Hi Brian, Thanks for that. I made an exploratory 3 day trip a fortnight ago on which I also visited the Woodhorn Archives. It seems that the sources I probably need are split between the local studies at the Newcastle Library, the Tyne & Wear Archives at the Museum and Woodhorn. Anyway I am finding my way around and am to visit again soon. Regards, Rod S -----Original Message----- From: Brian Pears [mailto:bp@bpears.org.uk] Sent: 17 November 2009 14:14 To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NMB] Claremont Place Rod Strong wrote: > Thanks for that. I'm researching the life of W J Sanderson, a > Newcastle philanthropist of the late Victorian, Edwardian era and > he and his father lived there for some years. I guess the whole St > Andrews area was up-market as some of the family lived in St > Thomas's Crescent, which I cannot find at all on modern maps. Rod St Thomas' Crescent runs from St Thomas' Street to Leazes Park Road. Grand old terraces on both sides of the road. Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer