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Images of Ashington |
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Grand
Corner"Junction of Woodhorn Road (left) and North Seaton Road (right)" |
| Information and History Built around 1890, the Grand was one of three public houses built after the town changed its no liquor status. An impressive building that at its rear had a cobbled courtyard, stables and perimitter wall (about 6ft high) built of sandstone blocks, it dominated the area for decades until its sad demise in 1983. It was replaced by a building made up of different store units which over the following years was home to such names as Walter Wilsons, Liptons (?) supermarket and Mills newsagents (where I used to buy all my Marvel comics) now all long since closed. Today, Iceland foodstores reside there (on the left side of the building in the above photo). |  The Old Grand Hotel @Images Of the North East |
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| Memories As a youngster, I used to live in Myrtle Street and the rear of the stables were at the top of our lane next to Main's MotorBike shop and can recall having to often climb over the perimitter wall to fetch my leather "caser" football that had been wellied over the high slate roof only to find myself running as if my arse was on fire when being chased by the hotels resident bulldog.....happy days!! | ||
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