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Watt Street (First Council Houses) - Murton (murt0108)

Miners At Hawthorn During Strike
Street Toilets

Photograph of a road running away from the camera downhill; on the left of the photograph is part of a pavement; across the road can be seen a block of houses with small gardens in which shopping lines can be seen; below that block is another, the side of which only can be seen; in the distance, buildings, possibly part of the colliery, can be seen along with a tall chimney; the photograph has been described as Murton's First Council Houses (Watt Street)

Watt Street (First Council Houses) - Murton

Photograph of a road running away from the camera downhill; on the left of the photograph is part of a pavement; across the road can be seen a block of houses with small gardens in which shopping lines can be seen; below that block is another, the side of which only can be seen; in the distance, buildings, possibly part of the colliery, can be seen along with a tall chimney; the photograph has been described as Murton's First Council Houses (Watt Street)

Date: 1950 - 1959


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