Blyth Building, what was it?

[alpinecottage]

The Blyth adverts have been looked at 1079 times! That's quite a lot of interest I'd say!!   

[dolly dimples]

 Sorry emmadog. but Auntie is wrong , Woodcocks have closed down, and have been for some weeks now.  I went for some new curtains one day, and there it was,  all shuttered up. and still is. There was no notice or any signs of this happening. We will be a ghost town before long.!!
    Glad to read of your nice break in Whittingham , and Glanton,  Up there is one of our favourite places,   Unspoilt as yet.    Dolly .

[emmadog]

Sorryb Dolly Dimples my last comment was supposed to say that Woodcocks had shut down.  Dont know where the extra not came from

barbara

[Bill_r]

Oh emmadog, I'm so jealous. Enjoy your stay up there.

Which were your ancestors at Whittingham? Mine were Johnsons and you will have walked right by their grave as it is close to the edge of the path.

Other point for me here is the pre war cafe. Was it Marshall's Corner House Cafe?

I have an advert for it if you are interested in seeing it. Nothing special, but interesting nonetheless.

I posted some old Blyth adverts to the forum, but there didn't seem to be much interest.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,603501.0.html

P

Hi. I missed the adverts you posted but I've just had a look. You brought back some great memories, my sister Orien worked at Redheads for a while, I think it was Fridays when she always brought home a big bag of bullets.
   

[emmadog]

Oh Billy you lucky thing getting all those black bullets.  I used to love them and even when we moved away family always brought some for us. My aunt and uncle lived on Wright Street and their back door faced on to Redheads and the smell in their back yard was delicious.

[emmadog]

Back to the ice cream saga, on my way home today I called at another of my aunts in Bedlington and she knew The Martino family when she was young.  The man who ran the business was Franco or to give him his full name frances septimus as he was the seventh son in the family.  From one little comment you can glean lots of little snippets.

Barbara

[Phodgetts]

In amongst the collection of pictures I have of Blyth is this one of said ice-cream man circa 1960.

Here it is for you all to enjoy. Stop me and buy one!

P

[Bill_r]

Oh Billy you lucky thing getting all those black bullets.  I used to love them and even when we moved away family always brought some for us. My aunt and uncle lived on Wright Street and their back door faced on to Redheads and the smell in their back yard was delicious.

I had to smile when I read your post. The only time I get called Billy nowadays is when I visit Blyth, family, school friends and old neigbours.
I was lucky getting those bullets, only thing is I had to share them.lol.

Regards the icecream shop on Regent Street, Mam used to take us there sometimes on the way back home it probably was Burt street corner or there abouts. 1950's.

There was also an icecream place in Goshen Street. I remember going inside this big building. There was big icecream carts that were pulled by horses. Could it have been called Bell's? I'm not sure, it was a long time ago.

   

[Bill_r]

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

Barbara, your right about Gilbertson's shop, Alma Collins worked there for years. My Sister-in-law, Lillian, worked at Cooknells.