Munition Cottages, Newcastle

[Dorothy M. Walker]

Can anyone help, I did come across a message way back in 2011 regarding this topic. I am in New Zealand but found out my grand mother was living in the Munition Cottages in 1924 when she baptized my father at Scotswood Methodist Church.

I would love any hints, links  or general information on where these cottages were and what they were like - does anyone know the address I would have to put in to find them on the 1939 register on Findmypast?

Or where I can get any images of them or of the Scotswood Methodist Church.

Thanks

Dorothy

[Schoch]

Welcome to rootschat.

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1924/jan/21/munition-cottages-newcastle-upon-tyne
http://www.everymanremembered.org/profiles/soldier/739131/

I expect that you have seen these.


Richard

[Dorothy M. Walker]

No I have not, so thank you will go and look at them now.

[barryd]

familysearch.org has the records of Scotswood Methodist Church

https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1202990?availability=Family%20History%20Library

It was in two locations -he is one of them

http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/detailfs?userid={58E08A8B-ADBC-42C8-A4E0-97D0D715519A}&ndx=0&slideshow=0&AlbumId={8D1FD826-E6D3-463A-A394-6E1E633CF8C9}&GroupId={6E459A12-F7DD-4749-9ED4-47D9B538FC1E}&screenheight=900

[Dorothy M. Walker]

Thank you for that information. When I checked for the Scotswood records on family search it appears it is on microfiche and book so will look further into that. However I am fairly certain that it is only the one christening that occurred that I am interested in.

I did note however that it said that the photograph was on Whitfield Road. Now in the family search records it refers to the chapel merging with the one on Whitfield Road in 1932. My father's christening took place in 1924 so it would be the earlier building.

There is one photo that I have saved in my files but it says Wesleyan chapel so not sure if that is the correct photograph either.

Thanks again for your help much appreciated.

Regards

Dorothy

[MaryThorn]

Not sure how to post hyperlinks onto the forum but try the url's below.

https://www.searchnewcastle.org.uk/images/Groups/BenwellChurchesHeritageTrailA4.pdf

This gives information on the churches that used to exist in Scotswood and also to there location.

co-curate.ncl.ac.uk has images of Scotswood Methodist church, I can't put the link on here but if you google co curate Scotswood images it comes to the same photos.

I work in the Scotswood area and very little remains of old Scotswood, much of the old houses/streets have been demolished to make way for regeneration, even looking at the old photos it's very difficult where places were in relation to modern day Scotswood.

[stanmapstone]

co-curate.ncl.ac.uk has images of Scotswood Methodist church, I can't put the link on here but if you google co curate Scotswood images it comes to the same photos.

Link https://co-curate.ncl.ac.uk/resources/add/search/?q=Scotswood+Methodist+church

Stan

[Dorothy M. Walker]

Thanks for that Stan - I had seen the image of the church/chapel but because it was Wesleyan I was unsure if it is the correct one but seeing there is nothing else on offer perhaps it is?

No one seems to have an image of the Munition Cottages so I will have to keep looking.

Thanks again for your help

Dorothy

[jennywren001]

Hi Dorothy,
There's a book online called "Official History of the Ministry of Munitions Volume V: Wages and Welfare" in the appendix it does mention 411 temporary cottages built in 1916 in Scotswood for the Armstrong Whitworth factory. Might be worth contacting Tyne and Wear Archives.
http://www.tyneandweararchives.org.uk/
Jen