Sid Chaplin
(1916-1986)

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Died aged c. 70

Sid Chaplin OBE (20 September 1916 – 11 January 1986) was an English writer whose works (novels, television screenplays, poetry and short stories) are mostly set in the north-east of England, in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Commemorated on 3 plaques

9 Gladstone Terrace, Ferryhill. Sid Chaplin (1916-1986) acclaimed author of novels and short stories of the Durham coalfield including The Leaping Lad and The Thin Seam lived and wrote here 1941-1953

9 Gladstone Terrace, Ferryhill, United Kingdom where they lived (1940-1953)

1916-1986 Sid Chaplin. Home of author Sid Chaplin. Formerly a pitman, his acclaimed works about the North-East include The Thin Seam and The Day of the Sardine.

11 Kimberley Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom where they lived

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 they studied