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On the FB group Bygone Bedlington a member, Janet Guest, has asked - I have never heard of Burdon's Buildings but I did remember a photo @John Fox (foxy) had posted of the area and someone named Smith's & Marshall's Buildings just past the Dun Cow - see reply to Janet Guest above. I've marked, with a yellow star, where I think the Dun Cow was and then added a red blotch along where I think the buildings in question were. I know at the Top End of Bedlington along from the Wharton Arms is Burdon Terrace but never heard Burdon Building's mentioned before. Has anyone on this site heard of Burdon's Buildings? I knoe the Burdon family were involved in many thinks within Bedlington eg St Cuthbert's Church but I have never heard of Burdon's Buildings

I wish I could 'clart' as good as you!

The info on @John Fox (foxy)'s photo updated to fit it with @Canny lass's info.

@Canny lass I agree with you. I know many of the Buildings housed numerous families in just a couple of rooms each and whenn I first labelled the photo I was just speculating. It was only when I enlarged that map Michael Myers posted and it showed how the rooms/houses were allocated that I doubted what I had done to the photo. Knowing you would delve into the census etc. I was waiting for you to view all info above😊and as expected you have come up with what I would say was concrete proof of the location of the 3 sets of Buildings👍. I should get to my old PC and software tomorrow and I will correct my labelling on Foxy's photo just to point to Smith's and Burdon's Buildings and also add - ' Marshall's Buildings used to be here' pointing at the ground. I will also update the Bygone Bedlington posting of your findings👌 Thankyou

Definitely not planering anything! We’ve left all pines and birches which spread their seeds for free and without backache. It’ll be lovely in a few years.

Not too bad here in Sweden. Funnily enough, the worst heat has been in the far northern regions. Here, further south, we've had 3 substantial periods of heat with temperatures in the upper 30s. Naturally, there are bans in place in the whole country regarding, garden fires, BBQs and watering of plants and washing cars- for those with mains water supply. Water reservoirs are apparently quite low. There's the odd idiot who doesn't comply so a couple of small fires have happened near us but nothing dramatic. We felled 5-6 acres of forest nearest the house in May, just after the first heat wave, but it was planned already last year. Never the less, were glad we've done it because we think the problems will get worse.