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| D/DW 1/2(97) The viaduct taken from Station approach, Durham, c.1910 |
A long felt want
For some time past men coming back on leave whose homes are situated in outlying districts of the county, on arriving at Durham Station about midnight, have found themselves unable to proceed to their destinations until the first train in the morning. Consequently they have been under the necessity of hanging about the platforms or waiting-rooms for several hours. An instance in point occurred on Sunday night.
A soldier carrying his full kit, belonging to Chester-le-Street, arrives at Durham to find that, in order to reach his home he would have to walk the distance. Mr GB Wilson, the Durham county organising secretary of the Comrades of the Great War, happened to be in the station at the time, seeing one of his sons off, when he noticed the plight in which the man found himself, and he kindly invited him to the headquarters of the organisation in the city, and provided him with bed and breakfast free of charge. Needless to say that the soldier, after his long and tedious journey from the battle front in France, highly appreciated the unexpected hospitality.
Both Mr and Mrs Wilson, who have sons of their own in the service, fully realise the awkward position in which these brave Durham lads are placed through no fault of their own, and we understand that they are making arrangements for their accommodation at headquarters Codislaw House, The Avenue, a thoughtful step which will no doubt prove a great boon to the men, and meet a long felt want in the city.
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