Newcastle, The Crown Inn c.1960
Photo ref:
N152017
Photo ref:
N152017
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Small communities in remote rural areas have suffered considerably in recent years. First local schools have closed, and then shops, post offices and pubs have followed suit. Sometimes the only way to retain these facilities has been to combine them under one roof. Today the Crown Inn has an extension at the far end, the Crown Shop.
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As far as I know my great grandmother lived in Newcastle. SHe was Catherine Murray and was Joerdan to her own name. I know nothing of them as my great grandfather came to Scotland in 1904. Travelled over to see King Street where she stayed but no idea of which house.
My aunt and uncle owned a hotel called Seapark on the Downs Road, Newcastle. I visited there regularly and in fact was evacuated there, during the second world war. I remember the american troops being stationed there, before going off to fight. I also enjoyed the shows on the bandstand with Jock Elmore, the funny man. I have happy memories of summer holidays spent with my cousins.Would like to hear from anyone who may remember the Murrays, of Newcastle.
I remember living in Downs Road, Newcastle at about 3 years old (1944). We lived in a house opposite a green and the sea beyond. When my younger sister was only a few months old, for some reason the night before, my mother put her in a different place in the bedroom. It's a good thing she did because that night the ceiling fell in and a huge lump of plaster was in the cot where her head would have been, I ...see more
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