A once-booming seaside resort in the north of England has become a 'ghost town', so much so that streets of homes are boarded up, while some houses are being flogged for just a few thousand pounds.
The town’s proud and long-time mining history gained fame across Europe, after tireless workers set a record for the most coal mined in a single day, extracting 6,758 tonnes on May 9, 1930, reports the Mirror. The Horden Colliery was shut in February 1987, as the coal mining industry in the UK was killed.Now, there are streets of boarded-up homes for sale for as little as £5,000, as more and more locals have left the area.
He said: "You had all the working men's clubs, and all the public houses. There is practically none left here now." The man went on to claim that drugs have "taken hold" in the area, and the problem doesn't affect just younger people, but also some residents in their 40s and 50s.The cost of properties in certain areas of Horden has changed drastically, showing how the once-booming town has changed over time.