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It's not the same chapel. The Colliery Methodist Chapel is just opposite the entrance to Bower Grange. I've marked the Spiritual Chapel with a pink dot.

There's information on the colliery chapel website relating to a chapel in that area but not sure if it is the same chapel shown on your map. http://www.bedlingtoncollierymethodist.co.uk/about-us.html

Here is the map showing the chapel etc. Joe

Hi Canny Lass, Ive had a better look at that map and I belive they are the garages and chapel. My house is ex colliery and could be about 1925 or earlier. The year it was built is not on my deeds. Joe.

There is a Spiritual Church that is first shown on the 1938 New series and there is a close neighbouring building. Could they be the garages?

Thanks again Alan, I have spoken to Mark, He runs the spray shop next door to me. His uncle ownes the garages and rents them out, I didn't know his name. There used to be a pop factory at the top of the street, it is now flats, There is another garage behind my house which is also a spray shop. My house must be over one hundred years old and as I have said it was a colliery house, as is the one next door. I love local history and as I come from a mining family I am interested in local mines. I am originally from Prudhoe and both my granfathers, my father and his brothers worked at West Wylam Colliery. When I left school I applied for work at West Wylam Collier but it was closing and I never got the chance. According to coal board records there were shafts under my house and there is still a lot of coal under there. Than you for the old photo's and maps. Joe.

@Malcolm Robinson - as there aren't a lot of Bedlington residents use this group I posted a bit of your comment plus a couple of the photos on the Bygone Bedlington FB group and 94 members in the past 8hrs like what's been done :-