| Corbridge and Matfen |
1974-12-24 |
The 97-pupil Corchester School, founded 84 years earlier, was to close through lack of pupil numbers, which made the private school uneconomic. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1975-07-11 |
Corchester School holds its last prize-giving day. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1975-10-06 |
A new milestone was reached for Tynedale Rugby Club when the first XV ran out on the field at Tynedale Park for their first match on their new ground. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1975-11-10 |
A year after closing down due to falling orders, the 100 year-old fireclay works of J. Jameson and Son resumed operations in supplying fittings to the building trade. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1977-03-28 |
Corchester School, despite having been closed for almost two years, suffered ?2000 worth of damage from local vandals. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1979-10-08 |
The ?3 million Styford link road, designed to take virtually all traffic away from Corbridge and Riding Mill, and to eliminate the notorious Whiteside Bank accident black spot, was officially opened by the Duke of Northumberland. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1979-04-09 |
The Queen Mother opened the Hunday farm and tractor museum founded by farmer John Moffitt. She described the museum as ?delightful and imaginative.? |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1981-05-19 |
The girder bridge across the River Tyne at Corbridge was very close to demolition. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1981-06-23 |
The Hunday Tractor Museum at Newton was voted museum of the year. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1981-08-11 |
A ?150,000 extension at the Black Bull in Matfen was approved by councillors. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1982-02-09 |
A major visitor centre for Corbridge and improved public transport were included in proposals to increase tourism along the Roman Wall. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1982-03-23 |
Chartered surveyors Smiths Gore offered for sale at around ?22,500 the Methodist Chapel in Matfen. The chapel, built in 1840, was suitable for conversion to a house. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1982-11-23 |
Mowden Hall Prep School, which was founded in 1935, revealed plans to admit girls for the first time. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1983-04-22 |
Jameson?s Fireclay works stock is auctioned off. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1983-10-24 |
The Department of Transport announced a further two-year delay in implementing plans to dual the A69 between Horsley and Corbridge. Work was not now expected to start until 1987. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1985-08-02 |
Great Whittington Methodist Church celebrated its 150th anniversary with the Rev. Arthur Wignall of the Hexham circuit leading the hymn singing on the village green. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1987-01-13 |
During a public auction, the old station house at Corbridge was sold, with the buyer planning to transform it into an Indian restaurant. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1988-01-01 |
(1988 Date unspecified) The Hunday Countryside Museum at Newton closed after attracting more than half a million visitors since it was opened by the Queen Mother in April 1979. Farmer and cattle breeder, John Moffitt, had the most comprehensive collection of vintage tractors in Europe. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1989-11-07 |
It was announced that Matfen Hall owned by the Blackett family was to close as a Cheshire Home for the physically disabled. |
| Corbridge and Matfen |
1993-04-25 |
All 42 members of staff at the Cheshire Home at Matfen Hall were told that they would be made redundant within the next 12 months. |
