Series 5 Episode 2 - ASHINGTON (# 934 Visited 26/10/2024)

Northumberland, England : Population 27,993 (Rank # 379)

Coal may have given Ashington its raison d'être, but we find out what these Northumbrians are up to now that times have moved on.

MUSIC

Baby Elephant Walk - Henry Mancini & His Orchestra

My Star - Ian Brown

Longsight M13 - Ian Brown

THANKS

Arriva Buses

The staff of Old Ash Dene, Ashington

The Buildings of England (Northumberland) - Pevsner, N. et al

Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org