Places to live - Consett advice

I had my first bike crash on green street, good job I was so young as crossbars hurt.
I have lived in London since 79 but have been back in Consett for the last 2 years and checked with a couple of mates; one delivers meds all over the area and the other worked on house maintenance. Both said it is one of the best areas of Leadgate.
My own family are London based and they love the area.

 

I used to drink in the Curtees, that was some pub

 

Oi

 

Yes it was. A mate of mine had that for a good while. Canny grub at the time.

 

Aye, it was the food I went for.

 

Was the punch bowl not at Satley just outside Lanchester..used to do good grub.

 

Oh aye, of course. Memory isnt the best.

 

You’re probably thinking of the Punch Bowl at Satley , out of Lanchester on the road if you were going to Wolsingham . Now converted into houses , as is the other pub Satley had.

 

From what I can see , I don’t think it’s changed in decades. Always looks peaceful and quiet .

 

You are right mate, was it in the middle of nowhere?

 

My mate used to run the Mart there and a lass I knew mam and dad had the Curtees, that’s houses now as well

 

Yeah , just small , hardly a village , more of a hamlet . No shop either , so now only houses

 

Saturday gone we were in Consett, went from Barry's Bargains in the centre to (the extremely poorly signposted) Knitsley Farm Shop in Delves Lane. Their sausages are class, as is their home made corn beef, their corn beef pasties, particularly nice those, their scotch eggs were canny, and their cakes are huge. I've just finished a chocolate snowball, probably as big as well, my stomach now, and there's a ham and pie, and . . .