I noticed one of the plates in the book shows an old footpath at Beal Bank. Perhaps it connected around to the Butts and St Lawrence at some time, a short cut for the Amble folk on a sunday. By coincidence a 1915 dated oil painting just sold by Anderson and Garland (Newcastle Auctioneers) appears to show the top of this footpath.
http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/au...d-a4370108c2fe
