DJA 24
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Hello, You may already be aware of this so sorry if it's a repeat. National library of Scotland offers access (free!) to historical maps. If you're lucky the old maps have street names, sometimes not. Follow this link to the map for 1898, sadly no names but the layout is the same as the previous map and neither of the roads you seek are on that one. This is the link https://maps.nls.uk/view/101027289 Warning, you can spend endless hours just browsing where you lived or in my case born, a street in Crofton long since gone.
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In June 2012 we were in Caen. Visiting a church we saw a couple sitting, the lady speaking in French. Leaving the church I spotted a badge on his jacket “Normandy Veterans”. As we walked on I said “I should have thanked him for what he did”, I’d never been able to say thank you to a veteran. “Go back” said Karen, and I did, speaking to the French lady. Karen said something to me in English and the lady said, “but he too is English”. I shook his hand and thanked him on behalf of my family and friends. Tears in his eyes he humbly said “But I was only doing my job” in a strong North East accent. He carried on telling me that he went back every D-Day anniversary to pay his respects to his mates who unlike him didn’t survive that day or the war. “What part of the North East?” I asked. “I live in Bedlington” he said, “but I was born in Bar'nton, which is now gone”. I know I said, I lived there until I was 4. Small world, I was very humble as they walked away. One of my simple desires realised to say thank you, and to a fellow Geordie. At the time we lived in the East Midlands and here we are now in Bedlington not too far from his birthplace. -
Tom Dodds Snr was one of my Step Grandfathers brothers. I remember Granddad receiving a postcard Tom sent him from the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, no idea where the card went!
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Would that be what we call "Steepy peas" ? Still have them now with a Shy's pie although we cheat and buy tins. As my late Auntie Dot used to do an Oxo is dropped in with the peas to create gravy. Happy days 🙂
