Blyth History.

[blythian]

Sorry to post this , I have read the answers somewhere but I cannot find them. 

In what year were the houses re-numbered on Bath Terrace ( I think between the 1881 and 1891 censuses )

And, What were he previous names of Bath Terrace. ( with dates if possible )

The first houses on the Street were built in about 1790, and by 1851 they were Bath Terrace, but before then the street had different names. As I said, I have read it somewhere ( I can't remember if it was on the world wide inter web thingy , or a good old fashioned paper book )

Thanks in advance

Disclaimer: I know this only because Phogetts has posted them on the Blyth Memories facebook recently 

Old Names
Shields Road, Bath Row then Bath Terrace (hopefully Phogetts can confirm and reveal more )

[Michael Dixon]

 Origins of Blyth/Cowpen street names....

  Someones comprehensive project on street name origins lies in the small cubby room on first floor
  in Blyth Library, listing ships, celebreties, gold fields, etc

[TriciaK]

That's interesting - thanks Michael.
Next time I go back ......
I must go though because my parents are buried there.

[pityackafromblyth]

Will the history of Blyth, the town itself, ever stop amazing us ?  Blaydon Races song - "Coffee Johnny had his white hat on...." etc.  Must have sung the song thousands of times and only last week did I find that Coffee Johnny was an actual person.  He was born in Winlaton.  His real name was John Oliver.  He died at Cowpen Quay in 1900 at his daughter's home, and was buried at Winlaton.
If you search on google etc., and find the Winlaton link, he was a very colourful character. There is also information on that site re his descendants.

[dolly dimples]

I wonder that too Pityacka, Blyth being rather a small town, there has certainly been some amazing facts emerged from this sight alone!
  Having spent in the past many many hours in Blyth Library, I still havent got half way round that little cubby hole Michael has mentioned.
Must try and rouse myself into going back and having another nose around,  Ah happy memories of that cubby hole,  I wonder if I can still use the cranky old readers they had in there then! 
               Dolly

[Malcolm33]

Will the history of Blyth, the town itself, ever stop amazing us ?  Blaydon Races song - "Coffee Johnny had his white hat on...." etc.  Must have sung the song thousands of times and only last week did I find that Coffee Johnny was an actual person.  He was born in Winlaton.  His real name was John Oliver.  He died at Cowpen Quay in 1900 at his daughter's home, and was buried at Winlaton.
If you search on google etc., and find the Winlaton link, he was a very colourful character. There is also information on that site re his descendants.

   There is a webpage which is entitled Ancestors of John Oliver but it only mentions his parents and father being Thomas Oliver age 58 in 1841 which would put his birth date around 1783.    Unfortunately I cannot identify parents of Thomas or where he was born.   My 6 times gt.grandfather was Matthew Oliver of Ryton who married in 1732.   I cannot see a Thomas in his descendants.

[pityackafromblyth]

Re Coffee Johnny, have a look at www.gatesheadlibraries.com, and there you will find a lot of information about the man.

[pityackafromblyth]

Here is a good old saying, and I wonder if it is still used.  " Ganny"  Is it a Geordie word or peculiar to the Blyth area ?  We used to use it in the 1940-50s.  " Aa'm gaan ti see me ganny."  i.e. grandmother. And an alternative use was when  children were talking about an old/elderly woman, " She's an aad ganny."  It was not used derogatively in such a way, merely like today, " She's an old age pensioner." etc.

[Malcolm33]

Here is a good old saying, and I wonder if it is still used.  " Ganny"  Is it a Geordie word or peculiar to the Blyth area ?  We used to use it in the 1940-50s.  " Aa'm gaan ti see me ganny."  i.e. grandmother. And an alternative use was when  children were talking about an old/elderly woman, " She's an aad ganny."  It was not used derogatively in such a way, merely like today, " She's an old age pensioner." etc.

   From the Geordie-English Dictionary