Sheila Prouten

2 hours ago, Canny lass said:

Hi Sheila, welcome to the forum!

I'm afraid Netherton Colliery is long gone, but I can point out the 'mission' where your father was baptised. It was still active during my early childhood but later became a garage/workshop for a small haulage business. It was located next door to the school and labelled 'Mission Room' on this 1921 map.

It can also be seen in this aerial view (though now in use as a haulage yard). It's the light coloured building at right angles to the houses with the school on its left.

 

 

Thank you for the information. I'm waiting for a copy of my Father's birth cert' to arrive. Then I will know if he was born in Netherton, or just baptised there.

Thank you.

I have just joined your page, after being directed here, by a kind soul on FB Ancestry page.
My Father was baptised in the Netherton Church Mission, in 1919, according to his baptism certificate. I have just ordered his birth certificate, so hoping it contains an address.
His Father was a miner at the time. The family name was Harrod.
I am going to be in Blyth in June and am hoping to visit some of the places I have come across, whilst researching my ancestors.
This page is great!