Blyth Street name

[eddie21455]

On 1911 Census Richardson Tce was at Cowpen Estate,.
 Kitty Brewster road is the area, as is the Kings Arms , and  the Percy Arms and The Forresters. Don't know if it is still there today. Names mentioned living there are  Agnew . Andrews. Bell. Craigs. Elliott. Jackson.  Ord.Snowdon. Watts.
  Dolly x

The Forresters is now Kitty Brewster Hotel and is still there,  The Percy Arms I think you mean the Sidney Arms  Now Demolished  the kings is still there Eddie

[Michael Dixon]

 Pubs.....

 The Percy Arms lay midway on the block, between the Foresters Arms on the west end and a little general store on the east end of the block. Two pubs about 10 yards apart!

( To see  the two pubs in close proximity see 1881 censuses, pages 5092-99-23, 5092-99-24.
 The Sidney Arms, Kings Arms and Windmill Inn are on earlier pages)

Streets.....

 Richardson Terrace was at Cowpen Village, not at Cowpen Estate.

 Sandstone Masonry........

  Today a small terrace of bungalows occupies a rectangle ( three sides formed by Tynedale Drive , Cowpen Road and Weardale Avenue)  Up to about 1960s, a "grand" building with large garden,
 occupied the site. I think the house was called The Grove and although about half a mile from Cowpen Hall grounds, was connected to the Sidney family. The fronts of today's bungalows would have marked the west end of the Grove's garden.

 Michael

[cowpenexile]

Well remember Mrs Airs shop. Prior to that it was Harpers which I suspect was the fore runner of Arkrights on Open All Hours, Mrs Airs daughter was Eileen. I was born on Beecher St no29 . The cry used to go around the Newtown Billy Harpers got bananas in and all the women my mother included used to dash up to the shop pinnys folded up ration books clutched in hand for this tropical treasure.
The Newtown consisted of Beecher St John St and a little one down towards the allotments where my Grandad had his allotment which I can never remember the name of Any ideas?
 The Newtown was full of characters Mitchy Gillon who lived above us with his two brothers London Mary Dublin Biddy, I recall there house going on fire . AT the entrance to Cowpen Hall was a small lodge cottage where a family called ARrmytage lived anyone remember that DR Fothergills Father Cunningham  lord the memories come flooding back

[TriciaK]

Talking of bananas I went to a birthday party of a friend in Blyth in the early 40s and her Mam had made banana sandwiches - mashed parsnips with banana flavouring