Which new town was named after a Durham-born miners’ leader?
Peterlee Peterlee Peterlee is a small town in County Durham, England. It was founded in 1948, and built under the auspices of the New Towns Act 1946. It has economic and community ties with Sunderland, Hartlepool and Durham. The case for Peterlee was put forth in "Farewell Squalor" by Easington Rural District Council Surveyor C.W. Clarke, who also proposed that the town was named after the celebrated Durham miners' leader Peter Lee. Peterlee is unique among the new towns which came into being after the Second World War in that it was the only one requested by the people through their
Durham Miners' Gala secured the endorsement of the Durham Miners' Association, was asked to give a speech to the Gala. In 2016, 2017 and 2018, Corbyn, now Labour leader, addressed the event. Durham Miners' Gala The Durham Miners' Gala is a large annual gathering held on the second Saturday in July in the city of Durham, England. It is associated with the coal mining heritage (and particularly that of miners' trade unionism) of the Durham Coalfield, which stretched throughout the traditional County of Durham. It is also locally called "The Big Meeting" or "Durham Big Meeting". In the context of the Durham Miners'