Blyth - French?/Dutch? house facing Ridley Park?

[Gen List Lass]

Mystery solved at Woodhorn today!

I found the building plan by an architect called R Baxter on behalf of Mr Fred Lund. The plan was approved on 13 Oct 1910. It was part of Lord Ridley's Park Eastate. It had 3 bedrooms and an attic one reached by a spiral staircase presumably for a servant.

The house mustn't have been finished by the 1911 census as Mr Fred Lund was living at 29 Wellington St, Blyth.

However in Kellys Dir 1921:
Blyth private residents
LUND Frederick J   o(?) Park View
Blyth  commercial
LUND C and Co, ships chandlers, 8 Quay Road.

"Lund C and Co" stood for Carl Lund, mentioned in the Kellys Directory of 1902
"Blyth commercial
LUND Carl & Son, ships chandlers, 13 Sussex St, Blyth"

Probate of Fred Lund shows he no longer lived at 10 Park View:
“LUND Frederick John of 66 Beaconsfield Street, Blyth NBL died 3 Oct 1942   Probate LLandudno 24 Feb to Edwin Emley solicitor Effefcts £  3571  5s"

AS Lund is a Scandinavian name I'm speculating whether the design of the house reminded him of his homeland or was just fashionable at the time perhaps.

Gen in NBL England

[Phodgetts]

Thank you so much for taking the trouble to dig a bit.

The name Lund has been bugging me to say the least. I have just searched through every last photo I have of Blyth and eventually found out which Lund had been stirring my little grey cells. I knew I had one somewhere!

A photo of a ship named S. C. LUND.

I wonder if there was a connection? Probably not, but then again......... Though, Red Herring and all that. The ship was registered at Tonsberg, Norway.

Do you want to see the ship? I don't want to post it, and end up diverting the thread subject matter.

Very glad to have this bit of info to add to the image. Every little helps! 

Thanks again

Philip

[Ridley12]

My folks still in Ridley Ave if you need any knocking done!

[Gen List Lass]

Interesting Phil....I'm satisfied with what I set out to do now.

ridley - thanks for the offer - amazing the links the folks on Rootschat have!

Gen in NBL England

[TheReminder]

I actually live in the house next door to the house in question, and yes it was a Sailer captain from Norway or Sweden as such,  Its always been more of the Haunted looking styled estates in the neighbour hood i must say.  If i had only seen this post a few weeks ago it wouldnt have been such a challenge finding out its history !   Old photo from the 50's..ish

[c-side]

Welcome to rootschat   

Interesting to follow the changes in the surrounding area over time - and the columns are still in place.

Christine

[Phodgetts]

I was trying to work out what that car on the left is. I thought it was perhaps a Hillman Minx, but the light cluster has thrown me. The car will obviously give a better idea as to the date / era of the picture. Amazingly those concrete lamp stands are still in place although the tops have been replaced with steel sleeves and lamp holders. It is possible that those lamp stands are almost 60 years old!

P

[Phodgetts]

Hahaha Christine, we posted at much the same time. 

P

[kevinf2349]

My guess would be that the railings were removed to help in the war effort and were 'replaced' by the hedge....but that is just a guess based on what happened a lot back in the war years .