Frameworks cafe, Blyth - house history

[Phodgetts]

One more just for good measure.

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[Gen List Lass]

Many thanks Phil, I was hoping you would notice this thread, you always have such great photos.

Just had to google streetview as a contrast, old and new. Pity about the job centre, NOT a good replacement architecturally for the old church.

Tried to post screenshots but files too big and cannot reduce them on this stupid Windows 10  so here's the link
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.1273718,-1.5065877,3a,75y,91.48h,84.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6bilt9cYwHjxwf06wW09SA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en


Gen in NBL UK

[pityackafromblyth]

From the Morpeth Herald - Saturday 25 April 1908

Stan

Wage £18 !!! would that be for the week ?   It would be more than the local pitmen, shipyard workers, and the teemers and trimmers would be earning.  But them tough Blyth blokes, - whe wud waant ti be a sarvant ?

[stanmapstone]

Wage £18 !!! would that be for the week ?

That would be for a year, about 7 shillings a week. Circa 1900 average wages in England & Wales, excluding London were:
Butler £58.6 per annum
Footman £26.7 per annum
Boys £10.9 per annum
Lady's maid £10-£25 per annum
Housemaid ££8-£20 per annum
General Servant £6-£17 per annum
(Board of Trade PP 1899 XCII)
While the wages paid to servants might appear to be relatively low, their board and lodging were provided by their employers.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

This is a view of the staircase in Frameworks https://goo.gl/maps/sgfy4vAbGmv and upstairs https://goo.gl/maps/cftzuLcx5rB2
Outside view https://goo.gl/maps/ezA93xvEun72
Stan

[emmadog]

The view of the staircase really shows how beautiful it is. Unfortunately when I went there it was the wrong time as it would have been lovely to be there when the music was playing. I have heard it is really nice.

[stanmapstone]

This will be the original front door to 1 Stanley Street https://goo.gl/maps/9XD2zcULLvE2

Stan

[TriciaK]

Looking at all those photos I think I was wrong about No. 1 being Lynn and Rutherford solicitors. It must have always been no. 3, with the double bay windows.
That staircase and all it's decorations, is really beautiful.  What a surprise to find it!

[Gen List Lass]

Stan pointed out the original front door of Number 1 Stanley Street which is now in the main part of the cafe beside the piano.

The front door which I saw at the bottom of the staircase was much wider and more imposing. Was this possibly the front door of number 3? Maybe the cafe premises are even bigger than I previously thought.

I think I'll have to go again for another coffee and cheese scone, it's hard work this house research!

Gen in NBL England