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@Kev Short these are the two images of buildings in the Bedlington iron and engine works, 1736-1867 booklet.

@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.

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

@Kev Short - I have one but not ready to pass it on yet. All UK online dealers I can see on-line - Amazon - Barter Books - AbeBooks etc. etc. etc. out of stock. If you want any info from it I would scan some pages for you but not ready to scan all 46 pages - yet

Thanks Vic, I've already seen this and although they are rare to market I'm not really prepared to pay that.

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Hi does anyone have a copy of Bedlington iron and engine works, 1736-1867 they would like to sell or know where I can get one TIA

Did Bertha Burns also have tea-rooms on Newgate Street in an upstairs location just about where 'Made of Crumbs' cafe is today (according to Google Street view)? There was certainly a cafe there used by farm hands on market days. Farmers themselves used the cafe on Bridge Street where my sister worked but I have a vague recollection of her mentioning that she occasionally had to work somewhere else on market days.

Thanks for sending me the link to the Historic Bedlington album. All the photos I have are linked to my grandparents who lived at 34 Shiney Row. I have all of their documents regarding insurance from when they lived at the hall in Bedlington 1906. Thankfully I have their furniture , China and loads of personal items. A whole social history from 1906 until the 1960. I think that I might sort it out into a topic about them.

@Pegwoman - have you looked at the Galley section of this group? In the 'Historic Bedlington' section there are three pages of 'Albums' and in the first page there is an album - Doctor Pit and Rows - and members of the group can add photos and info into the album.

maybe it Bertha Burns husband who was taken prisoner of war by the Japanese not her son

You can use the photo of the invitation circa 1945

the son of the people who owned Bertha burns hid in a tree during the 2 world war until the Japanese found him. He was never the same