Blyth Building, what was it?

[Malcommon]

Right Philip,  I have as I said been asking Gerry Evans tonight if hr had any ideas about this building.

He informs me that he used to live next door to it and he says that its use was as follows:-

1 Redheads sweet factory
2 Civil Defence Offices
3 Cycling Club
4 A Vulcanising Shop
5 Peter Basset Car Seat Covers
6 Kenneth Kells Stonemasons and Sculpters  ( served his time at Bart Endeans)
7 Blyth Tool Hire

In the Back Lane were
1 Seghinis ice cream factory
2 Rutters the Builders.

hope this answers your question.
regards Malcolm.

[Michael Dixon]

 Didn't he know what the advert was, on the building ? lol

 Michael

[Phodgetts]

Ah, thanks for that Malcolm. 

I have a distant relative who lives in Blyth and the owner of the building has been tracked down! He has owned it since the 1960's. Hopefully more info will be forth coming in the next couple of days. I am hoping that a photo of the frontage as it was might even be languishing somewhere in his attic.

I will keep you posted.

Many thanks for taking the time and effort everyone to help me out with this one. I was also told just last night that the upstairs was used as a Judo club for a number of years which nicely confirms Barbara's comments.

Thanks again

Philip

[c-side]

It's been a very busy building in it's time, hasn't it?

Three totally different suggestions as to it's use and all of them right - not often that happens!

Christine

[blythian]

Redheads Sweet Factory is next to the (soon to be demolished) "Big Club" next to Morrisons. My fmily worked there in the past and a member of my living family currently resides n one of the apartments that it was converted into. (Or did red heads move to another building?)

As for Blyth Tool Hire, know that building well....for a 21yr old that is, grew up playing  around it My dad know the bloke who owned it.

I always thought it was something to do with the railway or some off shoot of the railway business, because it's similar to the Bike shop (Two Wheel City) next to Morrisons, with doors at the top and pulleys.

I'm speculaing it could be a Warehouse. But i'm probably waaaaaay off lol

[c-side]

(Or did red heads move to another building?)

I think it was Redheads factory before it moved down to Keelmans Terrace. 

C

[emmadog]

Redheads was down in the Wright street area (can't remember the exact street but maybe Maddison Street) in the early sixties as my uncles back yard was opposite the loading bay and the smell was lovely.  My favourite was the Black Bullets.

[Michael Dixon]

 Turn left off Regent Street ( earlier called Keelmans Row) into Station St, turn right into Keelmans Terrace... Redheads building on corner of Maddison st and Keelmans Terrace.

 Club and the "Redhead" not on 1897 Ordnance Survey map of 1897- the railway line from "B" Pit (aka North Pit, then Bates) cut thru this area.

But club and building are on 1920 edition.

Using the Durham GIS mapping, the "building" is not there in 1899 but is in 1919-1929.

Michael

[blythian]

The Red Heads factory on Maddison Street (also surrounded by Keelmans Ter, French Street and Summers Street (main building access) ) was built in 1913, it'scarved above a now blocked door on gable end of the building, the side that faces Herrons the Jewlers

It's amazing the silly things you remember, small dates insignifigant etc lol