keith lockey

I knew them well (as you know Keith) David is is still very much arround and still selling cars.

Here's some photos from the old box brownie, Keith. Now you know why you mistook me for Phil Temple in the Whitley photo. Jim was tall even then - we were about thirteen-fourteen when those were taken.

http://www.britishli...d-hall-wansbeck

Tells you little about the history of the building and what it is built out of.

http://list.english-...spx?uid=1041423

also tells you a little about the history and the listing of the building.

Cheers Adam

Wasn't there a bookie called Hunter who had a betting shop on Front Street somewhere; I have a vague memory that my Dad was a friend of his.

Maybe in the mid-90s I travelled up from London to see a Toon match at the new Derby County ground ... a London pal of mine had blagged some private box tickets and when we arrived there were some guys sharing the box with us, one of whom I discovered was a Bedlington lad - John Hunter; I didn't know John when I was a lad. I'm sure he said he was living in Church Close.

The John Hunter I knew was the youngest of the family - we all lived in the same street at Terrier Close - but I don't think he was a football fan, funny enough. So you might have the wrong John Hunter.

Well, maybe Keith ... "Sorry Symptoms, Maggie was never Miss Haversham."

Perhaps it was just wishful thinking on my part - you know, when she ends her days going up in flames. I have my file already saved ready to squirt into the blogosphere; its title is REJOICE, REJOICE, REJOICE.*

*for our younger viewers somebody will be along shortly to explain. Oh, and also expect a slither of Thatcher apologists to emerge from those dark fissures to sing her praises ... yuk!

I have a soft spot for Maggie - it's called QUICKSAND.

Can anyone put me onto a good site for Hartford Hall history. Everytime I google it I get real estate. I've found some but they are sporadic and not what i want. One thing I want to know about is this mysterious gray lady ghost. Cheers all.

Anyone know what happened to the Hunter family who used to live in Terrior Close?The Dad worked at the Power Station in Cambios foreman fitter i think? Knew them in the sixties,but lost touch after moving away. Knew Joan the eldest daughter very well. Appreciate your help. Thanks.

Me and Jim Hunter were great mates. When we were in our early teens we used to hang around together with Bob Baron. (All three of us lived in Terrier Close) We were never away from the Halfpenny/ New woods and where you saw one you saw the other two. As for where the Hunters are now!!! Jim and me lost contact but I believe he is living in Seychelles or something, The family comprised of three girls - Veronica, Joan & Christine. Then there was three boys; Jim, David and John. You've brought back happy memories because Jim, Bob and me had some great times together.

Am I right in saying Keenlysides at Bedlington Station opened a shop on the front street! I believe it is where Zuenziga (?) and Tino's deli are now. It was all one shop. What happened to it? It didn't last long!

They are all smiling?

Smiling!!! Is that what Gordon Brown is doing? He looks like a ventriliquists dummy and the ventriliquist has had his hand in the fridge.

So short I almost missed it!

Regular members will be in no doubt that we are now running on the new machine!

I found an illustration of your new machine.

Thank you everyone for your replies, photos, and links! It is so difficult to understand the geography of a country from overseas, let alone how that geography and related terminology might have changed over the years. Your replies have been very helpful! The more I learn about your area, the more eager I am to visit and explore! I can't wait for the day my research brings me there! Thanks again! Cheers!

Good luck; wish you well.

Gordon was borrowed from Madame Tussauds for the day; Blair took time out from directing for the CIA the continuing death and distruction in the Middle East; Cameron was thinking of switching into Bullingdon Mode so he could kick that old biddy, Betty Saxe-Coburg and Gotha's legs away from under her; Major was thinking 'do I look a d.i.c.k. with these knock-knees?'. Oh, and that evil witch, the baby destroyer Thatcher was locked in her mansion dreaming of a better time when she featured in Great Expectations as Miss Havisham.

Sorry Symptoms, Maggie was never Miss Haversham. But if you get a copy of the Wizard of Oz you'll see this green-skinned witch who had a troop of flying monkeys. That was Maggie and her cabinet ministers.

From 900 AD....... well you must be about due a new camera then Keith .

I got mine from Merlin. The Pentax Excalibur.

What on earth would the conversation be like in that room? I mean how long would it take for one of them to say something that would get another one's back up. Seconds? Minutes? What would they talk about that wouldn't start an argument?

Sorry Adam, just worked it out. There were five Thunderbirds puppets weren't there?

Maggie isn't in it. She should or could because she's still alive and kicking. Is that it? She is the only living former PM not to be there?

1. Alsation dog I dont have a clue

2. the Dun Cow was there first, I was caught drinking in there when I was 14 with my brother and 2 freinds, shame was brought to my family over this, Or so my Dad said! We actually gave the copper our real names thinking he wouldnt check! between the 4 of us we were fined 30 Quid, took me ages to pay off my share with my paper rounds, methinks the bartender made a phone call after he served us. we deserved our punishment.

3. isnt a bunker where the coal is stored at the pit? that would be an appropriate term to use and it was the bunker before there was a golf course in Bedders.

4. the Barrington arms had a pet monkey that drank beer in the bar so the story goes and when he had too much he sometimes got nasty, as young kids we would take a pop bottle to the side door and tell the bar man to fill it with best bitter for my Dad, it always worked!!!

Thanks Mickypotts. I was never in the Dun Cow when it was called that - I just started drinking there when it was the Millfield. As far as the Bunker room is concerned there could be any amount of feasible answers. But the MONKEY!!! I have heard that many versions it is beyond a joke. The latest one I heard was that is was a pit managers house and that he flew a flag above it when it was safe to go down the mines. The flag became known as the monkey for some obscure reason and hence the renaming of the pub. I remember going there for a pint one night in the seventies (?) and a chair came hurtling through - that was when there was an outside toilet with a corrugated roof. Talk about splashing your boots.

Whats wrong with this picture?

Also this one?

Where do we start?

The blue tie Blair is wearing; (then again) the painfully obvious false smiles; the fact that nobody has a dagger sticking out of their back; the missing musketeer - aka Nick Clegg; The lack of vomit bags; The brilliant job of hiding the strings of the puppet master. I mean who managed to get all these together in the same room anyway? Sir Bob Geldof. Is there a live aid concert on the back of this photo session? God forbid.

Hope the attached photo and info is of use. It comes from the book Images of England - BEDLINGTONSHIRE - compiled by Evan Martin. PS - Sorry if this comes in two parts I am having problems with my computer.

Greetings!

I'm hoping someone here can help me make sense of some local history. I'm in the U.S., but my ancestors hail from Northumberland. I have a Bible record that lists a marriage in 1894 as taking place at "Bedlington Old Church." Using those literal search terms turns up no such church. I do not know if this is because the church no longer exists or perhaps that they were referring to the church colloquially rather than by its proper name. I also did not know if back then "Bedlington" would have had a wider geographical meaning?

So, back in 1894, if someone referred to the "Bedlington Old Church," to what would they be referring?

Many thanks to anyone who can shed some light. I greatly look forward to visiting this church, should I ever track it down!

Look in Bedlington Community→Town & Around→History Hollow in this site, look for "1844 Bedlington History"

Hi Vic, yes, I believe St. Cuthberts would be the old church; it dates back to c 900 AD I believe. I have some photos and info somewhere in the house and I will post these up on this site when I can. Unfortunately I am decorating at the moment and can't find anything. Watch this space.

If your memories that bad,stick your head in the oven gas mark 9

Clegg!!!! Now I remember - he was the one in the raincoat in Last of the Summer Wine. How could I have forgotten him.

3) could it have anything to do with Winston Churchill's bunker? Seating for 30, place to discuss politics and strategies? Just a thought.

I really don't know, Canny Lass! It was a legitimate question because I didn't have a clue. When I used to go there for basket meals on a Sunday night there were the two seperate rooms. One was the big lounge with the stone fireplace in the middle and the little room was always known as the Bunker. I assumed it was a golf term but then I began to wonder. Cheers.

in answer to question 2 the milfield was at one time called the Dun Cow

I thought so - though I don't think i was in it when it was called that.

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Did you forget the Invertebrate Clegg? He said after the recent heavy defeat in the elections "Its been a bad night for the Party" well I have to disagree, I was on my way out for a pint but instead stopped at home and had a great "Party" rewinding live TV and watching him Squirm.

Sorry Foxy - I have great difficulty in even remembering Clegg.