The Legend Of The Castle Eden Hare

[marshman 7,758]

My father would tell my brothers and me that story when we was children , enjoyed it again !

[jcm 2,327]

Glad people is enjoying the story ?

[maxwell 88]

First time ive heard of this, Ive spent many a day when I was younger down Castle Eden Dene, bird nesting , conkering, making swings and just mooching about me and my mates used to know the dene like the back of our hands, we used to walk the mile pipe and we used to climb on to the top of the castle and catch the pigeons that were up there, weve even swam down Jaques Ladder, when I got my first ferret about 40 year ago I stareted to go ferretting down the dene, Ive been lamping around castle eden dene and for the size of the dene there was never many rabbits or hares in the fields around it, I can imagine before Peterlee was built it would of been crawling with game, as you would of only had the colliery villages, and the open fields would of stretched from Castle Eden to Easington Village apart from the farms, and the Big House at Peterlee, which was there before Peterlee was ever thought of.

[jcm 2,327]

First time ive heard of this, Ive spent many a day when I was younger down Castle Eden Dene, bird nesting , conkering, making swings and just mooching about me and my mates used to know the dene like the back of our hands, we used to walk the mile pipe and we used to climb on to the top of the castle and catch the pigeons that were up there, weve even swam down Jaques Ladder, when I got my first ferret about 40 year ago I stareted to go ferretting down the dene, Ive been lamping around castle eden dene and for the size of the dene there was never many rabbits or hares in the fields around it, I can imagine before Peterlee was built it would of been crawling with game, as you would of only had the colliery villages, and the open fields would of stretched from Castle Eden to Easington Village apart from the farms, and the Big House at Peterlee, which was there before Peterlee was ever thought of.

Are you still in the area ?

[Flacko 1,756]

Good read mate the magical hare think I coursed that a few times in days gone bye, or my dogs weren't the best lol

[maxwell 88]

Yes I was born in peterlee lived there most of my life, live in blackhall now

[buckshot 53]

spent many a happy hour in them woods n fields hunting and birdnesting

nice little read too

[jcm 2,327]

Yes I was born in peterlee lived there most of my life, live in blackhall now

I get my dog meat from blackhall butchers ?

[sawyer 94]

Never realised there was as many of us in the area on here.

[maxwell 88]

Ive just spoke to my mate and he knew of the story about the castle eden hare . Yes you will get your dog meat from chappies butchers decent stuff

Edited March 12, 2015 by maxwell

[jcm 2,327]

Yes it's alright and get my chicken mince else where, are you a lurcher lad ?

[jcm 2,327]

Never realised there was as many of us in the area on here.

Where you from ?

[sawyer 94]

 

Never realised there was as many of us in the area on here.

Where you from ?

Wingate mate.

[jcm 2,327]

 

 

Never realised there was as many of us in the area on here.

Where you from ?

Wingate mate.

There does seem to be a few what you could call local lads on here

[maxwell 88]

Ive had lurchers and greyhounds in the past just got a few ferrets and a couple of terriers now