Many thanks Brian. Ruth > -----Original Message----- > From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Brian Pears > Sent: 09 April 2010 15:18 > To: northumbria@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NMB] Gateshead 1911 > > > > Crawshay Street ran between Nixon Street and Hawks Street in > the area then known as New Gateshead. Crawshay Street is long > gone, but Nixon Street and Hawk Street still exist but the > area is now known as Saltmeadows. > > The street is named after George Crawshay who was a partner > in the the iron company "Hawks, Crawshay & Sons", who, among > many other things, built the High Level Bridge. > > Also named after George Crawshay was the Crawshay Inn, on > East street, a few hundred yards west of Crawshay Street. A > great- uncle of mine, John Alexander "Jack" Axford > (1901-1980), was the publican there in the late 50s/early 60s. > > Brian > -- > Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ > Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List > GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer > > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message