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Do not remove the photograph under any circumstances.  It will be needed for evidence ! Have you seen the young girl sitting on the front nearside mudguard of the 'bus ?  Must notify Elf and Safety - give them something to do trying to trace the bus driver to prosecute him, they might be so occupied in that quest, they will leave the rest of us alone.
Getting back to the photo it is part of the town's history.  I could not believe the numbers standing watching,and presumably similar crowds all along the route; whatever it was.  Mention of the railway bridge/Regent Street, that would be the bridge just north of the railway station, yards in fact ?

Hi. Pityackafromblyth,

It's possible the driver may have been my father-in-law, he worked for Allen's up until 1934 (I think).
His name was Sam Heir and he lost his right ring finger in an accident. If you are able to zoom into the drivers right hand and see if his r/finger is missing it might assist the H&S in securing a prosecution. lol.
I showed the photo to my wife without saying what I thought about the lady leaning out of the side window near the front(possibly handing a leaflet out) and she said it looked like her Mam. It may not have been her of course.

It's a great photo though. Great memories.

Drill Hall Photo.

Hi,

I thought I was right with the location of Seghinis but age begins to take its' toll now and again.  Yes, the cobblers was Bullens.  Can't remember his name but his wife was Ivy and they were friends of my aunt.

Opposite these shops on the other side of Regents Street I can remember Cooknells (my aunt worked there), a fish and chip shop (cant remember name but can remember grub yum yum) then there was a bakery shop which could have been gilbertsons and a grocers???

barbara

Barbara, your right about Gilbertson's shop, Alma Collins worked there for years. My Sister-in-law, Lillian, worked at Cooknells.

Oh emmadog, I'm so jealous. Enjoy your stay up there.

Which were your ancestors at Whittingham? Mine were Johnsons and you will have walked right by their grave as it is close to the edge of the path.

Other point for me here is the pre war cafe. Was it Marshall's Corner House Cafe?

I have an advert for it if you are interested in seeing it. Nothing special, but interesting nonetheless.

I posted some old Blyth adverts to the forum, but there didn't seem to be much interest.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,603501.0.html

P

Hi. I missed the adverts you posted but I've just had a look. You brought back some great memories, my sister Orien worked at Redheads for a while, I think it was Fridays when she always brought home a big bag of bullets.
   

Brilliant link, Thanks.