Red house farm, Cowpen

[ben27681]

dose anyone have any info or photos of red house farm, cowpen or any info or photos of the costruction of cowpen estate
thanks
ben

[Phodgetts]

Now that's a tall order. I have nothing I can input for this one, so over to the older Blyth folk who might be able to help. 

Would you like to see a map of the area and Red House as it was in 1898?

P

[dolly dimples]

The Red House Farm is still here in Cowpen estate, but the name is now "The Percy Arms.
   I well remember when Cowpen Estate was being built,  and have family living there today, but know of no photo's of construction .I could take a photo of the pub as it is today if thats of any help.
             Dolly .

[ben27681]

Thanks for the replys but i was led to believe that the Red house farm was alot older than "the red house pub" which is now the percy arms plus it looks a total diffrent shape and size on the old maps and seems to be where the present day gareston close is

[ben27681]

ive just checked durhan gis maps and the original red house farm was demolished in the 1950s and the present percy arms was not there until 1951-1959 so it seems they are not the same building.

[Phodgetts]

Here's a view westward looking over Blyth circa 1932.

I have posted the full size original here, try it full screen;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51893012@N05/9262373386/

Enjoy.

P

[ben27681]

thanks for the photo i really love seeing cowpen estate before it was built but i think judging from the 1930s map that red house farm was 2 fields from the railway line which is still there so will be the small dark area closer to malvins close in the picture.

[ben27681]

about an inch lower than is marked on the photo

[Phodgetts]

i think judging from the 1930s map that red house farm was 2 fields from the railway line which is still there so will be the small dark area closer to malvins close in the picture.

Yes, you are quite correct. I assumed which is never a good thing to do. I should have known better! Quite what the farm or structure is I do not know. First time I've paid any real attention to it. There is no name given for the site on any maps and it was much larger by 1937. I have done some more field counting and matched up existing field boundaries with modern maps and that building stood at the kink in the track which runs by the end of Thorntree Way. I used to walk along that path as a kid with my mum and dad and later it was part of our cross country route when running from Bebside Middle School as it was then. I never knew there was a 'farm' there. It was much reduced in size, possibly even a ruin by the time of the 1961 map for the area.

Most interesting diversion from the original subject matter.

P