Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

@Andy Millne - thought I had seen that building before and it's the one that has been identified at the Bedlington Station Welfare Park. So no idea if it was Dr Pit Welfare ladies bowls team visiting the Bedlington Station Welfare of if it was the Station Welfare team.  This is the other photo :- 

@Andy Millne - covered up the blemishes on your photo.

Updated info - - Malcolm said his dad was on the left so I took it he meant the left as you look at the photo but his dad is the young lad on the right as you look at the photo and he worked for Jimmy Milne - c1936

On 10/06/2021 at 21:46, Andy Millne said:

This looks like it could be the weir at Humford Woods

I would agree Andy - there is also a photo, page 116, in Evan Martin's book The Archive Photographs Series, Bedlingtonshire with the info :- 'Waterfall Plessey Woods - A pleasant walk along the River Blyth from Humford, past Hartford bridge, and then another few hundred yards, brings you to Plessey Woods. It is still a popular place all these years later.'  

I think this confirms it - 1920 photo of Front Street West from Evan Martin's book, The Archive Photographs series - Bedlingtonshire, page 14.

Must be an early one @Andy Millne - that's the only one Iv'e seen where the chimney from the Water Works still exists when the place was converted to the swimming baths.

On 11/06/2021 at 10:30, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

 

@Andy Millne - I have enhanced your photo and I will have a go at photo-shopping this image to remove some of the blemishes.  

 

 

No I won't - this amateur photo-shopper can't do this one = no existing features to copy. I could make it all flat and plain but don't like it - I give in.😬 

1 hour ago, Canny lass said:

Was that not at Bedlington Station?

 

Church of Christ was next to The Lion garage and the caretakers house, Garth Cottage (now called garth House) next to the church. The Lion garage extended over the land the Church of Christ was built on. I don't know why but my mam sent me, and my two older brothers, to the Church of Christ in the late 1950's. So we walked from the Oval area to the Top End on a Sunday.

@Andy Millne - I thought I had a photo of the whole building but I can't find one, just one with the congregation, c1930, at the front of the building. Ok if I share your photo with an old friend, Susan James (nee Hemsted) who's grandparents were caretakers for the Church of Christ - she might have a photo of the full church building? 

20 hours ago, Andy Millne said:

There's a photo in Evan Martin's "Bedlingtonshire" book from 1920 on page 14 that seems to confirm this.

Church of Christ. Dig out the photo later - me tea's ready.

Photos posted by @Tony green ( = @tonyg )

Photo from Malcolm Tait, his dad on the left. He thinks it will be c1956.

1 hour ago, Andy Millne said:

i don’t know if reproducing Evan’s photo here comes under fair use or not but perhaps @Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) has a copy or can confirm the location. 
 

 

I'll have a dig around and see what I can find on that church building.

A few years ago I bought one of Evan Martin's books from his wife. his daughter advertised them on the Facebook groups. I asked them both if there was any problem with me scanning the images and posting them on other sites - they both said there was no problem as the books were no longer being published and the copyright period - given to the originator for a fixed number of years, to print, publish etc had elapsed. I was happy with that 🙂

@Andy Millne comment from Mike Irving when Foxy posted the photo above :- 

Photo posted by @John Fox (foxy)on the Bygone Bedlington group, April 2016 and I have added the shop owners names that John, Maureen Quait & Mike Irving mentioned :-  

Postcard image posted, March 2015 by Brian Jenkinson, on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group. 

I think Dunn's Outfitters shop was still open i the early 1960's. 

Searched the local Facebook groups as there are a few ladies bowls teams photos posted posted. Found one newspaper cutting, Past Times History group, and it could be the same trophy. Newspaper cutting + an image from Andy's photo added.

@lilbill15

Adjusted the exposure, lighting & colour levels :- 

@Andy Millne Don't recognise the shop - it looks like a mixture of everything - off licence - newsagents (magazine rack at door) - photo developing & coffee shop = 'bar stool at entrance.

Had a Google search using the name - Victor _RENCH CUSTARD ____ Cream. Looks like it could be America☺️  

On 18/09/2018 at 23:42, threegee said:

Just a stab in the dark here, but this looks very like Eileen Brown (nee Purvis) the vicar's daughter and Dr Brown's wife.  I never dreamed she would might have been a cyclist - but maybe before the Buckfast Tonic Wine (as a medical requirement, of course).

@threegee Andy thinks the same - see comment in another image :- 

Phoenix Row, Bedlington Station. Looks like they took two photos on the same day. This one from Evan Martin's book - The Archive Photographs Series Bedlingtontonshire 

@Andy Millne - I have enhanced your photo and I will have a go at photo-shopping this image to remove some of the blemishes.  

1 hour ago, Canny lass said:

As you see, I don't remember any newsagents only a small off-licence. This was early 60s.

 

Photo on it's way of F.C. Carr & Son newsagent,, right of Millne's,  but probably from the 1950's - I'm waiting for the person that posted the photo to give an approximate date. I'm sure I have seen the name Carr's, but can't remember where, so I am guessing that FC Carr handed the shop on to his son.

Roll on tomorrow - time to close down PC🙂

@Canny lass - Can't remeber a cafe in Millne's but there again I never spent teen years at the Market Place/Top End - all spent at the Station where you could get a cup of frothy milky coffee in the early 1960's - Moscadinni's.

@lilbill15 - can't remember the name of the Fish & Chip shop at the Market Place - no name on this photo from the @johndawsonjune1955 collection :- 

36 minutes ago, lilbill15 said:

Dimwit me has to ask “how to enlarge pic without downloading?”, or, “is it ok to download in order to take a closer look?” Apologies for my ignorance x

There are no restrictions on downloading images from any album within this group🙂. Select the 'Image Tool' menu on each of the album photos to get the Download option.

On 08/06/2021 at 11:57, Canny lass said:

Remember it well! Bedlington's first ever 'Coffee Bar' just to the right.

Was that Baccis' coffe shop/bar (a few doors to the left away from Millne's) you are talking about?