Yes, it is Cheviot
View, the gates of The Lodge on the left place it, but it is the two school
boys on bikes, the lack of traffic and the abundance of trees that are all very
different from today.
This picture was
probably taken in the 1950s. In 1955 the
road was widened, Clickem-in bridge was widened and two brick cottages,
opposite Clickem-in farmhouse, were demolished to facilitate all this. Clickem-in farmhouse and the farm cottages
are marked on plans from the beginning of the 1800s, and may go back
further. There was also a milestone from
the Turnpike days at the bridge indicating that this was 7 miles from Newcastle.
Now, the question. Does anyone have photographs or memories of
this part of the road, from the Dobbies roundabout to Bell Villas, before 1955
when it was widened? Please contact
Muriel on 01661 871969.
