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  2. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    PitHeapFromMoorland Avenue.jpg
    The above photo was taken from Morland Avenue, Bedlington Station and the following photo from Vulcan Place at the Market Place :- The waste from both Bedlington pits, then 'A' pit and the Doctor pit, dumped onto this pit heap. The top of the heap was removed and trees planted forming part of Gallagher Park.
  3. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

    Bedlington/Sleekburn 'A' Pit

    Images added to a gallery album owned by Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) in Historic Bedlington

    Info from the Durham Mining Museum site - the colliery opened in 1834 and closed on the 25th September 1971. Bower Grange Housing Estate was built on the land where the colliery was.
  4. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    John Krzyzanowski comp.jpg
    Forgot to add the year, 1973, the chimney was taken down. This is John's comment :-
  5. HIGH PIT WILMA
    Hi CL and Sym! Aam a bit late in catching up but appreciate your comments! Hope you all have a nice time over the festive season!! Cheers and all the best!![that goes for Alan and everybody else that contributes on this great forum!!]
  6. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    John Krzyzanowski comp.jpg
    Newspaper article posted on the Facebook group Bygone Bedlington by the Admin John Krzyzanowski.
  7. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    Sleekburn A.jpg
    Never been able to find an online posting of the banner with 'Bedlington "A"' name on it. On all the local Facebook groups there are loads on photos of different colliery bands with their banner at the Northumberland Miners Picnic but none, that I can find, of 'Bedlington A'. I would guess there is one in the Woodhorn Museum.
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  9. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    A Pit Institute c1950s named.jpg
    Above photo posted on the Facebook Past Times History Group by @johndawsonjune1955.
  10. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    A pit from the West.jpg
    Some streets identified in the photo :-
  11. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    Eva Abdin2 1940s to 50s comp.jpg
    Above n ewspaper cuttings posted on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group by Eva Abdin. her grandmother was one of the mothers that went underground. I was informed, just yesterday, by an aunt of mine, Florence Henderson, that my grannie, Mary Henderson (nee Hall) and my mam, Nancy Edgar (nee henderson) were among the group that went underground.
  12. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    Pit Pond.jpg
    Above photo posted by @johndawsonjune1955 on the Facebook Past Times History Group. As kids coming home from Barrington CP School through the pit yard we often stopped to try and catch small fish, sticklebacks I think, from the pond using a piece of grass with a worm slid between the split end of a long piece of grass. When the fish wrapped it's mouth around the worm and you felt the tug on the grass you pulled the grass out of the water and the fish was still on the end of the worm
  13. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    A pit pics.jpg
    The above image is a compilation of photos posted within this group by @Rea + a comment from @HIGH PIT WILMA.
  14. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    1936 Dissued Stations site.jpg
    The image above, from the Dissused-stations.ork.uk/sites.shitml, shows the number of railway tracks up to the 'A' pit.
  15. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    Bedlington A pit.jpg
    Direct link to the 'A' pit pages on the Durham Mining Museum site :- http://www.dmm.org.uk/colliery/b022.htm
  16. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    A Pit aerial shot 1924.jpg
    With some areas and buildings identified.
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    There has been some complaints about the slow progress of projectsView the full article
  20. Kev Short
    That's brilliant James thank you
  21. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    until
  22. James
    I have attached photos of the only ironworks building remaining. The first one was probably taken in the 1950’s and the second one taken about 5 years ago. The building is now completely covered with ivy. I asked an East Bedlington councillor on site a few years ago why they were allowing ivy to cover this important historical building. He replied that once it was covered with ivy, no one will know it is there so the building will not be vandalized. An unusual way to protect historical buildings! I have attached a copy of Chris Bergen’s book on the Ironworks that may be of interest. Old ordinance maps should show the layout of the ironworks. History of Bedlington Ironworks.pdf
  23. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    1955 or 56 Class 2 Elaine Justus.jpg
    Photo posted by Elaine Justus (nee Purvis) on the Facebook group Barrington, Bart'n memories and stuff?? Names from Elaine ad members of the Bart'n group :-
  24. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    Class photos
  25. Bot
    Bradley Somerville downloaded the vile material on messaging service Kik over a three year periodView the full article
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    It is part of a drive to save money from the council's children's services budgetView the full article
  28. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    @Kev Short these are the two images of buildings in the Bedlington iron and engine works, 1736-1867 booklet.
  29. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    @Kev Short never seen any plans for the construction of the buildings . We played in the area of the houses in your second photo in the late 1950's and early 1960's but can't recall anything about them. A you have been searching/Googling online I would assume you have accessed all the info and photos that anyone else in this group has had access to. Graces Guide gies a lot of info on the Iron Works but no plans ;- https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Bedlington_Ironworks On the group https://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/ under Bedlington/Plans there a couple of documents refering to the iron Works and one might help you with the layouut of area adjoing the iron Works but nothing in the detail and info you are looking for.
  30. Kev Short
    Hi Alan thank you for the offer I appreciate it. I'm currently researching the ironworks with a view to building a 3d digital model, but I'm struggling to find an image/plan drawing of the site buildings/layout etc. I have some renders I have done from images I've found online, but I'm still unsure of materials used i.e brick/stone roofing slate tiles. I have attached a couple of images of how I think it might have looked so if anyone has anything they can add It would be appreciated. Thanks
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