South Newsham, Blyth

[eddie21455]

Same place as yours Michael , in South Newsham It is called Railway Cottages  it is still there today when i passed the, signal box is still there as well.  the trouble is that you have to know where it is as it is not sign posted.  it runs parell with the railway line

Regards
Eddie

[eddie21455]

here is a pic of a house in railway cottages

[MKG]

Wow - a piccie. Thanks Eddie. And a signal box. I do believe that my eldest uncle (now deceased) actually worked in that.

Even so, I'm a little confused. I'd heard of Railway Cottages because my mother always makes the distinction between Cottages and Terrace. And, of course, now I can't remember what she actually said - did she live in one or the other ? Dooohhhhh! However, as I've said, she's very careful to make sure that I know it's South Newsham. So, are Railway Terrace and Railway Cottages both in South Newsham, or is one of them more Blyth?

 

  Mike

[eddie21455]

Hi Mike

as Michael pointed out Railway Terrace is more in to Blyth it runs along side Blyth Sports Centre
Railway Cottages is in south Newsham. My Daughter Lived there a few years ago .  As you come out of the small rd from the cottages and turn left ther is a road that takes you to Blyth Beach
the Road is called South Newsham Rd and like Michael said you will Pass Farm Villas and Blagdon
Drive

Regards

Eddie

[eddie21455]

Mike
if you Google South Newsham Cottages Blyth Northumberland you might find some info on it. Thats how i found the pic

Eddie

[Michael Dixon]

Not to let the Blyth side down, there was also a signal box close to the Blyth Railway Terrace, where line cut across Renwick Road ( box now gone)


Trivia Note. 
The two Urban Districts of Cowpen and Blyth(including all of Newsham) bordered each other ( The border line was a line down Plessey Road/Union Street- Cowpen to north and west, Blyth to south and east)

The two amalgamated in 1907, under the name of Blyth. One of the many tasks was to get rid of several duplicated street names.

There were two Market Streets, two Wellington Strrets, two Croft Sts, two Taylor Sts etc.

The Cowpen Market St survived. But Cowpen's Wellington St became Burt St. Cowpen's Croft St became King St etc.

So I was surprised to see that there survived two streets within Blyth Valley District , two streets called Railway Terrace. Or was the South Newsham one changed to Railway Cottages ?

Eddie next foto-shoot for you when next in South Newsham- the street name-plate !


Michael Dixon

[eddie21455]

Hi Michael

when my Daughter lived at Railway Cottages Her poatal address was 8 Railway cottages I will get a pic of the street name

regards
eddie

[eddie21455]

Hi Michael and Mike
NE243PR  is the post code for Railway Cottages South Newsham use the Post office post code and Address finder  and it will show you the post code and address for the sixteen houses
hope this helps

Eddie

[aspin]

My aunty Ella was born at no 11,Railway cottages Newsham 1913 and so was my Uncle Pearson in 1916.My granda was a railway man and worked there as a guard

They moved to Spittal where he worked at Berwick railway station as a ticket collector

Would love to see a photo of no 11 if its still there

They were the Mckenzie family

Elizabeth