Doctors yard, Top End

[lilbill15]

9 hours ago, lilbill15 said:

Sorry, sir, my battery expired before I got to the inevitable question- Josephine has asked me to ask the Bedlingtonians about the house between Grenfells last offices emporium at Bedlington front street West and what was a bicycle shop now yet another hairdresser. Before I asked this question I intended to take a photo, but haven’t had the chance just yet. I’m putting my faith in your hawk-like acuity that you’ll know exactly what/where I’m referring to. Failing that I’ll go tappylappy and get a photo. Josephine thinks it’s old, wants to know more xx

 

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

3 hours ago, lilbill15 said:

 

Do you mean this one in the middle - Grenfells left - Hairdressers on the right. If so I can't remember anyone posting any info on that house🙁

[lilbill15]

13 hours ago, lilbill15 said:

Sorry, sir, my battery expired before I got to the inevitable question- Josephine has asked me to ask the Bedlingtonians about the house between Grenfells last offices emporium at Bedlington front street West and what was a bicycle shop now yet another hairdresser. Before I asked this question I intended to take a photo, but haven’t had the chance just yet. I’m putting my faith in your 

Yup, that’s the one, @Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)absolutely bang on the nail, as usual x. 

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

1 minute ago, lilbill15 said:

Yup, that’s the one, @Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)absolutely bang on the nail, as usual x. 

But no idea of any history

[Canny lass]

1 hour ago, lilbill15 said:

hope that someone may know something about the history of this house? Pure curiosity- it looks like it’s been there a long time?

@lilbill15I believe that it's all that remains of Doctor's Yard, the part that fronted the main street. I think that even Grenfell's formed part of the yard at one time. When I was a nipper the school nurse, Nurse Dunbar, lived in it or possibly the one next door (Grenfell's seems to have become much bigger over the years). Next door but one was the Coroner's Office. It seems that all things of a 'medical' nature may have been situated there.

 

This map is from 1860 but the yard appears even in the 1840s. It's the house exactly opposite the old police station, I beleieve.

Edited June 7, 2021 by Canny lass

[lilbill15]

Aha! @Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) I’m very slow on to the uptake but getting there eventually 😁x. Moving away from Sunnyside to look at Doctors yard on behalf of Josephine- I think she’ll eventually get stuck into this group- slow, like me x

[lilbill15]

1 hour ago, Canny lass said:

@lilbill15I believe that it's all that remains of Doctor's Yard, the part that fronted the main street. I think that even Grenfell's formed part of the yard at one time. When I was a nipper the school nurse, Nurse Dunbar, lived in it or possibly the one next door (Grenfell's seems to have become much bigger over the years). Next door but one was the Coroner's Office. It seems that all things of a 'medical' nature may have been situated there.

 

This map is from 1860 but the yard appears even in the 1840s. It's the house exactly opposite the old police station, I beleieve.

@Canny lass, many thanks x: interesting that the police/coroner/doctor and nurse all sited together-one fell swoop. P.S. an afterthought- so ironically has become an undertaker! All of life and death?! X

[Canny lass]

Well done! It's not easy in the beginning!

[Canny lass]

@lilbill15 I can't be sure but I've distant recollections of hearing that the town mortuary was situated thereabouts as well.

Perhaps we can ask Andy to move these posts about Doctor's Yard to your new topic.

[lilbill15]

😁xx

[Andy Millne]

merged posts from https://www.bedlington.co.uk/forums/topic/6864-sunnyside-cottages-choppington/

 

[lilbill15]

Thank you very much @Andy Millne, this’ll simplify things for  @Josephine  now that she’s enrolled in your group, I think? Regards Rxx