Houghton-le-Spring: Photographs of Houghton Hall when it was Houghton YMCA

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Houghton Hall as a YMCA

These rare photographs show the conversion of Houghton Hall from a derelict club into a building suitable for use by Houghton's youth, plus many unseen photographs from its days as a YMCA. Copyright © Books of the North 2000 - 2010.

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Before the building work 1971

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The abandoned Social Club 1968

Construction of the Sports Hall

The YMCA in 1971 & 1972

The YMCA in 1974

Cars outside of Houghton Hall 1971

Houghton Hall in the snow 1971

Official opening of the YMCA at Houghton Hall in 1972

Official opening of the YMCA at Houghton Hall 1972

The Boardroom in Houghton Hall

The wood-pannelled Boardroom in Houghton Hall

People in the Boardroom

Groundswork at Houghton Hall

Young lads carrying out groundswork at the Houghton Hall YMCA

Canoe building in the YMCA

Canoe building at the YMCA - groundfloor of Houghton Hall

Laying the floor - before & after

During the floor laying of YMCA at Houghton Hall

After the floor laying of YMCA at Houghton Hall

Fun and games in the YMCA

More activities at the YMCA

Houghton Hall, Hall Lane, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne & Wear, DH5 8DB
Houghton Hall was also know as Houghton House.
Houghton Hall, The Hall, Church Street, Houghton le Spring

Paul Lanagan, local historian
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks go to Liz Shipman for being so welcoming and granting access to her magnificent home; to Jeff Bartram for information on the secret tunnels; to Cathy Younger for information on her housekeeping ancestors at Houghton Hall; and to Robin Midson for granting access to the Hall to me and my school pals for a school ghost project in the 1990s. Thanks are also extended to: Rowland Storey, former general secretary of the YMCA; David Sill; and Peter Brett.

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Houghton Hall is located next door to Houghton Hall but on Nesham Place
Houghton Hall, The Quay, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring
Houghton Hall is located next door to Houghton Hall but on Nesham Place
Houghton Hall, The Quay, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring