South Newsham, Blyth

[SiMc]

I may be able to help a little here, as I live in Newsham.

1. Railway Terrace is in Blyth, not Newsham and is still there.

2. Railway Cottages are in South Newsham, and are also still there.

3. Charlie Rose is a local character, who I believe is still alive (Or was recently) & still lives in Railway Cottages.

4. Tosson Street is still there. It is situated at the extreme West end of Plessey Road, and is in an area known as New Delaval. Although it only contains 1 house, which is the end of a terrace on Plessey Road.

5. The signal box (Formerly Newsham South), is still opertional and called Newsham. It stands guard over the level crossing on the A1061 South Newsham Road, and controls all the level crossings / junction & signals in Newsham.

I hope that helps.

[SiMc]

I should also mention, the school near the Black Diamond was until recently not Newsham School.

There is an infants school (New Delaval Infants) close to Blyth Golf Club, which was for pupils from the Newsham & New Delaval area.

The school refered to earlier was Isabella Infants, and is still there as an annex of a new build school. Now called Newsham Infants School, and is only meant to draw pupils from East of the railway line through Newsham.

I believe from memory, there was a school at South Newsham Colliery. The whole area having been demolished many years ago, and much of it re-built on.

[Wilkinson]

Railway Cottages are certainly still there as a I go past them regularly when visiting family in the North East.. My Junior School pal lived with his Grandparents in the first cottage. His Grandad worked in the signal box which we went into regularly and he even let us operate a lever now and again. Newsham Junior School had an Annexe building a few hundred yards further down South Newsham Road.

[Wilkinson]

Railway cottages are certainly still there. I go past them regularly when visiting my family when I'm in the North East.  My school pal livedwith his Grandparents in the first cottage and his Grandad worked inthe signal box. We went in regularly and he even let us operate the levers from time to time !! Great excitement !!   Newsham Junior School had an Annexe building further down South Newsham Road. I think it was an Infant Department. 

[aspin]

My grandparents lived in no 11 Railway Cottages Newsham
I must try to go and take a photo some day

I know they were there in 1920 as the last baby was born there they then moved to Spittal where my granda worked at Berwick Station
My grandfather was a porter at both Stations
Newsham and Berwick
Elizabeth

[pityackafromblyth]

Re the schools at New Delaval and Newsham- I attended New Delaval Infants, and then went on to Newsham junior school.  Alongside the N.D. infants was the secondary school, which was there until Newlands School opened, I believe. I remember the winter of 1947, when attending the N.D. infants. They had cut a path through the snow for us to get there.  Being young and small, the walls of snow seemed to tower above us.  There is a site for Blyth Grammar School, and you will find photographs of both N.D. infants and Newsham Junior school pupils.

[Wilkinson]

Hi Pit Yacka,
I also attended New Delaval Infants and Newsham Junior Schools and ended up at Blyth GS. We must be about the same age as I remember 1947 snow in a similar way.  Can't remember much about my early school years though !! Will try to find the photos you mentioned.
Rob

[peteloud]

Hi Folks,

I'm new here, I just found this forum a few minutes ago.

I too went to New Delaval Infants, South Newsham, Newsham and Blyth GS. I have a webpage with some photos from those schools and a map of Newsham, c.1937.
Check it out at,
http://www.peterloud.co.uk/photos/Northumberland/School_Photos/School_Photos.html

Here is a map of South Newsham c.1937, which is relevant to earlier postings.

[Blyth Miss]

Hi im new to this site ..
I was interested to read all the posts about South Newsham as I have lived here for 35 years.
We moved into 6 Railway cottages in 1976 and in 1983 baught number7 converting both into one family home, which is currently for sale !
I recognise some of the names mentioned in some of the posts...particularly Charlie Rose ,Charlie was indeed a character and became a good family friend,in his later years I became his carer and unfortunately he had to eventually go into care and died in May 2010 age 85  .

Details of living people removed as per rootschat policy

Railway Cottages hasnt changed much in the 35 years I have lived here...its still very much a community and although surrounded by modern houses it still retains its community spirit.