. The buildings to the left are now demolished and Relton Way houses are there now.
Location
This building was originally a Victorian residence called 'Woodlands'. It became St Francis' Grammar School in 1956 established by the Xavarian Brothers and later taken over by the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. Boys attended from Hartlepool and colliery towns of SE Durham. The final headteacher was Father John Bell and in 1973 he was also appointed head of the new English Martyrs Comprehensive School.
One of the large houses, Normanhusrt is now The White House public house and Woodlands and land around has made way for a small housing estate 'Woodlands
More detail »