Welcome to the Eggleston Village History website. This site explores some general information for visitors about our village.

We have a massive amount of lead mining history going back to at least the 1500's, this site also exhibits a selection of old images of times gone by.

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Some old photographic images have been converted to colour. I've tried to enchance some of the images by creating layers of the gray image and converting each layer by adding a colour profile - the result varied depending on the amount of grey shades that were present in the original image. Take a look and see what you think.

The village of Eggleston is located on the B6278 between Barnard Castle and Middleton-in-Teesdale. We've been here since 2500BC and continue to thrive with an active community in our village hall and church which has multiple yearly events that we welcome visitors to enjoy.

The village of Eggleston is steeped in history that goes all the way back to the early bronze age. Investment from the London Lead Mining Company provided the means to build a lot of the structures around the village. Here we explore our history and our development.

There is nothing more fascinating than finding old photographs, postcards and artworks depicting a time in history of your home or area. Here are some images of Eggleston in times now long passed with a short description of the scene. 

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This site was last updated on the 31/1/2025