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Inside the Darlington town centre cellars where two men were killed 250 years ago

TAKING a tour of Darlington town centre more than a century ago, WJ Mountford walked off High Row and up Clark’s Yard. “The old houses and workshops that crowded this picturesque and narrow way have nearly all become warehouses,” he wrote in his unpublished memoires in 1908. Then he, like Memories 510, looked up. “There is an interesting old leaden spout at the south side of the yard which bears the initials ‘IP 1767’,” he noted, referring to the drainheader on the top of John Pease’s old house. And then he looked down, and said: “A wooden gate bearing iron spikes stops the way to a dozen stone steps leading to some dark, damp, ancient chambers beneath.”

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Brothels, blind drunk brides and dancing bears - life in a Darlington yard

Brothels, blind drunk brides and dancing bears - life in a Darlington yard
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Who was Mr Buckton, and other stories from Darlington s historic yards

DARLINGTON is one of the first of 100 places in the country to benefit from the Government’s £3.6bm Towns Fund, which aims to transform town centres. It is going to spend the first part of its money on two yards running off High Row – Clark’s and Buckton’s – which are fascinating places, jammed with history and bursting with potential to become quirky, curious and atmospheric. As part of the project, Darlington council is asking people to share their stories, videos, pictures and memories of the yards: did you meet your partner in one of the cafes or pubs; did your family ever own one of the properties; did one of your ancestors even sell ice creams in a yard?

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