Old Postcard Pictures of Amble

[hollydog]

Cliffwell garage?, the photo does look like the current building but with its shiny new roof and glazed panels. You are right -Mark's row is very difficult to make out.

[Coquet]

Originally Posted by hollydog

Top photo, enlarged shows Eastgarth av. east side being built with Amble House behind and look how big the church was on High st!
And the ridge and furrow? field is still there next to the railway, I thought it was more modern than 1932, interesting

Does the 'ridge and furrow' field have any great age or significance to it Hollydog? I've had a look on Google maps and you can still see that ploughing pattern disappearing under the trading estate.

[Coquet]

Originally Posted by Coquet

Does the 'ridge and furrow' field have any great age or significance to it Hollydog? I've had a look on Google maps and you can still see that ploughing pattern disappearing under the trading estate.

Answering my own question but googling about it does look exactly like medieval fields recorded elsewhere.

[hollydog]

Originally Posted by Coquet

Answering my own question but googling about it does look exactly like medieval fields recorded elsewhere.

Sorry I meant to get back on that one! I was sure I had seen a reference to the ridges on Keys to the Past website, but it doesn't appear to be there. I remember being sceptical because I thought all that area was modern development and that is why it stuck in my mind. The photo shows the features definitely pre-date the industrial estate works.

[Coquet]

Here's one of the SS Togston.

We have on the two sites somewhere: SS Amble, Hauxley and the Chevington

Almost a full house of Amble Coal Boats.

not sure how the photographer managed to get the centre in focus and the bow and stern out of focus?

[Coquet]

Originally Posted by hollydog

Cliffwell garage?, the photo does look like the current building but with its shiny new roof and glazed panels. You are right -Mark's row is very difficult to make out.

I had a look at the 1934 directory and could not see a garage listed for Albert St? or have i missed it?


http://www.fusilier.co.uk/amble_nort...e_business.htm

[Coquet]

Knox's Garage in Bridge street is there, but no Albert Street garage?

[Coquet]

Just looking at that directory listing you can see why we were once described as a nation of shopkeepers!

[hollydog]

Originally Posted by Coquet

I had a look at the 1934 directory and could not see a garage listed for Albert St? or have i missed it?


http://www.fusilier.co.uk/amble_nort...e_business.htm

My eyes may be deceiving me, but there looks like an asbestos sheeted light coloured roofed warehouse/garage with glazed panels, very like the current at the same site? what do you think?

[Coquet]

I think it's the same building. Wonder if it started life as something else?

[Alan J.]

Keep going Coquet, you are learning all the time. The building you can see was "Thompsons Red Stamp Stores". I was the delivery boy, on a delivery bike, from 1956 at this shop. We moved to Queen Street in 1957, where the video shop is now.
The premises in Albert Street was taken over as a garage by a man called Cliff Salkeld, hence Cliffwell. He was from the Newcastle area and was one of the first people to buy one of the new houses in Bisley Road.
Ords were the next people in before the present occupier.
Between the garage and the Blue Bell, the present car display area, was a house and shop, formerly the Railway Hotel I believe. The alleyway between that and the "Bell" led to housing in what is now the car park there.

[janwhin]

Originally Posted by Coquet

Does the 'ridge and furrow' field have any great age or significance to it Hollydog? I've had a look on Google maps and you can still see that ploughing pattern disappearing under the trading estate.

I don't think it is a medieval ridge and furrow, it hasn't got the S shape associated with the ox team having a wide turning circle and the ridges don't seem broad enough. Apparently steam driven ploughs gave a much straighter and narrower ridge and furrow look and tended to run parallel with field boundaries. Probably 19th century

[Coquet]

Originally Posted by Alan J.

Keep going Coquet, you are learning all the time. The building you can see was "Thompsons Red Stamp Stores". I was the delivery boy, on a delivery bike, from 1956 at this shop. We moved to Queen Street in 1957, where the video shop is now.
The premises in Albert Street was taken over as a garage by a man called Cliff Salkeld, hence Cliffwell. He was from the Newcastle area and was one of the first people to buy one of the new houses in Bisley Road.
Ords were the next people in before the present occupier.
Between the garage and the Blue Bell, the present car display area, was a house and shop, formerly the Railway Hotel I believe. The alleyway between that and the "Bell" led to housing in what is now the car park there.

Ah of course, I remember you mentioning Cliffwell/Ords/ 'Red Stamp Stores' in another thread. Car ownership started to rise significantly in the fifties so more demand for another Amble garage, so timing would be right too.

[Coquet]

A couple more from the Alan J. Collection: Amble Aerial view 1918, and Amble County Primary School, winners of the Alnwick and District League 1948-49 season.
Back Row: D. Douglas, T Steele, R. Shanks, L. Mitchell, R. Jefferson (captain), W. Henry, N. Henderson, T. Taylor, Mr B. Aisbitt (teacher). Front row,: R. Miller, M. Handyside, M. Gair, Mr J. Wilson (schoolmaster), R. Lightfoot, C. McDonald, T. Murry.

[leslie]

Some scans of old Photos of Amble

[hollydog]

The last picture of the pier has been reprinted in very large format and is well worth a look - visit the Harbour Fish Bar on Leazes st to see it, the fish and chips are excellent as well!

[leslie]

Found this card in south of england It was actually send by my Aunt in 1953 when she was looking after me and brothers whe brither Michael was born

[leslie]

Famous Question in court Was it an accident he touched this Dolphin, No your honour it was on Porpoise , boom boom

[sjcmorwick]

Does anyone know what the shop was which is shown in the postcard at 43 High Street. This is now the living room of my flat.
43 High Street is the building which was the health centre until the early 80s when it was converted into 4 flats.

Also what happened to the High Street church and when?

[Alan J.]

There is a photo of High Street on the sister site, fusilier, old photos page 1. This is circa 1910 and these premises are not a shop then.
As for the church it was demolished in the 1970's as it had become unstable due to it's location on the sloping ground. It was a methodist church and after it was demolished the congregation joined up with the primitive methodists in their church in Percy Street. I believe it was built by Carse the Amble building firm in the late 1800's/ early 1900's.