By Gary Holland
This post relates to a plan of several areas of North Tyneside from 100 years ago. The plan, dated October 1925 shows proposed roads and housing in the borough. Titled ‘County Borough of Tynemouth Town Planning Scheme’. In addition to new roads, the plan shows roads which are highlighted to be widened, allotment areas and public opens spaces.
A list of the nature and character of buildings that are allowed to be erected without the Council’s consent are classified as: Industrial, Shops and Business Premises, Dwelling Houses, and Undetermined. Colouring is used to denote proposed housing density with red being no more than 10 houses per acre and the most populous being purple with 20 houses per acre.
The following images show various proposed new streets with the width of the road (in feet) circled in red. Some were never built. For example, a road is proposed to cross Tynemouth golf course in a straight line from the current Dene Road. If built, this road would have required a bridge, or more likely in-fill of the Pow Burn, which was subsequently (or at a similar time) carried out on King Edwards Road as it passes Northumberland Park today. Many other areas are shown, as are notable absences including the Ridges Estate (Meadowell) which was not yet built.
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