Blyth Building, what was it?

[Michael Dixon]

 Kelly's Trade Directory of Durham & Northumberland, for 1921
 has this "commercial" entry.

 "Redhead, Thomas, Wholesale Confectioner, Morpeth Rd, Waterloo"

In 1929 edition.......

" Redhead & Co Ltd, Wholesale confectioners, Morpeth Rd, TN 192"
" Redhead, Leslie, confectioner - 8 Havelock St, Empire Bldngs, Carlton St,
  11 Regent St "

In 1934 edition...

" Redhead & Co Ltd, wholesale confectioner, Mprpeth Rd, TN 192"

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 I thought Morpeth Road was the name of the street on the " my" side of the railway gates,( I was a Cowpen lad)  and it was Alexandra Crescent/Renwick Rd on you Blythees side of the gates ?

Michael

[c-side]

Renwick Road up to the junction with Waterloo Road, then Alexandra Crescent as far as the railway line and Morpeth Road on 'your' side!

Christine

[Michael Dixon]

 Christine,

I totally agree- so where was Redhead establishment on Morpeth Road ?

Michael

[c-side]

Pass 

I can't think of any other building which would be suitable - at least not in that area - maybe further along but I know in my youth (at much the same time as yours!) it was referred to as Redheads old place.  Maybe a quirk of the owner preferring to be on Morpeth Road?

Christine

[c-side]

Just a quick post-script, Michael.  I was talking to someone today who reckons that this building existed before those street names which we were talking about existed.

Prior to the names the road was just known as The Morpeth Road so maybe it just kept it's old address 

Christine

[Michael Dixon]

 Christine,

I don't know when that curving road on the south side of r/w crossinggot it's name(s),  but Ordnance Survey maps (25" ) and Durham GIS maps show no buildings on the west side of the road, as late as 1899- after a time when the road/street had got a name.

Maps shows Harper St with only only one side ( south side) and what looks like gardens/allotments up to r/w line.

Michael

[c-side]

I've been looking at the 1897 map - Renwick Road is mentioned but otherwise there is no name on any other part of that road.

I can see a building hard up against the railway tracks - north side of the gardens/allotments/whatever but it seems an odd shape so can't tell whether it's this one or not.

Can you see it?

C

[Michael Dixon]

C,

 I can see it. But I can't see it clearly even on enlargement- I think it is slightly in wrong place.

 Switching maps ( from CommunitiesNorthumberland to Durham Gis) makes me think - don't laff- it is just thick outline of one of the "plots" !

gis.durham.gov.uk/website/interMAP/viewer           Use post code  ne242rq
  1894-1899 edition , scale 1250     ( the 1919-1926 edition clearly shows the "building" )

M

[Phodgetts]

Hard to say whether it is the original building or not. This is a small extract from the 1897 map.

The field plots next to the building where then built on, and the very narrow section of the main building to left will have had to be demolished. This subject is certainly getting a lot of interest. Thank you all.

Philip