Charabanc trips from Blyth

[Pete E]

Here are four photographs of ladies enjoying day trips out from Blyth; probably mystery tours as I know my granma Lilian Oliver (nee Mann was Murray) loved them and she is in each photo.
In first she is 4th lady from right as you look, 6th lady along in the long black coat is my great granny Martha Mann (nee waters).
Second photo they are 3rd & 4th from left arms linked.
Third photo its grandma only 2nd from left.
Final photo and they are standing granny behind grandma to right of door as you look.

Does anyone recognise anybody on these photo's it would be nice to put names to more of them. The trips are probably during late fifties and early sixties.
Cheers

[pityackafromblyth]

In the early 50s there were coach trips organised during the summer holidays for children and mothers.  The ones we went on set off from outside the Co-op at Newsham.  Sometimes there were 3-4 coaches.  As regards the photos you have attached, I cannot help, however, the last one shows the women standing outside a pub (?), the Willow Tree (?) at Newsham.  I may be way off the mark,but when I looked at that photo, that it what came immediately to mind.

[blythian]

I don't recognise anyone but I do remember my great gran and gran telling me about the charabangs :) Great photos non the less and a great representation of true northern women, handbags and all!

PYFB, I thought of the Bebside or Kings in Cowpen, though that may be due to being painted black and white in modern times lol.

[skida]

The door isn't wide enough for the Bebside (double doors) and according to street view, the Willow Tree doesn't have that stone edging around the door.

[eddie21455]

is the pub not the Black Diamond ?

[wilsonhepple]

I am curious about this, so I called my Mam yesterday to ask her if she recalled those day trips mentioned by the OP.
Mam lives in Seghill,  is 90 years old, and does in fact remember them very well.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charabanc

[emmadog]

Hi, I have been watching this post with great interest as I knew I had a photo to go on here but it was on other computer.  At long last I have got it. Hope it is of interest.

Not sure where they have ended up, maybe it was a mystery tour!!!

One of the women is my grandmother and another her sister.

Barbara.

[Phodgetts]

That scene looks like it might be York to me. Not sure if that is the Minster in the left background, but the low walls close by the road on the right certainly have the look and 'feel' of York.

P

[wilsonhepple]

That scene looks like it might be York to me. Not sure if that is the Minster in the left background, but the low walls close by the road on the right certainly have the look and 'feel' of York.

P

If I'm not mistaken, that's Bedlington on the front of the bus, and I'm pretty sure those lovely ladies are from Bedlington, Northumberland.