Where are we all

sel my DH maternal Grandmother and all the family came from Morecambe, she was one of the people I would have on a virtual dinner party list she had some fantastic stories.

Wow Jen mention of Annfield Plain brings another memory jog.I worked there very briefly in 1957 in my early years as a pharmacist,when we were house-hunting in the NE. I remember being amused that in that area the main street always seemed to be called 'Front St'
We eventually bought a new house in the Broomhill area of Morpeth
-for £1800 !!

My mother in law still lives in North Broomhill.
They moved there when my husband was 11, so that was in 1957.
Ken's dad worked for the NCB and he built his own bungalow on Station Road. It's still there now, but when Ken's dad died, his mam had to sell off half the land as the garden was enormous for her.
When our elder son was a year old we rented a house in Stone Row for 17s& 6d a week. It had one electric point, a cold tap and a toilet out the back in a row with everyone elses.
Ken was working in Newcastle at the time and had to catch a bus at 6.30 and came home at 8p.m.
We bought a flat in Cramlington for £1750 in 1968.

I remember when we lived in Broomhill, we had to go to Red Row to the chemist and the GP. I had to pull Mark backwards in his pram in the snow.

They still are all called Front Street. In fact Annfield Plain now has a New Front Street as well as a Front Street.
I like the place near Beamish called No Place. Not sure if that's better or worse than the village that's just called Street.

I have the pleasure of living close to the north east coast and a second home close to Morcambe bay
DH has a 17th century shipping chart that belonged to Captain Delavel, DD had it framed for DH's 65th birthday. We are bequeathing it back to Delavel Hall when we sail off into the sunset.

im from aylesbury in bucks burt lived all over mainly in jersey

jen im sure we dont need all that blimey took me ages to read your comment but i bet your a lovely person

South Yorkshire/Derbyshire border. Just in God's own county, but with the lovely Peak District on the doorstep!

What's your problem with jend's post, relic? This thread is all about where we are/are from isn't it? She's as entitled to her reminiscences as anyone.

I've learned a lot about interesting places on this thread. No Place fascinates me. Going to look it up on the map; wonder what satnav makes of it!

...just wikipedia'd it!

How I have enjoyed reading all about Northumberland and its fantastic area,in the mid 80s we must have made the whirst mistake of our life when we decided not to proceed with our move to Bishop's Hill in Acombe the only thing that stopped us moving was the fact that every year the area was snowed in and we would not be able to get children to school.How after reading all the posts I wish we had persevered,even though I love my picturesque Wirral the dramatic Northumberland has always been attractive to me.

No Place is the sort of place that I'll make a point of going to when I'm oop north again. In fact I've got to trawl back through this thread because there's a NT place near to where I live that isthis mentioned and I forgot to write it down.

Just imagine having to give your address to one of those wretched call centres "What is your address, Madam?" "No Place".....

The other place I mentioned is Street. I actually drove through it today, and it's called Street Gate. If it's the Gate from Viking place names it's actually called Street Street.
The other thing about No Place, which is on the A693 between Stanley and Chester-le Street, is that there is a signpost on the main road to Cooperative Villas, No Place. The other side of the roundabout there is a Woodland Trust wood called Hellhole. It's off the roundabout to Beamish.
Crimson, I have a satnav, so next weekend when I go down that road I'll put No Place in and let you know. I go along that road when I go to watch my grandson play football. Went to Beamish today, but that was before you posted here.
Too much information for you, Relichunter? I bet you tweet. I do not, I have far too much to say!

Keep talking Jen!

Just outside Boston, at a village called Sibsey, there`s a Goosemuck Lane. It`s quite pleasant nowadays down there, maybe not so when it was named!

Absolutely, jenD!! Well said crimson!

My Danish daughter in law always used to laugh when we went past Skidby in the East Riding. Any place name ending in by means it is Viking and a village. Skid means shit. Sorry! Could not think of any other way to say it.

Making me think of Shilbottle now . Not sure if the road sign has been 'amended' recently!

jen cooperative villas is that in perkinsville beside ouston x

We have a 'Slash Lane' which is the first place to get flooded in heavy rain and a lovely coffee shop over looking the canal that is accessed via 'Flesh Hovel Lane'. Our house is on a road that used to be called ' Catsic Lane'

In the place I used to live, industrial area, there was a Chemical Road.
Can't imagine anyone choosing that these days. Poor old chemicals have got a bad name for themselves. Instead, in this new town we have a Technology Drive.

London, same road but different roundabout. Must admit it's a big coop area round here. Wish I could remember my number from 40 years ago. I've probably got some money in there!

Crimson, Ken's dad used to be responsible for the repairs to the NCB houses in Shilbottle before he was made redundant and the pits closed down.

Relichunter, you do not need to read this.

There is a cat rain hill near here.