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Northumberland / Re: Blyth History.
« on: Friday 20 December 19 01:48 GMT (UK) »
The Harringtons were there in the mid to late 1950s. I can remember going with my Mam when she went to change her books. I spoke to my sister who said that the lady who had Harrington’s lending library was called Edith and the daughter was Maureen. I looked at some records and found that Mr. Harrington was called Francis.
Apparently Jim Morgan (brother of George) and his wife bought the shop the shop after the Harringtons. It was then bought by Dougie and Linda Brown and its name was changed to Baccy, Booze and Bullits.
A friend reminded me that the little shop on the other corner was called “The Beehive Store”. As far as we remember a Mr. Foster owned it and lived in the property behind the shop. He used to cook his own cooked ham, pork etc.
There was, and still is, another fish and chip shop on Plessey Road. It is near Blyth Spartans Football ground and Patterson House. When I was growing up a man used to run it. (A friend tells me it was one of the Cosimini family who had it.) When he sold up a couple called Frazer bought it. After them I think it was a young couple called Virtue who came from Berwick. It is now called Gino’s Fish Inn.
Pete Loud’s 1937 map shows the area known as “Little Grimsby”. I was always told the houses were built for fishing industry. Dalmatia was for skippers or captains and Bohemia, Columbia and Arcadia were built for he crew members. Don’t know if that is true. I remember the cinder footpath opposite the Plessey Road end of Broadway. We used to use this path, cross the railway bridge and walk along the path to First Beach. There were prefabs on the right hand side just before the bridge.
As you come up Plessey Avenue to the corner of Plessey Road on the left hand side there used to be a small general dealers. I think when I was very young a family called Hardy had it then the White family took it over. It then became John Turnbull’s until he retired and the shop was taken as part of the house. On the opposite corner, No. 1, Plessey Avenue, was the post office. In 1939 it was run by Mrs. Jane Turnbull, who was the sub-Post Mistress. Also at the address was Margaret Turnbull who I think would be the daughter. I remember Miss Margaret Turnbull, who was a teacher at Crofton Infant School, was sometimes behind the counter.
Keeping on the same side as the post office, if you walk down the line of semi-detached houses you come to a cut which leads from Plessey Road to Hedley Avenue. Just after the cut was the Slaughter House. At one time it was the site of the baths for Crofton Pit. Later it was opened by a plaster company and I think now it is Elco Auto repairs.
I can also remember how busy Plessey Road was when the shipyard hooter went for dinner time. To me it seemed as though the world was riding up Plessey Road on their bikes but there again they didn't have a leisurely break.
Apparently Jim Morgan (brother of George) and his wife bought the shop the shop after the Harringtons. It was then bought by Dougie and Linda Brown and its name was changed to Baccy, Booze and Bullits.
A friend reminded me that the little shop on the other corner was called “The Beehive Store”. As far as we remember a Mr. Foster owned it and lived in the property behind the shop. He used to cook his own cooked ham, pork etc.
There was, and still is, another fish and chip shop on Plessey Road. It is near Blyth Spartans Football ground and Patterson House. When I was growing up a man used to run it. (A friend tells me it was one of the Cosimini family who had it.) When he sold up a couple called Frazer bought it. After them I think it was a young couple called Virtue who came from Berwick. It is now called Gino’s Fish Inn.
Pete Loud’s 1937 map shows the area known as “Little Grimsby”. I was always told the houses were built for fishing industry. Dalmatia was for skippers or captains and Bohemia, Columbia and Arcadia were built for he crew members. Don’t know if that is true. I remember the cinder footpath opposite the Plessey Road end of Broadway. We used to use this path, cross the railway bridge and walk along the path to First Beach. There were prefabs on the right hand side just before the bridge.
As you come up Plessey Avenue to the corner of Plessey Road on the left hand side there used to be a small general dealers. I think when I was very young a family called Hardy had it then the White family took it over. It then became John Turnbull’s until he retired and the shop was taken as part of the house. On the opposite corner, No. 1, Plessey Avenue, was the post office. In 1939 it was run by Mrs. Jane Turnbull, who was the sub-Post Mistress. Also at the address was Margaret Turnbull who I think would be the daughter. I remember Miss Margaret Turnbull, who was a teacher at Crofton Infant School, was sometimes behind the counter.
Keeping on the same side as the post office, if you walk down the line of semi-detached houses you come to a cut which leads from Plessey Road to Hedley Avenue. Just after the cut was the Slaughter House. At one time it was the site of the baths for Crofton Pit. Later it was opened by a plaster company and I think now it is Elco Auto repairs.
I can also remember how busy Plessey Road was when the shipyard hooter went for dinner time. To me it seemed as though the world was riding up Plessey Road on their bikes but there again they didn't have a leisurely break.