Spennymoor Settlement
(1939-present)

group and academy

Aged 85

Commemorated on 1 plaque

Home of the Spennymoor Settlement (The Pitman's Academy) since 1939. Under the inspiration of Warden Bill Farrell, this became the creative birthplace of eminent artists, writers and journalists, including: Norman Cornish MBE, Tom McGuinness, Sid Chaplin OBE and Arnold Hadwin OBE

The Spennymoor Settlement, Spennymoor, United Kingdom where it sited