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History

Durham Aged Miners Homes Association grew from the vision of Joseph Hopper, a miner and lay preacher, who believed that a man who had served in the coal mines from the age of 12 to 65 or beyond deserved better than to be evicted from his tied colliery home when he retired.

A small weekly levy voluntarily donated from miners' wages plus donations of land and materials from mine owners and others, allowed the homes to be constructed and let free of charge.

Although the Durham Coalfield is no more, the Association has survived and prospered, and continues to provide good quality homes for older people, the less physically active or disabled people. Preference is still given to ex-miners.

DAMHA through the years