Hi Michael

I keep forgetting to ask you when and where did you live in Blyth.

louise

Louise,

Woodcocks drapery shop is still there. It was adjacent to the Blyth Railway Station, which after demolition became a site for a supermarket-now Morrisons, I think. The Woodcocks shop was on corner of Church St and Delaval Terrace.

Trotter St, now gone was where Theatre Royal was, close to gasworks gasometer. This was on the other side of Turner St/Regent Street to Woodcocks.

Near Trotter Street there were one or two little side streets, but these could not be confused with Waterloo Road ?

Michael Dixon

Hi Michael

I think that is what she meant she said there was no front door you could only gain access round the back so it must have been down a side street she did say there was only 2 property's down there and it was near a house called church house.
I think she did say something about going up to it.
Do you know anything the warehouse bullmans that might not not be right but that what it sounded like they distributed fruit and veg.

lou

Sorry forgot to add in last post do you have any maps of the area at that time.

lou

Lou,

I think we are closing in on Bowes Terrace !. I think it was near Trotter St, ( and somewhere in a rectangle formed by (west) Turner St ( now Regent St), (north) Simpson St, (east) Trotter St, and (south) Bridge St.

The Bridge Street bit could have been the very start of Waterloo Road.

In this area was the side of the Billard Hall and the rear of the Commercial Hotel (pub)


I am getting this from a tourist map of Blyth circa 1960s ( Railway Station is still standing)


MAPS.

On line..... communites.northumberland.gov.uk

Enter the "Blyth" communitity, see very old maps in the "Plans" section", see maps into 1900s in the "Ordnace Maps" section (use the 25" versions)


site maps.google.co.uk shows all of Blyth, but only modern date.

For older maps, google durham gis ( you can search by place name or post code- use NE24 1 EB) using zoom in/out, aand directional navigation) then when you are centred on the spot you want.... turn the clock back by chosing the same area in 1860s, 1890s and on , back to modern day through stages..... unfortunately some streets not named or very difficult to read.


I was born in Bebside Colliery Village ( about 3 miles west of Blyth. When the pit died, (c1952) village was demolished, and many rehoused on the large Cowpen Estate. I had relatives in Hodgsons Road (once Hodgsons Lane). I worked in Gas Board in Bridge St/Blagdon St.

Michael Dixon

Michael,

Just noticed on the ord map 1922 it was right on top of St Mary's church that was where May married for the second time to John.

lou

Lou,

Do you have copy of 1922 map ?

MD

Mick,

No do you have one of the area i looked on the 1922 ord map but it's not named.
Just rang the library Ann wasn't in Mark has moved to another library the lady i did speak to seems to think it merged into Waterloo road.She did mention that there was something about it in 1933 to 1934 i think Blyth library is another place to put on my trip list i'm know determined to get to the bottom of where it was.
For a place to be there so long and have no records on it is strange.

lou

lou,

I don't understand when you said 1922 map. Is there a 1922 map. The Ord Survey map was 1920.

What did you mean when you wrote " ... it was right on top of St Mary's..... " What was the " it" ?


Michael

Mick,

The site that you said to me earlier Communities.northumberland.gov.uk they have a map and it say's ordnance map c1920 1922.

Sorry i type as i talk like we are having a conversation person to person Bowes terrace was right near St Mary's Church that is where May got married the second time.

lou