I lived in Peterlee from 1959-1970, (5-15 years old) then we moved to Canada. It was wonderful to watch this video, it brought back a lot of memories for me. I lived in Manor Way.

Born there 1961. Left in 1972. Clearest memory is walking down into Horden for Saturday morning pictures. Mayhem. Kids loved it.

Great video - all the black & white stuff is exactly how I remembered Peterlee - lived there from 1959 - 1963

Peterlee the Monte Carlo of the North east. Full of Charity Shops and cheapo shops selling tat to nuggets walking around the town centre with a Mobile phone glued to one hand and in the other hand the famous greggs Pasty.

i cant beleive how lovely peterlee was back in the day it looks well kept and people look pround in the pictures nothing like today:-(

This town is so different now, I had no idea that was what the town used to originally look like, I have lived here all my life and I am only 18 years old, thank you so much for showing me the history of my home :D thank you.

Lovely slide show. Thanks for the memories

Fantastic. I grew up in Peterlee from 1966 to 1979. It was a special place. I miss it, and I miss my friends. Harry Freeman where are you mate ? It's Dave from Neville road ! I'll be back.

there were 2 escalators. One in the middle of town, near where Greggs is now and one round the back where doggetts was. Neither of them ever worked.

Brought back loads of good memories. Cracking upload.

Thanks for the video. I'm from Peterlee and until the past few years always lived there (and still did in 2009 when this was uploaded). It isn't actually that bad for crime and what not compared to the city I live in now (Sheffield). With regret however I had to move away to find career progression, which is a shame as it is too easy to slate it, when in reality, it is a pretty decent and safe town.

It was a good place to grow up in the sixties.

Peterlee, like so many new towns, could have been so much better than it is. It's a shame so much of it was built in the 60s and 70s - the era that architecture forgot.

Born in Peterlee 62 moved 67 but always went back up to 85 then moved away and unhappy to see now 😢😢😢

Any body Remember Gamecock pub and Norseman hotel a think its Peterlee Lodge now..

Rob Parker drinking a yard of ale, R.I.P Rob.

Nice to see a town named after me

Thank you for this, my family remember all of this but for me been only 25 i remember half and it has changed a lot. makes me angry to see that peterlee was a good simple place back then, today it has been wrecked by chavs and cocky kids.

One of the better Peterlee videos on YT. :) The Town Centre hasn't half changed. o.0'

wow wish i lived here when it was like this

hated it . it took away all the places we kids used to play. was there at the beginning am in my seventies now still dislike it

peterlee is a canny place to live, the people can be twats but that could be the same in any town

Sadly yet another town that has gone to rack and ruin. Never mind at least it has a Club 3000 Bingo (But wait that is shite also)

I miss growing up there with my mum a nd dad

born and bredin peterlee... been left 22yrs.. Great memories

Born in Sunderland moved to Helford Road then sunny blunts....welland close...South way...now over eden lane doing u tube vids walking dewhurst old site...reminiscing on good old peterlee the place to be ...

@studom thanks it was nice making it for everyone

I’m writing this from 2019 and it looked soo much better back then like I never even knew there used to be a pond down the back of vibe

Is anyone here from 2019 peterlee now is bad and I am 11 years old so this gives me idea to look at it now it makes me want to cry some pictures are still the same from now don’t mind me I am a girl

I knew the queen visited peterlee! She stayed in my old street Avon Road for a bit. I've been alive 13 and have lived it all in peterlee. It needs to go back to the old ways. They look better and like it has more room and places to go. Shame. I have been living there from 2000 to 2013 and nothing has got better. It's all crap. There is nothing to do. It's so boring now. Wish it was as fun as the old days

Those photos of very old wow

Nice music.

thanks for the nice comments

Please can you click the link of when i was on itv news. All i want to is bring awareness of how dangerous the sea can be on the coast. To the parents and grandparents who watched me on itv news could you please speak to your children and grankids and friends about the dangers of the sea. This will save another life if we all stick together in helping the youth of today. www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-07-21/grandad-urges-people-not-to-swim-at-north-east-beach-after-family-tragedy

I visit Father in law in Peterlee Eddison Rd., a few times a year, i come from Swindon Wilts 280 mile trip, I would love to live there for the friendly people up north.You come to Swindon see how the people treat you, very cold town.

@chizzywoo the memories are great i can remember somethings but some are lost coz iam gettin on abit now most ov me memories are from the royal arms (cowie place) now its called sledmere close i just loved living there and one day i move back

I grew up there had great times

Oh how times have changed….. 🙄

Great memories ... great video... ;0)

thanks great pictures

I live in Peterlee now ridgemount house is not a office block anymore it's a cannabis farm couple of bad guys were arrested for it

Thanx for posting - good vid.

I wasn't alive when it was like this but it looks so much better than it is now..

brilliant to see this thanks ever so much for the vid where abouts is the place where the outside little pool is

@oneandonly89 them times were great i loved it we could leave our doors unlocked and we could play anywhere

Can I repost this please I was born there in 1968

Thank you for the reply MrUKfootball i will be up Peterlee next Thur/ Fri/ Sat & Sunday. I suspect its winterey up there by the North Sea.If you ever visit Swindon check out our Magic Roundabout { on You Tube ] Right by our STFC County Ground.

@yokelabductee i cant remember the escalator as it was years ago,i no it was there i been up loads of times

@paddynmadge thanks

fab video ty :-)

@DarkParagon thanks

changed so much :{

@MrUkfootball Ha! I`m getting old too, so know about the memory thing :) I lived in Fairbairn until I was about 21

Nice 1

@sludgefingers ur welcome

yer ther was a outdoor escalator

I moved out of cowie place at 25

ur wellcome

Dam I remember this I played the nick in them houses in the early eighties

ah xD just shows that peterlee always has the crapy xmas trees... though it would be an advantage to live back then because you would be able to grow up away from chavs and distrespectful people

Peterlee will not improve, don’t have much faith in the town council.