In 1824 John Brolinson was landlord at the Rose and Crown. Later converted into a house. Recorded in 2014 prior to demolition. The earliest fabric is the south wall (1.2m thick), which may relate to an entirely different 18th century building. In the 18th or early 19th century, four rooms were built. The next phase of development was the addition of a single storey extension to the east wall. The Rose and Crown ceased to operate some time between 1906 and 1914. In the 1920s or 1930s a structure on the south elevation was removed, the windows in the east wall of the extension were remodelled and a new fire surround was installed. A toilet was installed in the outhouse. The last modification was the installation of a bathroom. The building is shown on the tithe map of 1839. On the first edition OS map of 1854 the building is named as the Rose and Crown Inn. It is no longer named as a pub on the second edition revision of 1906, suggesting a change of use to residential. It is named Middle House on the OS map of 1960. Whellan's directory of 1856 lists Elizabeth Walker as victualler at the Rose and Crown. The directory of 1865 lists Edward Stout. The inn is not listed in Whellan's directory of 1894. Kelly's directory of 1906 names Thomas Worthington at the Rose and Crown. The inn is not listed after this date. Middle House is two storeys with a piled tiled roof and two chimneys. The external walls are rendered and painted white. The west elevation has a central square-headed door with a slightly projecting moulded stone surround containing a decorative keystone. Either side of the doorway there are square windows, now boarded up. The first floor has two large rectangular windows. There are no sills or lintels and so the windows are probably later insertions. The south elevation (gable end) contains a blocked square-headed doorway with moulded stone surround. This is likely to be original. To the east of the doorway there is a small rectangular window of two panes. The roofline shows evidence of a single storey extension to the rear of the building. The original roofline has a wide coping covered with cement render and a kneeler where the original building ended. The east elevation is the single storey extension. Its pitched roof has been tied into the original roofline. There is a central door flanked by two square metal-framed windows of nine panes. This extension is shown on mapping from at least 1839. There are two brick-built outhouses with asbestos roof. One outhouse contains a toilet with high-level cistern labelled 'Darnley, Sunderland and South Shields Pattern' probably of 1920s date. The north elevation (gable end) has no features. It is thinner (0.6m thick) than the south wall and does not have a kneeler. Inside there are few features of interest apart from a fireplace with coloured tiles. This is probably early 20th century in date.

In 1824 William Baines was landlord at the Fox and Hounds.

A row of four houses. Known as Paddy's Row after the Irish miner who lived at No. 1. Every Saturday night Paddy, an Irish miner, for drunk, and when the pubs closed he moved slowly and deliberately along the street trailing his coat behind him. This was a recognised challenge to anyone in the village wanting to fight him for the right to live for a week in the first house in Paddy's Row. The house appeared to belong to no-one, but Paddy had taken possession of it and if anyone accepted the challenge and beat him, Paddy slept under the hedge.

Mention is made of a collier at Reynton in 1531 and of outcrops of coal and mining by the colliers Richard and Robert Wright in 1604. Dated C16-17th.

Low Farm was farmed by the Hutchinson family (Mr J.T Hutchinson). The farm was owned by the Dean and Chapter of Durham. It was later leased to the North Hetton Coal Company and was eventually owned by the National Coal Board. The last family to live there were the Adamsons (not farmers). The farm was demolished around 1941.

Rainton Bridge Farm has been farmed by the Bailey family for 200 years. The building containing the village communal oven became the boiler house at the farm. It once had racing stables. Only working farm left in East Rainton. TWM suggest that the position of the farm in the village core may mean that the farm has medieval origins. In 2009 the farm comprised of a red brick farmhouse and modern farm sheds and small outbuildings over 0.24ha.

In 1930 plans were passed for a new school west of the original one (HER 15719). Built by Durham County Council, this was completed in 1933. The mine shaft was filled with rubble before the toilet block was built on top of it. Mr Tilley was headmaster until 1948. He was followed by Mr N Suggett.

The first school was built in 1822 in the colliery yard of Pontop Pit (HER 3215). It could accommodate 136 infants and children. The school master was Robert Lawson. He was followed by Mr T Sager around 1894. Mrs Ramshaw taught the girls how to sew. The school was taken over by the church in 1866. The vicar taught scripture. In the 1920s the headmaster was Mr Tilley. In 1930 plans were passed for a new school to the west of this one (HER 15720). The playground was earth containing ash and cinders. There were stoves in each classroom.

Built in 1882 by a Mr Jobling of Durham. The money was raised by sewing parties. Each member of the Church and Mother's Union gave a chair for the hall. There are waggonway sleeper blocks incorporated into the boundary wall.

Shown on Ordnance Survey first edition map.