WE learn today that the landscape around a factory in Darlington has been added to the National Heritage List for England.
Land around the Cummins Engine Factory, off Yarm Road, Darlington, is one of 20 national post-war gardens and landscapes that have been today, August 21, added to the Register of Parks and Gardens, part of the National Heritage List for England.
It was a good opportunity for us to take a look at a selection of pictures found in our archive of Cummins over the years, and some of its Royal visitors.
Share your memories and photographs with us by emailing jo.kelly@newsquest.co.uk.
We found this picture in the archive of striking workers at the Cummins plant in Darlington in 1986. Were you employed by Cummins at that time? It was in this year that there was a major upgrade to the plant production
Aerial view which shows the Cummins plant in Darlington
The one millionth engine made at Cummins in September 2011
Cummins production line in Darlington 2011. How things have changed from the production line of the 1960s, and how different the production line is now in 2020
The Queen visited Cummins in Darlington in 1967
The mid 1980s brought the threat of total closure to Cummins Darlington. Local MP Ossie O’Brien addresses a gathering to discuss an action plan. You might spot Tony Blair and Michael Fallon in the back row of this photo
The production line in 2019
The Cummins plant in the 1960s
The Duke of Kent and Plant Manager Chris Willoughby at Cummins in Darlington, in November 2015, the year the company marked its 50th anniversary
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel