Silksworth Heritage Group

Silksworth Heritage Group Silksworth Heritage Group was formed to study the rich mining and social history of the village with the use of photographs, presentations and meetings.

In the late 1980’s, Vera Stevens, of Seaburn, was commissioned by the Wearside Historic Churches to compile a study of Silksworth Church and Community. She began to show slides of her work. It was at one of these presentations in North Street Methodist Church hall that Pat Burns, the present Chairperson, spoke to her and she remarked that Silksworth was steeped in history. This inspired Pat to wri

te to the Community Association committee to ask for support in setting up a Silksworth Heritage Group to enlarge on Vera Stevens work. Coffee mornings were planned and Vera displayed some of her photographs, and the group began without funding. Two monthly coffee mornings were held, leaving a balance of £2.42. A “starter” grant of £100.00 was provided by the Council and after a year of coffee mornings, the first AGM was held in April of 1988. In April of 2003 the group celebrated its fifteenth anniversary with the publication of two books, the first on Leisure and Pleasure and the second, a gold Jubilee book. In 2012 the group celebrated their 25th anniversary.

Heritage group closed last year.
04/05/2026

Heritage group closed last year.

Looks beautiful.
25/03/2026

Looks beautiful.

25/03/2026
Ken .Chisholm
20/03/2026

Ken .Chisholm

Billy Hughes outside his shop in Vine Place, June 1975.
Many other Sunderland footballers opened shops over the years to supplement their income, including Willie Watson and Len Duns - can anyone remenber more names?

16/09/2025

We had to close Silksworth. Heritage Group through lack of support, someone may open it up in the future.

15/09/2025

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