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Title: Elliot Building Bedlington
Post by: Pete E on Monday 02 June 25 11:44 BST (UK)
Would anyone know the location of the Elliot Building in Bedlington? Does it still exist, are there any photo's of it?? I have an ancestor living there in 1871. Thanks.
Title: Re: Elliot Building Bedlington
Post by: rosie99 on Monday 02 June 25 12:01 BST (UK)
You should be able to ascertain an approximate location by looking to see which roads are either side of the 1871 entry
Title: Re: Elliot Building Bedlington
Post by: Pete E on Monday 02 June 25 13:52 BST (UK)
Hi Rosie,
I'm thinking it would have been at either end of West End. It has Ridge cottage listed after it and the Kings Arms (Grapes) is further along. Their are a number of yards, buildings and villas on the census route.
Title: Re: Elliot Building Bedlington
Post by: mulberry-rose on Wednesday 11 June 25 01:51 BST (UK)
There is an auction describing Elliott’s Buildings in 1880.

A lot of buildings in Bedlington were informally named, so it’s common for names to appear on censuses and never be seen again. That also makes it difficult to pinpoint what they became in the future.

The path to enumerator took goes

“From the Newcastle turnpike on the west, down to the church and Sleekburn Lane on to the east, including, both North and South Side of the town, Glebe Row and west side of the Sleekburn Lane, Ridge Farm, meadow dale and red houses.”


Newcastle Lane is now named Hartford Road. The enumerator seemingly went up the west side of the road to Dowson’s Buildings which was owned by John Dowson. These were located where the current Masonic Hall and Salvation Army are at the main roundabout. I think Rose Villas are still there, there are the line of buildings behind the Masonic hall.

I’m yet to pinpoint Ridge Cottage, but would take a guess that it is possibly on the opening of Ridge Terrace, given it was named as such? On my own tangent, I don’t think Ridge Cottage & the Ridge Farm (near to Westlea cemetery) are the same thing, as later on in the census there’s a location described as “West End Ridge Farm” which would be the farm, evidently.

Elliot’s Buildings would be somewhere amongst that general area.
Title: Re: Elliot Building Bedlington
Post by: hanes teulu on Wednesday 11 June 25 08:11 BST (UK)
This shows Dowson's Buildings.
https://maps.nls.uk/view/102346413#zoom=5.9&lat=4690&lon=11390&layers=BT

This later map shows Glebe Row and the development of a Ridge Terrace to the east of Ridge Farm.
https://maps.nls.uk/view/101027295#zoom=5.6&lat=5263&lon=4459&layers=BT
Title: Re: Elliot Building Bedlington
Post by: Pete E on Friday 04 July 25 12:47 BST (UK)
Thank you, hanes telu & mulberry-rose for your help.
Cheers 🍻
Title: Re: Elliot Building Bedlington
Post by: hanes teulu on Friday 04 July 25 13:14 BST (UK)
You're welcome.
Title: Re: Elliot Building Bedlington
Post by: mulberry-rose on Friday 04 July 25 15:08 BST (UK)
Happy to help  :)


For topics relating to Bedlington I find bedlington.uk is very informative and helpful.

There is an enquiry about the location of Charlton’s Buildings (which was a few households down from Elliott’s on the 1871 census)

https://bedlington.uk/forums/topic/9545-charlton-buildings/#comment-79183