A House Through Time - Newcastle

[davidft]

[quote author=lisalucie link=topic=810385.msg6726660#msg6726660 date=1556659356

You need to watch again. Yes, cause of death was an epileptic fit, but after two days of "delirium tremens," which is a symptom of alcoholism. So the "annoying presenter" was quite correct!

Fair enough - and yes the "dt's" are a symptom of alcohol withdrawal but I just felt that - as with the previous series - he makes major assumptions and judgments based on (from the bits we are shown anyway) very little information....and also judgments from today's perspectives. However it's just my opinion for what it's worth, and I'll still continue to watch it. Lisa

BIB - I fully agree with you there, and I don't think I am alone from what others have said. I think he is a poorer presenter because of this and his very obvious hang ups but like you I put them aside and still watch as I am interested in the histories of the properties shown in the series

[Millmoor]

Could you please specify the "very obvious hang ups " to which you refer? I think we must have been watching completely different programmes. I have found him a highly engaging presenter and hope the series returns in another location in the future.

William

[davidft]

Could you please specify the "very obvious hang ups " to which you refer? I think we must have been watching completely different programmes. I have found him a highly engaging presenter and hope the series returns in another location in the future.

William

No as all that will do is lead to the thread descending into arguments and me getting banned again.

[Caw1]

Well I for one have enjoyed this series...I found the presenter engaging.

The number of people who have lived in the house over the past 200 years is staggering and to have researched them all must have been a mammoth task. Then they had to decide which ones to follow up in a little more depth even harder. I think they did a good job.

I also enjoyed hearing from the relatives of some of the house occupants interesting. The final episode in particular with the NCO Bell who had written those diaries I found emotional... they said they'd come from other members of his family so did his son not know about them I wonder?

The mystery of the last lady and older husband I also found very touching and seeing all the photos provided by a friend quite revealing. At least they got to the bottom of that mystery.

The programme is made for the wider population who are not necessarily looking at it with the eyes of being a family researcher and just enjoying it for what it is.

It's very easy to be critical when things are not covered to a fuller extent as we would all want but it has made some people on here do further research and enlighten us all further, not everyone would want such in depth information!

I hope there is another series that will reveal more about the lives lived in some of the older properties. The social history about each area helps with our own research too... as mentioned on here that some who have lived in N/C didn't know some of the info given... so it's not all bad!

Caroline

P.S. I looked up in the 1939 Register who had lived in my daughters house as I was interested as the houses were built in the 1930's... her road is Blondin Ave the next one is Niagara Ave! I would love to know the significance of those names in Ealing in the 1930's!

[Ruskie]

P.S. I looked up in the 1939 Register who had lived in my daughters house as I was interested as the houses were built in the 1930's... her road is Blondin Ave the next one is Niagara Ave! I would love to know the significance of those names in Ealing in the 1930's!

Caroline,
According to Wikipedia: "Blondin died of diabetes at his "Niagara House" in Ealing, London, on 22 February 1897, at age 72 and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery."

A side by side map here:
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=19&lat=51.4977&lon=-0.3139&layers=168&right=BingHyb
which shows that Niagara House seems to have been located between Blondin Ave and Niagara Ave stand today.

Possibly, the house demolished (sadly), land subdivided, and houses built on the site in the 30s hence the names Blondin and Niagara?

Added: sorry this is a bit off topic.

[Caw1]

Ruskie

Thanks so much for sending me the details about Blondin... I'd no idea that he'd lived in Ealing!
Great research.. should have done some myself really but much appreciated. I'll look into it a bit more now, my grandsons will be thrilled with the information.

As you say abit off topic but still about houses and what they used to be!

Caroline

[Familysearch]

I, too, have been encouraged to research the houses my family have occupied (in addition to the "normal" pursuit of family history!)

Unfortunately, only the first house my parents had is old enough to be on the 1939 - I lived there until I was 6 - but it will be an interesting tangent to go off onto.

I am also going make a start on the house my grandparents lived in - and they were there in 1939 along with my Dad.

Both houses are still standing, so I can see them on up to date references as well.

FS

[candleflame]

I really enjoyed the series and the presenter. It was an area of Newcastle I knew nothing about.

[Finley 1]

Yes   regarding the son not knowing his half sibs...

I think that is so.. or he just didnt want to know.

shame

ps   What beautiful neat hand writing  in the diaries.. 
xin