Durham Paper Mill chimney was built in 1927 and consisted of 250,000 bricks. The first brick was laid by Mr G Renshaw manager at the time on September 9th 1927. The factory had begun production in 1891.
The chimney was demolished in October 1971 although the factory had been closed since 1965.
The Paper Mill chimney was demolished in November 1971.
More detail »The Durham Paper Mill chimney was a well-known local landmark and from December 1954, the lettering was lit up in red neon lights at night. The Paper Mill ceased production in 1965 and the chimney was demolished in 1971. Part of the paper mill building is still in use as a wallpaper store in Moreland Street.
This view of Burn Road is looking towards Stranton and the Tesco traffic lights are around the same spot today.(2014)
More detail »Probably taken in the early 1960s, the image shows Anchor Mill(demolished 1980) on the left (later images show it without windows at street level. Betwen the mill and the advertising boards was the entrance from Stockton Street to Burbank Street. On the right in Thompson Street, the large warehouse belonged to the Co-op and this still exists as amongst other things car repair garages. The imposing Durham Paper Mill chimney, which was illuminated in red letters at night, can clearly be seen. This was demolished in 1971.
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