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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: MKG on Tuesday 05 May 09 17:04 BST (UK)
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Does anyone happen to know what happened to the Miners Arms, a pub which appears on the 1881 census as being on Belford Road, Tweedmouth? For that matter, anything at all about the Miners Arms. I can't even trace Belford Road.
Mike
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Happy Birthday Mike...There's a pic of Belford Road Edinburgh Here.
flickr.com/photos/0olong/40526142/
Carol
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That's pretty,Carol - thanks for B'day greeting. I hope Edinburgh was a mistake, though ;D.
I've now been told that the pub was on the way to Scremerston, but any other juicy tidbits would still be welcome.
Mike
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Ooops!....Sorry..didn't read the message properly :-[...Have a nice day ;D
Carol
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Try this then...you never know ;)
http://www.genuki.bpears.org.uk/NBL/Berwick/
Carol
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If you have a look at this site http://gis.durham.gov.uk/website/interMAP/viewer.htm and search Tweedmouth you can look at the old maps of the town. Belford Road is shown on the 1856 - 1865 map running south from the side of Tweedmouth Railway Station (i.e. in the direction of Belford).
The Miners Arms shows up on the same E.D. in 1881 as Cemetery Lodge and Sunnyside House and you can see these clearly on the 1894 - 1899 map. Sadly the Miner's Arms isn't shown on the map.
Hope this is of some help
Jennifer
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... but it is shown on an earlier one. Thanks for that reference, JenB - that's a really useful site.
Mike
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... but it is shown on an earlier one.
So it is. I hadn't looked quite far enough south. I see it was still named the Miners Arms on the 1980 - 1994 map.
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Hello Mike,
I lived just outside Scremerston until 1959 and remember the Miner's Arms, although not as a customer (I was 10). It was on the outskirts of Scremerston as the road went up the hill towards Berwick. The cemetery was on the other side of the hill so I regard the pub as being Scremerston rather than Tweedmouth.
I diverted through Scremerston for nostalgia's sake on a visit to Edinburgh in about 2002, and the pub had been converted to a private house. I could find no photographs on the Northumberland Archives site, so I suspect that your best chance may be to contact the Berwick Advertiser.
Regards,
John
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Good grief - 1959! I was under the impression it was long gone by then. Just shows - first-hand knowledge and all that.
Thanks, Sporran
Mike
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Sporran beat me to this
I was reading some thing here and thought no Belford Road in Tweedmouth
Years ago before the Berwick by pass the road from Belford to Berwick went passed the Miners Arms up the hill as Sporran says at Scremerston
Try Linda at the Berwick Archives she's good and if she has a photo she will send you one I'm sure
Elizabeth
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Hello, I used to live in Scremerston Cottage previously The Miners Arms between 2001-2007. A builder has bought it derelict and had half finished it when we bought it. Somewhere I have an old photo of the owners back in the 1700’s. We sold it unfortunately to a car dealer in 2007 I think.
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Hi Janie
You have probably met, therefore, the essences of some of my forebears, who also lived there. That photo would be interesting - any chance of you getting it scanned and posted here? No matter if you can't - it's nice to get further news on the place.
Mike
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Hi Mike, yes we met lots of ‘essences ‘ while living in the house. Most nice ! It will take me a while to find the photo. A couple knocked on our door one day and asked if they could look around as their ancestors had lived there. Is there a way you can send me your email so we can talk more.
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I think I've replied, Janie - so you should have my message by now. If not, give me a prod and I'll try again.
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So you lived there? From when to when? The new owners a car dealership. The man didn’t like essences!!