South Newsham, Blyth

[aspin]

Sorry Pete
I don't other than my own family
on the top one is my Dad Joseph 3rd from the right front row and his brother Gordon top 3rd from the right ( McKenzie )
2nd photo their sister Isabella ( Ella ) 5th in on the front row from the left

this is on the back of the photo's
Just thought someone might find a relative of theirs in the photos from Newsham School
Elizabeth

[aspin]

Something else I have found School certificates belonging to my Auntie Ella also on the back she has some nice drawings Elizabeth

[aspin]

And her brother Pearson's

[Pete E]

Thanks Elizabeth, my Murrays lived in double row South Newsham, so I had a bit of very wishful thinking.
Pete

[aspin]

Is double Row still there Pete
I am going to see if I can go to take a photo of no11 Railway Cottage where my family lived
Elizabeth

[Pete E]

Hi Aspin, no, Double row has gone now as has Single row which stood immediately behind it to the south. Double row would have fronted what is now the A1061 and was on the right side of the road about 2-300 yards after the railway crossing as you walk towards the beach. It looks from Google earth to be a small plantation of trees now. Behind both rows was a "cricket ground", (my Gran {Lillian Oliver nee Mann formerly Murray} used to say my grandfather (Thomas Murray 1899-1930) loved playing cricket) which adjoined Newsham South Farm and which now looks again through Google earth to be simply a rough farm field. According to my 1936 map the school was situated directly opposite Double row over the road and further back towards the railway crossing on the same side as the school was the Primitive Methodist Chapel. There was also a reading room just before and on the same side as Double row, there looks to be a building there today just before a right turn to "a caravan site(?) but can't make out how old it is. I'm also interested in that there was "Newsham Pottery" right next to Railway terrace though it is now covered by "Park Farm Villas" (I love this Google Earth). My Grandparents lived in the Tilery Shop South Newsham in the 30's sadly my map doesn't show that Pete

[Pete E]

Hopefully a map of South Newsham should appear here; please excuse unproffessional use of sticky tape but i did make it a long time ago

[aspin]

Thanks Pete for this

We live about 20miles from Newsham so I will try to get over there some time and take some photo's

Elizabeth

[MKG]

Oh I like that map!!!!!!!!

Fremund, is there any chance of getting hold of a larger copy (this one pixellates as I blow it up)? If you do have a larger version and it's too big for the site, I'll gladly send you my email address.

Mike