Blyth versus Cowpen

[pityackafromblyth]

I stand to be corrected, but Michael Dixon says that the Pineapple pub was the smallest in Blyth.  Was it ? It was a pub I never went into.  It was situated at the bottom of Bowes Street. The Travellers Rest, and the Buffalo were close together, facing the shipyard wall, along towards the ferry.  The former was more like an hotel - possibly used by ships officers when in port ?  As were the Star & Garter and the King's Head/or Arms, opposite the Polis station.

[peeem]

Smallest for me was,and possibly still is, the Oddfellows Arms on Bridge street, The bar is slightly larger now they have knocked the 'middle' room wall down. They also had a 'little room. now the kitchen which could seat four or at a push five people.

[blythian]

What about the Flying Horse? Could fit it into the oddfellows twice lol

[Phodgetts]

A list of pubs in Blyth and surrounding area (some corrections might be needed);

The Albion Inn, Shankhouse, formerly The Folly and Horton House.
Astley Arms, Seaton Sluice. On the site of the Boiling Well which closed 1910.
Astley Arms, Seaton Deleval.
Bebside & Cowpen Club, in the Sidney Hall 1951 - 58.
Bebside Inn.
Bebside Memorial Club & Institute. Fire closed 1970, reopened 1974.
Blackbull, Sussex Street.
Black Diamond, Newsham.
Blagdon Arms, Burt Street. Closed 1971.
Blyth & District Club, Keelman's Terrace.
Blyth Spartans Social Club, Croft park.
Blyth Spartans Supporters Club, William Street.
Blyth & Tyne, Turner Street.
Blyth Sports (Crofton) Club, Coomassie Road.
Boiling Well, Seaton Sluice, see Astley Arms.
Brewery Bar, renamed 'Pilot Cutter' 1967.
British Rail Staff Association (BRSA) Edward Street.
Brown Bear Inn, High Pans North Blyth.
BRSA North Blyth opened 1954.
Buffalo, Regent Street, rebuilt 1899.
Cambois Club, opened 1911.
Commercial Hotel, Regent (Turner) Street, closed 1973.
Conservative Club (formerly 'Constitutional') Croft Road.
Cowpen Colliery Inn, Marlow Street.
Cowpen Coronation Club, King Street.
Cowpen & Newsham Comrades Club, Wright Street. Name change 1970?
Croft Arms, Regent Street.
Deleval Arms, Old Hartley.
Duke of Wellington Club, North Farm (Burt Street from 1963).
Dun Cow formerly Brown Cow
Folly Inn, closed 1889.
Foresters Arms, Kitty Brewster.
Fox & Hounds, King Street.
Gladstone Arms, Burt Street.
Globe, Waterloo Road.
Golden Fleece, Cowpen Square.
Grey Horse
Gwentland Hotel, Wensleydale Terrace.
General Havelock, East Sleekburn.
High Street Social Club, formerly Bolckow's.
Horse & Waggon
Irish Club, Wright Street.
Isabella, Southend Ave.
Joiners Arms, Coomassie Road.
Kings Arms, Seaton Sluice. Directory of 1827 mentions the Post Office.
Kings Arms, Cowpen Road.
Kings Head, Northumberland / Bridge Street, rebuilt 1894.
Labour Club, Thoroton Street.
Link House (previously Half Moon?)
Lord Nelson, (formerly 'Dock House'?) High Quay.
Market Hotel, Market Place.
Masons Arms, Plessey / Coomassie Road.
Melton Constable, Seaton Sluice.
Miners Arms, Marlow Street.
Miners Arms, Newsham.
Miners Welfare Cowpen & Crofton, Renwick Road.
Nags Head
Newsham & New Deleval Club, Wharton Street Newsham.
Newsham Discharge Soldiers & Sailors Victory Club.
Newsham Hotel, Carr Street.
North Farm (Temple's Farm)
Northumberland Arms
Oddfellows Arms, Northumberland / Bridge Street rebuilt 1887.
Percy Arms, Kitty Brewster.
Pilot Cutter, (ref Brewery Bar).
Pineapple Inn, Regent / Turner Street.
Prince of Wales, Waterloo Road.
Queens Head, King Street.
R.A.F. Club
Railway Hotel, Regent / Turner Street.
Red House, Cowpen Estate.
Ridley Arms, Northumberland Street. Built as private house 1788, closed 1965, demolished 1968.
Ridley Arms, Cambois.
Rose & Crown, Kitty Brewster.
Royal Engineers Club, Stanley Street previously Percy Street.
Royal Tavern (formerly Hotel) Beaconsfield Street.
Sea Horse, Plessey Road.
Seaton Sluice Club, (Waterford Club 1913 - 1959)
Seven Stars, North Blyth.
Ship, Cowpen Quay.
Ship, Crofton
Sidney Arms, Cowpen Road.
Slip
Spartans Hotel, Twelfth Ave.
Station Hotel
Steamboat Hotel (Star & Garter)
Sun Inn, Gregory Street.
Thoroton, Renwick Road.
Three Horseshoes, Horton.
Travellers Rest, Regent Street.
Turks Head, Newsham.
United Services Club, Bowes Street.
Victoria Inn, (Gregory Street?)
Waggon Inn (near Police Stn)
Waterford Arms, Seaton Sluice.
Waterloo Hotel, Havelock Street.
Waterloo Road Club (Meldram House / formerly Buffalo Club)
Westoe, Burt Street.
White Swan, Waterloo Road.
Willow Tree, Newsham.
Windmill Inn, Cowpen Road.


I hope you all find it interesting looking through the list. If there should be some additions or amendments please let me know. I also hope some of the names bring back some good memories. The only pub I have fond memories of is the Kings Arms at Cowpen.


Philip 

[peeem]

blythian, I forgot about the 'horse' it is probably smaller now the Odds has been changed.
 
Phodgetts , That is a brilliant list. sadly I have been in loads of them  .

The one's I see that are different now are;
Bebside & Cowpen Club. It was the first club I joined. Now a Macdonalds.
Blyth & District Club. Now closed.
Blyth Spartans Supporters Club, William Street. Closed.
Brewery Bar. Now the Quay.
British Rail Staff Association (BRSA). Now a nursing home.
Buffalo. Now a community centre.
Conservative Club. Constitutional again. I was in there last Saturday.
Cowpen Colliery Inn is now the Top House.
Croft Arms is now flats.
Duke of Wellington Club. Now South Quay nursing home.
Dun Cow. Long gone.
Fox & Hounds. Ditto
Gladstone Arms. Ditto
Globe& White Swan are now the  Halifax building society and Boots the chemist.
Golden Fleece. Gone.
Gwentland Hotel is now the Ridley Park Hotel.
Kings Head. Closed.
Market Hotel. Now a branch of Iceland.
Miners Welfare Cowpen & Crofton. Now council offices.
North Farm. Gone.
Pineapple Inn. Now Westminster bank.
Queens Head now a Chinese restaurant.
Seven Stars. Gone
Sidney Arms. Gone.
Slip. Gone.
Station Hotel. Now a branch of Leeds building society.
Steamboat Hotel. Closed.
Thoroton. Now a sort of b+b.
Travellers Rest. Gone. The first pub I had a lock-in in. I wasn't even old enough!
Willow Tree.Closed but opening again. Supposedly a pub has been on that site longer than any other in the Blyth area.

I remember a Ship but can't remember which one. Do you have the street names? Also was the Black Bull at the Ballast Hill end of Sussex street do you know?

[Michael Dixon]

 A list of Blyth and area pubs and clubs sort of has it's own history.
Sometime in second half of 1900s, Blyth Town Boys Club,in order to raise funds, compiled a list and sold it around Blyth for 10 pence. ( I have one  hidding somewhere within my filing system)

 The Kitty Brewster ( on Cowpen road) used to be called the Foresters Arms.


 The Bedlington section of the Northumberland Communities site, at http://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/005568FS.htm
shows a 1910 photo of the Rose & Crown at Bedlington.

Only problem, this pub was on the south bank of the River Blyth between Bebside Furnace stone bridge and the wooden, then iron, railway bridge. In the 1840s etc this area was called Bedlington Iron Works ( although in the Bebside part of the Iron Works.)

I think the ruins of the building are still visible ?

 Michael

[peeem]

Once again thanks for your knowledge Michael. I have seen that photo before but cannot for the life of me place where the pub was.

I think it was from the list you mention that I garnered the information about the Willow Tree.

I actually drank in the Foresters arms. Damp and dingy in those days.

I believe you are correct about the ruins being visible, or at least a small part of the foundations. I will look into that.

Bebside Iron Works, that is where my great grandmother is stated as living on her marriage certificate. I queried this on another thread a while ago. Thanks for the clarification.

[pityackafromblyth]

An outstanding list of the pubs in the area.  Might sit down tonight in the kitchen with a couple of cans, peruse the list, and bring back some memories.
But blythian, one that has got me foxed is The Flying Horse.  Where is it ?  Or is it one of the original ones which has been renamed.?  Remember when the Thoroton was called "The Burglar's Dog" ?

[peeem]

pityackafromblyth, I hope you don't mind if I answer that. The Flying Horse is on the corner of Waterloo road and Thoroton street. Thoroton street (not to be confused with the pub of the same name) is the street leading to the hospital.