Blyth History.

[emmadog]

I was born in the 50's and can remember Soulsbys', my grandmother used to go there and get a couple of caps (flat type) an appro to take home for him to try and then take the other back as he would never go shopping.  I presume she did that for all of his clothes.

Nowadays some people don't bother they just take them and don't bother about paying. How society has changed over the years!!

Barbara

[emmadog]

Oops, lost the plot again.  I was also going to say that when she was young my mother worked at the Railway pub next door.  I also seem to remember that I went to school with a girl who lived in the same pub I recall their name was Thompson.

[pityackafromblyth]

Phodgetts, Your photo is near to where I am talking about, but it is the opposite side of the road. From the rail bridge(towards Cowpen Quay) there was a tobacconist shop, a butcher's, believed Shy's, then T.G. Allan, at the corner of Station  Street. Going in the same direction, there was then the back lane shared by Station Street and Wright Street. From that back lane there were the shops, ie the Women's hat shop and Mather's newsagents. The hat shop was the one run by two women, who may have been the 2 sisters that the RootsChat member in Australia is interested in.  The photo includes the sign on the pub - Railway....  , which was the Railway Tavern.  Reference has been made to the pub in this thread in the past where it was confused with the Station Hotel, which was nearby. I believe Aspin has mentioned the Railway Tavern in here, it was where she met up with some relative who was a fisherman.

[Phodgetts]

Back to 'mole' then. I'm waiting for him to reply. Watch this space.

P

[AlisdairGB]

These photos are from 1978, but may jog a few memories:-





I'll see if I can find more

[Ridley12]

The Hat Box was on the corner of Regent Street and Waterloo Road. Will ask my folks if they have any other info.

Loved the Presto shopping trolley sign!

[pityackafromblyth]

AlisdairGB, Your second photo shows the exact area I am on about. To the left of Mather's Newsagent, there are two other shops, and one of those was the Millinery/Ladies' hat shop I was on about, ie in the late 1940s. I cannot make out the street name sign above Mather's sign, but am I correct as I stated previously, that it is Wright Street ?

[AlisdairGB]

It's Maddison Steet.

Wright Street is the next street down ... (northwards ) towards Wimborne Quay / Traveller's Rest area

[Malcommon]

Well,  my two moles are older than Phillips, 83 and 81,  they think the hat shop was possibly owned by the Dover sisters before Mavis Scott and Mavis didn't have any sisters, and that Ronnie Scott who is the husband of the late Mavis was in fact a South Blyth engine driver.

He is still around and drinks in the Top House

Malcolm