Blyth, Northumberland【4K】| Town Centre Walk 2021

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Күн бұрын

Join me for a walk around the historic port town of Blyth, located on England's northeast coast in the county of Northumberland, just a few miles to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne. Home to some gorgeous Victorian architecture, portside scenery, a peculiar lighthouse and even the theatre where Ant & Dec made their stage debuts, there's a whole lot to discover in Blyth!
As we walk around Blyth, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including St. Mary's Church, Blyth Market Place, Waterloo Road, Keel Row Shopping Centre, Blyth Bus Station, The Wallaw, The Quay Pub, Blyth Harbour Wind Farm, Blyth Old Police Station, the Oddfellows Arms, St. Cuthbert's Church, the old High Light Lighthouse, the new High Light Lighthouse, Captain William Smith's ship, Blyth Staithes and the Spirit of the Staithes sculpture.
Thank you so much to the following sites for their help in my research of Blyth:
www.blythtown.net/
www.blythchurches.co.uk/ourlad...
www.blythtallship.co.uk/the-w...
www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/en...
www.blythmarket.co.uk/about-bl...
0:00 St. Mary's Church
0:27 Blyth Market Place
1:21 Waterloo Road
2:28 Bridge Street
4:19 Union Street
4:41 The Wallaw
5:09 Union Street
5:32 Bridge Street
5:40 Blyth Library
6:21 Bridge Street
8:01 The Quay Pub
8:27 Bridge Street
9:29 Plessey Road
9:47 Blyth Old Police Station
10:25 Bridge Street
10:53 Oddfellows Arms
11:07 Sally Dawson
11:21 St. Cuthbert's Church
12:19 Wellington Street
12:58 Ridley Avenue
13:15 Walking towards Bath Terrace
13:45 Bridge Street
14:21 Bath Street
14:37 Back Bath Terrace
14:55 High Light Lighthouse
16:07 Back Bath Terrace
16:43 East Park View
17:35 Quay Road
18:34 Blyth staithes and quay
20:58 The Spirit of the Staithes
21:47 Thank you for watching!
Stats for nerds:
Distance walked: 1.3 miles/2.1km
Step count: 2600 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 21 mins 37 secs
Average speed: 3.6mph/5.8kmh
Please do not use any footage from this video without my permission.

Пікірлер: 86

@johnbrownbridge873 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a Blyth boy born in the 50s and I can assure you that the police station was still in use long after the 50s. The market wasn't always so extensive as where you were walking had buildings on it including what I knew as The Central theatre/cinema/bingo hall.Where you saw Boots chemists the alleyway next to it led to Croft Road where I was born and lived till I got married and left Blyth when I was 20. In all I can remember 5 cinemas in Blyth centre tho not all in operation at the same time, including the old Theatre Royal which for a time was owned/managed by Stan Laurel's father. p.s Also Blyth was a submarine base in both world wars,so was a legitimate target for the Germans.

@LetsWalkUK 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you so much for this brilliantly detailed comment - it's fascinating to learn about the history of Blyth from someone who was born there! My apologies about the police station dates, my research indicated it closed in the '50s, but thank you very much for clearing that and so much more about Blyth up :) I'll pin this comment so that everybody else can see your very helpful information! Thank you so much for watching - and I hope you enjoyed the video!

@johnbrownbridge873 3 жыл бұрын

@@LetsWalkUK No need to apologise mate, the building between St.Cuthbert's church and the police station used to have a youth club upstairs every friday night in the sixties and one night someone (not me) threw a firework into the police yard,they were not happy. Also after a break-in and fire at our house in Newcastle while we were staying a my mother's in Blyth I had to get fingerprinted at the station for elimination purposes,and this was in the 70's.

@njoyingtube1 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnbrownbridge873 hi hope you don't mind my asking , I know it's not a VILLAGE. My wife's dad was Blyth born , do you recall a family name of BURN ,, they were a large family mostly Brothers ,

@johnbrownbridge873 2 жыл бұрын

@@njoyingtube1 Hi mate I only knew one family called Burn and they were just parents with a son and daughter so not the ones you're thinking of. I haven't lived in Blyth since 1971 and I've forgottten most of what I knew about the place.

@lindsaykeith8608 2 жыл бұрын

You being a Blyth boy born in the 50s will have rejoiced in its great resurgeance? There were a lot of slum streets where crime came from. That may not be politically correct to say but I worked as a solicitor there in the early 1970s and it was factually correct! Cuthbertsons's Brian Gallon or Eric Armstrong appeared for the prosecution, Nigel Dodds or I Lindsay Keith (Yarwoods) for the defence. We had a good Bench of Magistrates (Mags) with Gilbert Barker the Chairman, was he the Labour Party Vice Chairman on the County Council? He was a good sound man. Other sound, good tempered and basically decent people.

@fluffycatluv 8 ай бұрын

An American who lived in Blyth from 1998 to 2013. What an experience it was! I met some of the nicest people I know there. Still friends to this day.

@beanworld4695 8 ай бұрын

Sorry to say this but personally living in Blyth in recent times has gotten worse

@emotivelyy_ 7 ай бұрын

@@beanworld4695Why 😮

@fuzzybearuk4359 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I'm about to move to Blyth from London at the end of August. I've bought one of the Quayside new builds which haven't been built in your video. I cannot wait to get there! I've sent a link to my friends to watch this so they know why I decided to move there.

@oddities-whatnot 2 ай бұрын

Nice choice. Ive never liked London since the 1980s it has so many problems now. Good luck with your new life 👍

@editorinformal873 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the spin.

@LetsWalkUK 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video :)

@fluffyspit 2 жыл бұрын

I am originally born and bred in Blyth, having moved away in the 80s I thoroughly enjoyed your video. Thank you.

@LetsWalkUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video - Blyth certainly is a lovely town and a hometown to be proud of! I hope this brought back some nice memories of the town for you :)

@michellebruce5092 2 жыл бұрын

Nice view of the town. It's very beautiful and historical. I like the history you give. Can't wait to see more tomorrow have a great day 😀

@LetsWalkUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - do stay tuned for more :)

@hnirwer7041 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video - we loved every second of it. Why not be brave and add an audio commentary to lift this great video into something truly memorable. My wife and I often take the opportunity to wander around Blyth after doing our shopping and have a pint and a coffee in Oddfellows (the best pub in Blyth) pre lockdown(s) of course. I think you could have mentioned Ridley Park which is so close to the town centre - a jewel in Blyth's crown and a pure delight with something for everyone to enjoy. We live in Seaton Sluice - a village just to the south of Blyth and I'd like to say that I'm a massive and respectful fan of the place and choose to shop there and support this proud and heroic town whenever we can - okay it may be down on its luck at the moment but mark my words Blyth will once again rise and fulfil its true potential. All this from someone born in Reading who watched my team beat Blyth Spartans in the FA cup in 1972 - yes I was there. Evening games were banned due to the miner's strikes and the three day weeks. Matches had to be played during daylight hours often midweek because floodlighting of night-time games was not allowed. We had games classes on Wednesday afternoons and our teachers allowed us to go to Elm Park (where Reading played at the time) to see the match. No hard feelings eh? If it ever happens again I'll be rooting for Blyth believe me!

@LetsWalkUK 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing - those are some great memories of Blyth, which as you mention is an absolutely wonderful town with so much heritage and history and so many things to see! I might also manage to film a video in Seaton Sluice one day if you'd like to see that :) On the audio commentary - I like to keep my big walks like this as immersive as possible, it seems that's what many people like about them, but I am certainly planning to do some shorter video guides with audio commentary in the future - when I have a bit more spare time to do so that is :) Thank you very much for the suggestion! And thank you very much for watching and for your wonderful comment - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!

@hnirwer7041 3 жыл бұрын

@@LetsWalkUK Do you know what? You're right - you're absolutely right. I don't know how I missed this point and must thank you for opening my eyes (or should I say my ears). I've rerun your videos and have considered them from a completely different viewpoint than I did initially. Your narrative is unobtrusive and allows the sounds to blend seamlessly with the sights that I personally experience when walking through Blyth whilst letting you quietly know a bit about what you are seeing - the gulls, the traffic, the sounds of air brakes from the buses, the chatter of people walking in the opposite direction as you pass them - you hear the music of their voices yet cannot quite makeout the words they are saying. It's all part and parcel of being part of Blyth. Hopefully this transmits to viewers who have never had the pleasure of being in Blyth so they can enjoy this wonderful town and aspire to come and enjoy it first hand for themselves. Perhaps the audio narrative might be nice - but then your videos would just be like all the rest and lose your knack of giving the viewer a taste of what a walk through Blyth (or any other place) actually feels like. In a strange way your videos make you feel like a ghost or a dreamer in a lucid dream - wandering around seeing and hearing everything that goes on around you but nobody can see you. Great stuff - really enjoy your work and can't wait for more.

@LetsWalkUK 3 жыл бұрын

@@hnirwer7041 That's very kind of you to say - there's certainly something very special about experiencing a new place for the first time, and I do hope that these videos bring that to viewers :) It's an interesting comparison you make to lucid dreams too - I hadn't thought of that! I'll look to doing audio narratives in a different genre of video at some point in the future - but I'm really glad to hear you're enjoying this style of walk :)

@fabianomacedo246 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations, hug from Brazil!!👏👏🤝

@LetsWalkUK 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video :)

@62stokey 3 жыл бұрын

Modern Market Place?? Beginning of the end for Blyth.

@lindsaykeith8608 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, brings memories flooding back.

@LetsWalkUK 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear it! Blyth is a great town and one to be very proud of - I'm glad that this video brought back some nice memories for you, and perhaps opened up some new history of the town too :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!

@denisjones7836 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing the Spoon's, it is the sort of project that pleases everyone. Also thank you for taking the time to explain it's history.

@LetsWalkUK 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! The Wallaw in particular was quite a striking pub with its history, but as you say many Wetherspoon's pubs do have a great story behind them :) Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video!

@BLYTHART 3 жыл бұрын

@@LetsWalkUK Yes - Wetherspoons did an excellent job of converting the semi-derelict cinema.

@starshine1843 3 жыл бұрын

A truly unique, beautiful video. I'm thinking of moving to Blyth all the way from Somerset.

@LetsWalkUK 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm really glad to hear you enjoyed the video - moving all the way up to Blyth from Somerset is quite the journey, I wish you the best of luck with it :) Thank you very much for watching and your very kind comment!

@phoenixflame7010 3 жыл бұрын

I live here I say you should it’s beautiful!

@starshine1843 3 жыл бұрын

@@phoenixflame7010 wow thank you thats cheered me up, I've had this woman who lives in durham sent me a message on Twitter saying blyths a dump and I won't get a job and I will have no money. It's really upset me cus she is shattering my dreams. I know it's not a heaven I know I will have to find a job but she is trying to convince me it's never worth it and telling me it's got a bad rep... I don't know anyone in Blyth so any advice is a godsend.

@Embertuft 3 жыл бұрын

Blyth is.. an interesting place, to say the least. I’ve never heard of anyone who’d actually want to move to Blyth, so this is.. different. I don’t know, I have differing opinions on it. I think it’s alright, but you should definitely be aware that it’s considered a rough area and has a bad rep. I think it’s really just gone downhill, that’s what’s happened. Government don’t really care, shops on the high street shutting down, etc. I do like the harbour though and there are a lot of nice historic buildings. Ridley Park is also gorgeous.

@gn7740 3 жыл бұрын

Please stay where you are. There is nothing in Blyth to come for. A run down town.

@grahamwalls9379 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the video on Blyth . Do not understand the negative comments about the town . If people think negative about anywhere , then don’t watch the video . I live in Halesowen in the West Midlands & we have played Blyth a few times & found them to be good people . Looks a very interesting place to be honest . One I hope to visit one day .

@LetsWalkUK 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video - there certainly is a lot to say about Blyth, and the town is home to some spectacular landmarks and riveting history, making it a great place to visit :) I hope you enjoy your time in Blyth when you go one day - and thank you very much for watching!

@pedrodedgud8923 2 жыл бұрын

The Get Carter staithes scenes were actually filmed over the river at North Blyth/ Cambois which were located a few yards north of those Alcan orange silos that can be seen in your final shots. I can remember when the crew came to Blyth prior to filming to do a recce and some rehearsing. They actually went to Bates Pit canteen for a feed!

@LetsWalkUK 2 жыл бұрын

Ah right! The old staithes certainly look similar all over town from the old pictures - but thank you very much for pointing that out! And it must have been really quite interesting when the crew came to town back in the day, it's a great point of pride in Blyth now certainly :) Thank you so much for watching - I do hope you enjoyed the video!

@pedrodedgud8923 2 жыл бұрын

@@LetsWalkUK Thank you for replying, we kids were about 14 and went to Blyth Grammar School, sometimes we would cycle down to Bates Pit canteen for our dinner because you got a better feed there! Then one day we saw the crew in the canteen, whether Michael Caine or George Sewell were there I couldn't say as they weren't well known at the time, at least not to us anyway. It would have been 1970 I think, I also vaguely remember the crew being down at Ferry Corner one evening, I think they were just doing a recce and looking for good shooting locations. Happy days, if only I knew then what a cult classic the film would be, I'd have taken some photos with my Dads' box camera!

@JohnClark-ew8dh 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact, Blyth/Cambois Staithes formed the backdrop of the final scenes of the original Get Carter film

@LetsWalkUK 3 жыл бұрын

It was indeed! A great ending it is too :) Thank you so much for watching!

@beanworld4695 8 ай бұрын

Nice fact

@geordieurbex2200 3 жыл бұрын

I live in blyth the police station closed in 2015, it still has a 1950s Magistrates Court room inside, further up at the beach there's still a ww2 gun battery with replica guns and museum. Further up the harbour is the lv50 one of the oldest floating timber lightship in the UK. The 3million pound concrete market place is hated by everyone in blyth and when there is a market its 2 or 3 stalls

@LetsWalkUK 3 жыл бұрын

That's all very interesting to hear - there's certainly a good amount of heritage in and around Blyth, particularly with a walk further out of the town centre along the beach :) Thank you for sharing! Thank you very much for watching too - I hope you enjoyed the video!

@gn7740 3 жыл бұрын

My home town. What you don't say is that no market has been held since the refurbishment. In essence destroying the feel of the town.

@matthewsmith2787 3 жыл бұрын

Blyth largely is a rough place, but the people are friendly

@krob2327 2 жыл бұрын

It looks nice. I’d like to live there

@60025falcon 2 жыл бұрын

indeed we are! its a wonderful place to live. 👍

@dlittlester 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Blyth walk. I hadn't heard of the place before this.

@LetsWalkUK 3 жыл бұрын

Nor had I until a viewer very kindly suggested I visit! I'm really glad I did - Blyth is quite a fascinating place and especially unique for its modern layout :) Thank you so much for watching - I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!

@karancoyne7719 Жыл бұрын

beautiful town is this where blyth spartans football team are from

@LoogiBalloogi Жыл бұрын

The wind turbines then... (FYI - This will be very boring for most people) There were originally 9 small wind turbines along the whole length of the pier at Blyth, which were built in May 1993. It was the first wind farm in Northumberland. You can still see little bits of the underneath of the pier where the turbines used to stand. They produced 300kW of power each, which totalled 2.7MW altogether. They were removed in 2012 and replaced by the singular large turbine on the pier now, which produces 3MW all on its own. There also used to be 2 offshore wind turbines, roughly 1km or so off the coast. They were the first offshore wind turbines in the UK, being built in 2000, and were also the largest offshore turbines in the world at the time. By 2014, the undersea cables, which connected the turbines to the electrical grid, had been destroyed by the harsh battering by the north sea, partially because they hadn't been laid properly. The turbines then never operated again. They were both taken down in 2019. One was dismantled for spare parts, however the other one was rebuilt at the harbour on land to be used as a training facility.

@sarahillingworth2718 2 жыл бұрын

Gonna have a day trip here when I have a few days at Whitley bay 👍

@LetsWalkUK 2 жыл бұрын

A great idea! Whitley Bay is gorgeous as is the whole stretch of coast up towards Blyth - I hope you have a lovely time :) Thank you so much for watching - I really hope you enjoyed the video!

@sarahillingworth2718 2 жыл бұрын

@@LetsWalkUK I did, thank you 👍

@outandaboutwithrob Жыл бұрын

I've done some of Bltyh Northeast videos

@BLYTHART 3 жыл бұрын

Police Station decommissioned in 1950????? More like 2015, so I don't know where you got that date from.

@LetsWalkUK 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment - it seems that my research has let me down on that one - many apologies for the mistake, and thank you for pointing it out :) I hope you enjoyed the rest of the video - thank you so much for watching!

@karlsanderson8127 3 жыл бұрын

Live there and so sick of the lack of shops now the market we used to have was unreal and all there is is efing barbers and hair salons

@hnirwer7041 3 жыл бұрын

Try not to think of the bad things - we'll have our day - Blyth will rise - have faith.

@stokicljudmila 3 жыл бұрын

🍓🌺🌹🌼

@tuberjr 2 жыл бұрын

Boots the chemist delivered my first scrip of methadone and i haven`t looked back since.

@dylendog 2 жыл бұрын

😂

@MrRobinstephenaldrich 2 жыл бұрын

While I congratulate you on the technicality of the video, it only reinforces my negative. long-lasting impression of Blyth. I lived there from 1955 to around the late 1960's and was always depressed by it's soulnessness. It was devoid of any real spirituality and perpetuated an air of hopeless and continuous decline. I'm so glad I moved away. Sorry but that's it. I now live in Canada and am glad that Blyth is way in my past.