Radcliffe was declared a dying village in 1946 and according to the Ministry of Housing that it should be left to die. Following protests, Alnwick Rural District Council finally agreed that the villagers should be rehoused at Amble.
The Ministry of Health stated that as soon as the housing was provided, the Council would be responsible for the demolition and clearance of the site at Radcliffe.
A slow death then.
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