Bedlington Top Club

[John Fox (foxy)]

. Looking forward to Foxy's exhibition . . .

I'm not dropping my trousers for anyone!!

[P.A.W.S.]

Disappointment all round, then

[Malcolm Robinson]

Not according to his Lass!

[P.A.W.S.]

:dribble:

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

Don't know if it was sold in 2012 when this post started but I see it's back on the market via Rightmmove/Mike Rogerson for £165,000 and they even give some history of the building - The Laird's House. Was there a topic/posting asking for places to be nominated for a museum or is it just my wandering mind? Anyway, just the place for the Bedlington Development Trust to invest in, Malcolm must be looking for places to invest this years budget :- 

*** COMMERCIAL PROPERTY - FRONT STREET - GARDENS TO REAR - NO UPPER CHAIN ***

We welcome to the market this impressive building situated in the town centre of Bedlington most recently occupied by and known as Bedlington Top Club. This georgian building bares the date 1777 and was know to be the Lairds House.
The buildling also bares the initals of George Marshall who farmed land in the area. His son, George was very good friends with Sir Daniel Gooch, the world renown engineer. In 1870 the house was leased to John Week the agent of the Bedlington coal company. Managers of the towns Doctor Pit Colliery lived in the house until 1954. 
The property comprises of entrance lobby, entrance hallway, two seperate reception/bar areas with fitted bars and seating. One of which also has a further area currently used as a snooker room. To the rear of the building there are toilets and storage facilities. To the front entrance hall there is a further door which leads to the cellar and access to the first floor. On the first floor there are two rooms currently being used as office and storage plus a bathroom. There is a large garden area to the rear of the building the property also is fully alarmed.  

NO UPPER CHAIN 
Lobby - Lounge - 32' 2'' x 17' 5'' (9.8m x 5.3m) - Bay window to front seating area.
Bar/Function/Snooker Room - 62' 4'' x 17' 9'' (19.00m x 5.4m)
Comprising of bay window to front, seating area plus games area to rear, fitted bar. 
Toilets
Male, Female and disabled toilets are available to the rear of the building. First Floor Landing With feature stained glass window. 
First Floor Room One - 23' 2'' x 16' 5'' (7.05m x 5.m)
First Floor Room Two - 17' 7'' x 16' 5'' (5.35m x 5.m)
First Floor Room Three - 16' 9'' x 14' 9'' (5.1m x 4.5m)
Bathroom
Bathroom suite with window to rear.
Second Floor Room - 20' 4'' x 14' 3'' (6.2m x 4.35m)
Cellar
Rear Garden
To the rear of the property is a large garden area.

 

 

Edited April 9, 2015 by Eggy1948

[mercuryg]

Quite a lot for your money....

[Maggie/915]

I hope someone invests in the property who will develop the site quickly .

No more eyesore developments that go on forever.

[Scorpio]

 

Don't know if it was sold in 2012 when this post started but I see it's back on the market via Rightmmove/Mike Rogerson for £165,000 and they even give some history of the building - The Laird's House. Was there a topic/posting asking for places to be nominated for a museum or is it just my wandering mind? Anyway, just the place for the Bedlington Development Trust to invest in, Malcolm must be looking for places to invest this years budget :- 

*** COMMERCIAL PROPERTY - FRONT STREET - GARDENS TO REAR - NO UPPER CHAIN ***

Maggie/915 : "I hope someone invests in the property who will develop the site quickly ."

 

I had a brief chat with the current owner late last year (when the building was for sale for offers around £180,000 ), the 2012 date sounds about right for when he bought it.

Hopefully someone will find a way to take it on as a project and sympathetically restore it, it would be a real shame if such a spectacular building was left to deteriorate or lost its character as part of its redevelopment.

Some background http://www.bedlington.co.uk/community/topic/5958-bedlington-conservation-area-is-it-stopping-investment-in-the-town-center/

 

regards,

Pete

[stevenmcvey963]

On 14/02/2012 at 15:24, Canny lass said:

Keith, I honestly wouldn't know what a cup of coffee in Bacci's tasted like. Just read what Symptoms has to say about the place! Definitely not a place for the tender gender of Netherton. No, give me Jimmy Millne's any day. He was a great host as well. He went from table to table talking to everybody. Sometimes he'd greet you in the doorway, escort you to a seat, carry your shopping bag and get your coffee from the counter. Made you feel like royalty.

Symptoms, In answer to your query about the cafe at the station, that wasn't Bacci's. It was Moscardini's, or Moskies as it was better known. Can't remember the guy's first name. Pete would probably be able to tell you.

I was a regular in Baccis not only to play on the machine but meet there every Sunday morning before football,this was from about 74 to 84 and there was no billiard hall upstairs at that time and the lads I knew who went in there definately weren't your dodgy type and the shop at the station used to be called "Mario's" by then,good times though

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

13 hours ago, stevenmcvey963 said:

.................................................... and the shop at the station used to be called "Mario's" by then,good times though

Baccis used to have a shop at bedlington Station, but well before my time. The cafe at the Station, that we (Bedlington Station people) grew up with in the 60s was Moscardiniis - never heard the name 'Mario's' used for Moscardiniis, or Baccis.

Would Mario's just be the 'Top-End' lads name for Mosciis ? 

[stevenmcvey963]

8 hours ago, Eggy1948 said:

Baccis used to have a shop at bedlington Station, but well before my time. The cafe at the Station, that we (Bedlington Station people) grew up with in the 60s was Moscardiniis - never heard the name 'Mario's' used for Moscardiniis, or Baccis.

Would Mario's just be the 'Top-End' lads name for Mosciis ? 

bottom end mate,I think it was because Mario was always working there,he was a fella with a temper mind

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

4 hours ago, stevenmcvey963 said:

bottom end mate,I think it was because Mario was always working there,he was a fella with a temper mind

Can't recall a Mario, it must have been after I moved away, 1969. In the sixties the old man, the owner, was Joe Moscadinii and his son was Bernard. Bernard dividing his time between the cafe and the snooker hall - Annie & Norman (from South Row I think) were in the snooker hall full time.

[stevenmcvey963]

8 hours ago, Eggy1948 said:

Can't recall a Mario, it must have been after I moved away, 1969. In the sixties the old man, the owner, was Joe Moscadinii and his son was Bernard. Bernard dividing his time between the cafe and the snooker hall - Annie & Norman (from South Row I think) were in the snooker hall full time.

oh I'm talking about mid 70s early 80s it was a cafe with a few pinball machines in it and if you got sick of Baccis at the market place in Bedlington then you could go down to Marios at the station for a change,he wouldn't stand any messing though but it killed an hour or two

[moe19]

You may find this interesting

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vacanza-Bernard-Moscardini/dp/1907294279

Does anyone also recall the Moscardini family travel business at Bedlington Station

http://www.sempersursum.co.uk/page-2.html

[stevenmcvey963]

11 hours ago, moe19 said:

You may find this interesting

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vacanza-Bernard-Moscardini/dp/1907294279

Does anyone also recall the Moscardini family travel business at Bedlington Station

http://www.sempersursum.co.uk/page-2.html

cheers Moe,never seen that book but it'd make a good film,some producer might find it one day you never know

[moe19]

Some excellent Bedlington Grammar School year  photos on that second link I posted

http://www.sempersursum.co.uk/page-3.html

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

12 minutes ago, moe19 said:

Some excellent Bedlington Grammar School year  photos on that second link I posted

http://www.sempersursum.co.uk/page-3.html

Do you have some old school photos we can add into the Gallery Moe? - Ling to BGS that shows link to the Mansel Dinnis site :- 

 

[moe19]

Alas I don't  Eggy

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

37 minutes ago, moe19 said:

Alas I don't  Eggy

Me neither - an old school mate got in touch and said he had our final year class photo, 1965. Unfortunately he couldn't get a decent image (he hasn't a scanner) and you can't make out anyone, it's so blurred  . He has had a few attempts at taking a photo of the photo but all blurred .  

[Denzel]

On 12/02/2012 at 01:35, John Fox (foxy) said:

Your both wrong,

Eddie Milne was the MP that wasn't quite whiter than white,In fact he was a load of crap just like todays MP. The house that you refer to was owned by Jimmy Milne a very respectable business man in the town, in fact he could be remembered as Mr Bedlington.Must get the facts right lads!!

What a truly santimonious response. 

[John Fox (foxy)]

55 minutes ago, Denzel said:

What a truly santimonious response. 

Not sure what that means without the "C"

[Denzel]

3 minutes ago, John Fox (foxy) said:

Not sure what that means without the "C"

Pedanti unt.

[John Fox (foxy)]

2 minutes ago, Denzel said:

Pedanti unt.