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coal house

A subsidiary building for the storage of coal; often connected to a blacksmith’s shop.
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Those taking part in Coal House At War will swap modern luxuries for the chance to sample the reality of the 1940s - a lifestyle that includes rationing, fear of air raids, black-outs and "Digging for Victory" as those on the home front learn to become self-sufficient.
Could you hack life on the home front? Mum's warning as Coal House looks to recreate wartime experiences for show
In June, 15 shortlisted families were put through their paces at Cwrt-y-Gollen Army camp near Abergavenny to find out how they would cope with life in The Coal House at War.
It's life, but not as we know it; Three moreWelsh families are going back in time to live in miners' cottages for the Coal House series. This time it is 1944 and wartime rationing is in force. But what will life be like in Coal House at War? And what will they miss the most? Abbie Wightwick spoke to family members and found some are already pining for their hair straighteners..
18- 21 January - north and southbound full carriageway closure between J67 Coal House and J69 A184 Gateshead Quays.
United Kingdom : Drivers advised of overnight closures on A1 Coal House to Metro Centre as part of Improvement Scheme
For wife Steph, who viewers saw in tears on Monday's programme, the Coal House experience is putting life into perspective.
The 1920s' TV star who needed a 21st -Century hospital
The BBC's laudable Coal House programme has quickly caught the viewing public's imagination with its recreation of life as it was really lived in 1927.
Editorial Comment
And while motorists face another year of delays on the four-mile stretch between the Metrocentre and Coal House junction, as a third lane in both directions is added and a traffic-easing link road between Lobley Hill and Gateshead Quay junctions is built, Highways England said it is on course for a spring 2016 completion.
A1 widening on track for spring finish
The Coal House to Metrocentre stretch of the A1 was built 40 years ago and is considered to be one of the most congested bits of road in the Highways Agency's network.
Escorted tour of A1 roadworks for public
Contract award: A1 Coal House to Metro Centre (previoulsy named Lobley Hill to Dunston Improvement).
Provision of construction work
The couple and their six other children took part in BBC Wales' Coal House.
wales news bulletin: Coal House family welcomes Megan
Tonight, viewers will get a glimpse of the harsh realities of life 80 years ago when the BBC Wales series Coal House is screened for the first time.
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5 mile stretch of the road between junction 67 at Coal House and junction 65 near Birtley is set to be widened.
Have your say on A1 upgrade
It follows work to turn the A1 into a three-lane carriageway between Coal House and the Metro Centre in 2016.
Planning events look to get A1 back on the road; MORE CONSULTATION MEETINGS LINED UP

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