Blyth Building, what was it?

[TriciaK]

Going back to page 1 (!sorry)!- Seghini's icecream shop was on Park Road when I was a child in the '40s. I don't know if the icecream was made there though.
To complete the circle - when my parents moved back to Blyth in 1988 they bought a house on Broadway, and their next door neighbours were Seghinis (sen.)

[emmadog]

Seghinis factory was definitely where the photo is taken.  When I was a child in the 50's park road was the location of Martinos ice cream shop.  We always used to stop there on our trek to the beach.  (This has been confirmed by my aunt and uncle who currently live on park road.).

I also remember all the other shops on the way to the beach.  There were quite a few and they always had buckets and spades etc. hung up outside. 

Barbara.

[TriciaK]

You're right Barbara - I remember Martino's now . So I wonder where Seghini's shop was?
We were so lucky to have that beautiful beach and sand-dunes to go to ,plus Seaton Sluice, but as you say quite a trek. We lived in a flat on Kingsway at that time, opposite the Spartans ground.

[emmadog]

Just had a sudden thought, was Seghinis shop on regent street near Harry Richies fruit shop. There was a cafe and shop on the corner opposite Cooknells the draper shop.

Barbara

[Michael Dixon]

 I think Seghini café was in Parsons Street, that tiny street that seems not to be named on maps, parallel to Havelock St.

 Michael

[MHM]

My Mam worked at Harry Richies when I was around 8/9 years old. I walked over on a Sat morning for a treat usually 'sweet cigarettes', candy sticks these days.

Seghini's shop/cafe was next door (to the south) and on the junction with Burt Street which has almost gone now.

I remember the door being on the corner junction of Regent Street/Burt Street.

The shop on the other side of Riches was a cobbler called Bullen's or Bullan's, it had it's own special smell.

Hope this helps.

Malcolm

[emmadog]

Hi,

I thought I was right with the location of Seghinis but age begins to take its' toll now and again.  Yes, the cobblers was Bullens.  Can't remember his name but his wife was Ivy and they were friends of my aunt.

Opposite these shops on the other side of Regents Street I can remember Cooknells (my aunt worked there), a fish and chip shop (cant remember name but can remember grub yum yum) then there was a bakery shop which could have been gilbertsons and a grocers???

barbara

[Michael Dixon]

Malcolm and Barbara,    what era are you discussing for Seghini's café ?

Today had a browse through telephone directories in Newcastle Library.

 In early 1950s Seghini café was at 13 Waterloo Road with ice cream 
 factory at "back Alexandra Crescent"

 By 1957 the café was listed as at 2 Parsons Street.
 By 1959 the factory was listed as at " Off Renwick Rd"  ( Alexandra Cres renamed)
  And this continues to 1973 ( last directory held on open shelves)

  Michael

[emmadog]

I lived in blyth until 1967 so before that.