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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: AllanUK on Saturday 01 March 25 14:06 GMT (UK)
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Trying to find where Northumbria Confectionery Works was situated in Blyth. All assistance gratefully received.
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Newspapers pop up with "Blyth" only but did spot -
Morpeth Herald, 13 Jan 1933
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"J Marshall, Confectioner, Turner Street" - could be one of his outlets rather than works?
Also spotted "Confectionary Stores, Turner Street".
Would normally check "Historical Directories" but I cannot access the site at the moment - summat to do with a "proxy error".
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BLYTH News, 15 Feb 1901
" J Marshall
NOTE THE ADDRESS OF WHOLESALE WAREHOUSE AND SWEET FACTORY - Maddison Street, Cowpen Quay, Blyth"
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Blyth News, 9 Oct 1919
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This might interest you, the shop was on Turner Street opposite the Market Place and not far from the junction with Waterloo Road.
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Another view of J Marshall's on Turner Street.
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Another. Sorry, I hope this isn't getting boring for you!
A postcard date stamped 1918. You can just make out the name Marshall on the sun canopy.
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I have a copy of Kelly's Directory, Northumberland 1929. There are three listings for Marshalls businesses at Blyth, though I cannot say they were related.
I & R Marshall, Confectioners, 7 Central Buildings, Union Street, Blyth.
Mrs Barbara Marshall, Shopkeeper, 56 Bowes Street, Blyth
James Marshall, Confectioner, 4 Turner Street, & Baker 23 Regent Street, Blyth
I hadn't heard previously of the Northumbria Confectionary Works, so thank you for asking the initial question. Another interesting subject expanding my / our knowledge of old Blyth.
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A big thank you to you both - the link to the Northumbria Confectionery Company is on my wife's side of her extended family.
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I haven't researched to see if this is the same family descended from James Marshall, but this is an advert for Marshalls Corner House Cafe at Blyth taken from a 1930s promotional brochure published for the Blyth Harbour Commission.
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Maddison Street is north of the railway station on this map, revised 1921. It seems to have some small industrial buildings. Turner Street is to the SE of the station. The postcard in #7 shows the railway bridge by the station.
https://maps.nls.uk/view/132279290 (https://maps.nls.uk/view/132279290)
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I am wondering, despite the move of the Northumbria Confectionary Works to Evesham, if the building on Maddison Street was what became Maynards? Was it Maynards? I seem to remember as a kid going to Presto, that close by the carpark was a large sweet factory.
Perhaps one of the more mature among us can enlighten me / us?
I do know there was Redheads and their building was just beside the Renwick Road level crossing, though whether they relocated within the town at some point I do not know, it is outside my comfort zone and usual area of interest at Blyth.
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Just for your interest, the Star Works and Redhead sweet factory. If you look carefully you can see a line-up of staff in white aprons lined up for the photo. I believe they were stood one what was the platform of Blyth very first railway station called Cowpen Colliery Gates! but that is whole different subject.
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I am wondering, despite the move of the Northumbria Confectionary Works to Evesham, if the building on Maddison Street was what became Maynards? Was it Maynards? I seem to remember as a kid going to Presto, that close by the carpark was a large sweet factory.
Perhaps one of the more mature among us can enlighten me / us?
I do know there was Redheads and their building was just beside the Renwick Road level crossing, though whether they relocated within the town at some point I do not know, it is outside my comfort zone and usual area of interest at Blyth.
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The Keystone in the Redheads/Maynards building says 1913 and "Established 1883". The original buildings don't have any dates on them but the Renwick Road/Harper Street lane the rear bulding is on is one of the last cobbled lanes in Blyth :)
Maddison St/Station St
(https://i.imgur.com/cdWagXU.png)
Renwick Road/Lane
(https://i.imgur.com/NScdYgQ.png)