.
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 Consett & District Sunday League
Consett Grey Horse had an uncertain start to life in the league, but picked up their second win with a 5-3 success at Consett YMCA United.
Consett Grey Horse have had a baptism of fire since joining the league, losing their first five games, but a match against fellow strugglers Freemasons Arms gave them an ideal opportunity to change that and they grasped it with both hands, winning 10-1.
CONSETT Freemasons Arms finished bottom of Division Three last season, and things haven't improved this time round, as they are still looking for their first point.
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 Description of the Consett Iron Works 1892 - Part 2
Amongst the property purchased were the Works at Consett, Crookhall, and Bradley, consisting of eighteen blast-furnaces, with puddling forges, extensive plate, angle and bar mills, and other adjuncts, producing 80,000 tons of pig iron per annum, and from 40,000 to 50,000 tons of finished iron.
The larger proportion of this is consumed at the Company's blast-furnaces, and the remainder is disposed of for use in the furnaces, andc., of Cumberland, Cleveland, and foreign pig iron producing centres.
When the transfer of the old plant to the new Company took place, there were six blast-furnaces at Consett, and also one which had been pulled down, and the foundations of which were being prepared for the erection of a larger furnace.
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 Consett YMCA
Consett YMCA's base also provides accommodation for groups and individuals from around Britain and from countries across Europe and the rest of the world.
Consett YMCA employs a very experienced and highly qualified team of instructors who not only run activity courses but are also involved in the training and assessment of outdoor instructors to national standards.
Consett YMCA is Licensed by the Adventure Activities Licensing Authority to provide outdoor activities covered under these regulations.
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The first real-world meet up of members of the Consett Forums (www.consett.org.uk/forums) was held in the Grey Horse, Sherburn Terrace, on Saturday night.
The company which overseas the regeneration of the former Steelworks plant has announced it is considering plans for a retail development totalling 100,000sq ft, which would be the size of between four to six new units for the area next to where the new restaurant and hotel are being built, opposite McDonalds on Genesis Way.
Aldi, Consett’s latest big store name, is opening on the 9th November in Front Street on the site of the old big Kwik Save.
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 U15s vs Consett 19th Sep 2004 || Official Redcar RUFC - The Official website of Redcar - Official. News and Message ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
As the half progressed Consett were able to release their backs and utilsing the wind to their advantage scored on the stroke of half time to take a 5-nil lead into the interval.
Redcar were caught napping from a penalty in their 22 when the Consett no 8 crossed untouched for a try in the corner.
Consett scored again before Redcar roared back into the game with the try of the match.
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 Consett - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
A German colony of swordmakers settled in Consett in the 17th cent.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Consett" at HighBeam.
Consett throws its hat into the Olympic ring.(News)
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Consett Juniors Presentation Evening was held at the Civic Centre on Sunday 9 June 2002.
Consett Juniors Under 12's won the Durham County competition in November 2001 in a very exciting competition.
Consett U18’s meanwhile traveled to Redheugh BC to play in a subsidiary cup competition, both sides weakened with players on county duty, Consett won 3-2.
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Consett lost their season-long battle against relegation with this defeat in their final game of the season, and as a consequence they will be playing in Division Two of the Albany Northern League next season.
So Consett reached half time with the scores level, but in truth Consett were battling hard just to contain Shildon, rather than putting the home side under any pressure.
That was effectively the end of the contest as the visitors seemed resigned to their fate, and Shildon, with one eye on their midweek League Cup semi final with Tow Law, withdrew a couple of their more influential players.
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 Hotels in Consett Durham accommodation - Consett hotels accommodation in Durham UK
From Consett you are well placed to explore Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Durham with their coastal fortresses, magnificent cities, forests and valleys, pretty villages, wide empty beaches and the evocative ruins of Hadrian's Wall.
Before the early 1800s the Consett area was a wild and desolate place.
The Consett steel works were an industrial giant which once had iron interests in Germany and Spain.
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 The Consett Philatelic Society nepa web page
Consett Philatelic Society is said to date back to the 1920's, though the records of the society prior to 1983 have been lost.
In the early years the society's meetings were held in member’s homes, until the 1950's when membership increased substantially, reaching a peak of between 30 and 40.
Consett technical College became the venue until the move to new Citizens House on
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 CONSETT BRASS
CLICK ON Consett is a small town in the North West of County Durham formerly famous for its iron and steel works which closed in 1980.
Consett Brass was formed in 1973 in Consett Junior School.
The organisation consists of three bands: Consett Brass, Consett Youth and Consett Junior Brass with some seventy players in all.
www.consettbrass.derwentside.org.uk   (146 words)

  
 Consett photography exhibition
In the 1950s and 60s Tommy Harris worked as the photographer for two local newspapers, as well as for the Consett Iron Company magazine, and at the same time held down a full time job at the steelworks.
He took literally thousands of pictures, most of which depict local events such as leek shows and prizegivings.
In many cases it is these chance elements in Tommy's uncropped photographs that make his work so revealing.
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 Consett YMCA
For the past fifteen years this project has been working away dealing with people from Consett, Derwentside, Durham and the surrounding areas who have found themselves in distressing circumstances with no roof over their head or little or no furniture.
The aim of the Consett YMCA Intermediate Labour Market (ILM) is to provide opportunities, including community based job tasters (either within or organised by the YMCA), leading to a formal work placement period with local employers.
Here at Consett we welcomed a group of Young Leaders from Israel and in combination with our own Young Leaders they organised an activity filled event for a number of our local Junior Schools.
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 Local Heritage Initiative - Consett Iron Company & Derwentside Local Heritage Association
When Billy Robson worked as an engineer in the garage at British Steel, Consett, he would listen to the stories of the older men, reminiscing with tales of Spitfires doing aerobatics around the cooling towers at the end of WWII.
Anxious that such tales would be lost forever, he helped form a project to capture and preserve the history of an industry that had been pivotal to the lives of most of the people of Consett and the surrounding area.
They have designed a badge for the Consett YMCA Juniors football club, taking motifs to represent the mining and steel heritage of Consett.
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 Consett U15s 12 West U15s 24 (18/09/05) || Official West Hartlepool Juniors - The Official website of West Hartlepool ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
West U15s continued their promising start to the season with a hard fought away win over Consett by 24 points to 12.
This saw West concede their first points of the season after a powerful forward surge by Consett resulted in a converted try for the home team (19-7).
The Consett pack were not yet finished and despite some resolute West defence scored their second converted try to make the final score 24-12.
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Consett Park is located within the heart of Consett, a traditional but rapidly popular town lying south west of Newcastle, and north west of Durham.
The major cities of Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland are within easy reach, making Consett an ideal choice for a value for money home in a rapidly up-and-coming town.
Local shops in Consett such as Safeway, Tesco and KwikSave cater for day to day needs, while more comprehensive facilities can be found in Gateshead's Metro Centre which has all the diverse amenities associated with one of Europe's largest indoor shopping centres.
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 Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Consett freight movements
Site of original NER Consett station on the line from Durham was situated in vicinity of water tank in background.
The original Consett station was under the later motive power depot which was on the through line from Durham to Swalwell (Derwent Valley via Ebchester and Lintz)
Class 40 075 in Consett station yard delivering domestic coal in September 1981.
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 Consett accommodation - hotels guest houses bed and breakfast self catering cottage accommodation in Consett UK
Consett accommodation - hotels guest houses bed and breakfast self catering cottage accommodation in Consett UK Consett accommodation - hotels, guest house BandB, cottages
For hotels accommodation in other areas near to Consett Durham see hotels in Gateshead and hotels in Durham hotels.
For bed and breakfast accommodation in other areas near to Consett Durham see bed and breakfast in Crook and bed and breakfast in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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 Consett property to rent, room mates, Consett flat or house to share or rent - Free to view and advertise   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Either view adverts for Consett rooms wanted and to let and contact Consett roommates or flatmates or advertise your room or Consett flat share, house share, student house share, Consett shared accommodation or Consett commercial property to let.
A room in a flatshare, or house share, a room in someone's home.If you are looking for Consett commercial premises or an industrial unit in Consett.If you want a house/flat/apartment or studio flat in Consett.
If you are relocating to Consett as an executive or a professional with a family, or a student finding somewhere for the first time.Whoever you are if you want somewhere to rent in Consett - advertise with us.
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 This is The North East | CommuniGate | Consett AFC
Consett AFC, known as The Steelmen, are members of the Albany Northern League Division One.
Founded in 1899 as Consett Celtic, the club have been members of the Northern Alliance, North Eastern League, Midland League and Northern Counties League before finally joining the Northern League in 1970.
Up to date news, fixtures, match reports, league tables, player pen pictures, details of other Northern League clubs and much more can be found by visiting the club's main web site via the link on this page.
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