Catton - Circa 1920

Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Catton (left).  The house to the centre was nicknamed in the first years of the 20th century – for obvious reasons – as ‘the Signal Box’,

Catton - Date Unknown

Railway Station at Catton. Opened in 1865 and ran passenger trains from 1869 – 1930. Finally closed in 1950.

Catton - Circa 1943

German prisoners of war. Huts were built on land behind the Methodist chapel. They returned to Germany in 1947.

Catton - Circa 1900

Catton village green.  The Methodist Chapel, built in 1871, and Orchard House in the background.

Catton - Circa 1963

A difficult delivery for the postmen through the winter snow, pictured at Red Well near Catton. Left to right: Lawrence Smith, George Taylor, Joe Sanderson

Catton - Date Unknown

Thought to be either:  W. Dinning of Highfield, Catton, or Norman Walton, Bank Manager.

Catton - 1905

Catton village centre. School building on far right Village water pump inside the enclosure.

Catton - 1951

Lucy and Will Henderson stood at the doorway of Vine House, Catton.

Catton - Circa 1997

Primitive Methodist chapel at Lanefoot, Catton. Built in 1882, it is still used today (2003). An earlier church, long since demolished, stood on a site at the opposite side of the road.