Bebside Furnace

[Annie1947]

These are photographs of Bebside Furnace. Does anybody have any idea of which year they may have been taken. I'm also interested in names for any of these streets/houses.

[Treetotal]

Hi Annie and welcome to RootsChat...if you google Bebside Furnace there is a Bedlington Forum with street names from the 1940s
Carol

[Annie1947]

Thanks Carol. Bedlington forum is where I found the pictures. I'm trying to put names on the different streets. Most maps give only two street names: Paradise Row or Ocean/Sea view.

[mirl]

Perhaps start with this modern view and work backwards.

http://www.bing.com/mapspreview?style=r&cp=52.7898258109629~1.46900802537444&lvl=12&FORM=MMREDR

[fiddlerslass]

Hi Annie,
 You can find various old maps of NBL/DUR on the Keys to the past site.This link should bring up a page about the viaduct and by scrolling around the map you should be able to find the furnace. You need to enlarge the scale of the map to bring up a list of old map options.

http://www.keystothepast.info/Pages/pgDetail.aspx?PRN=N13261

[Annie1947]

Thanks Mirl. I'm not doing too well in working backwards! I found a document where a former resident names 9 'streets' 1940-1952 and names the families in each. Of these, only Purvis Row, Old Gate and Wood Row would appear to house a larger number of families. I thought these may be the longer rows on the picture but, unfortunately, I haven't been able to find any of these on maps. Possibly there have been name changes. I'm still very new to this so maybe I'm thinking 'in the wrong direction'.

[Annie1947]

Hi Annie,
 You can find various old maps of NBL/DUR on the Keys to the past site.This link should bring up a page about the viaduct and by scrolling around the map you should be able to find the furnace. You need to enlarge the scale of the map to bring up a list of old map options.

http://www.keystothepast.info/Pages/pgDetail.aspx?PRN=N13261

Thank you too! I'll have a look at that right away. All advice gratefully accepted.

[stanmapstone]

Hi Annie,
 You can find various old maps of NBL/DUR on the Keys to the past site.This link should bring up a page about the viaduct and by scrolling around the map you should be able to find the furnace. You need to enlarge the scale of the map to bring up a list of old map options.

http://www.keystothepast.info/Pages/pgDetail.aspx?PRN=N13261

You can get better quality maps at https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/ there is this 1897 map
https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/427811/581887/12/100509 you will have to zoom out if you don't have a subscription.  There is a list of the available maps.

Stan

[Annie1947]

Excellent! Now I've found Stone Row!