Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

@Canny lass - checked the other photos that have been posted on the various groups but can't make out the sign above the door

Whenever our youngest came home (went to Uni in London 1998 and stayed in London after she finished Uni ) would call into Greggs, now across the road from the Central Station, to get two stotties to take back with her. The other think she couldn't get in London was Monkey's Blood on her ice cream. In today's politically correct world she now has to ask for 'Red Sauce' . The younger generation ice cream sellers from the vans along the NE coast no longer use the term Monkeys Blood.

Yep - Grapes next door to Tallantyers.

Details Come along to our creative day as part of the Festival of Arts Bedlington. Art Exhibition from local artists of Station Art Group A Lacemaking demonstration by Northumbria Lacemakers Bedlington Papercrafters will be getting you to make a card for either Mothers Day (for children and adults) Knit and Natter - complete beginners welcomed An exhibition of unusual model trains and an animation film by local children. The day will start at 10am and finish around 4pm. Drop in grab a cuppa and enjoy a creative day. This event is part of Festival of Arts Bedlington curated by Bedlington Creatives. It is part of Great Northumberland Winter Festival funded by Northumberland Cultural Development at Northumberland County Council.

@Canny lass - sod's law. I found the scan I did of Evan Martin's list and I have it labelled as - Evan Martins Bedlingtonshires Village History - and that's a book I don't have and I can't remember who or where I borrowed that from.

@Canny lass - when I attempted to find photos, and info, on the pubs that @Reedy's dad listed and those listed in one of Evan Matin's books there were a few I couldn't find anything on. Can't remember which book I got the list from and I can't find it in the Evan Martin books I have. These are the lists This is the info I found on the Masons Arms and it includes an extract from Bennett's Business Directory of 1905 that records the proprietor as T. Hay Can't find anything among the info I collected to identify another pub, close to the Mason's Arms, ofn Front Street West.

@Vic Patterson - not very clear photo but this 1938 shot from when the 'Nail' needed repair could show the entrance to Phillips yard :- @John Fox (foxy) - do you have any photos of the entrance that used to be to Phillips yard?

There aren't many active members Thelma so you may not be lucky. If you 'hover' over the name tag of the person you are interested in the system displays a bit of info about the member that includes the date that person last visited the site. Another method of attempting to notify a member of the group of a comment you have made is by starting your comment with the members name preceded by the @ character. Yon can select the members name you are attempting to notify from the list of names the system displays and the name will be surrounded with a blue box and then you just type your comment and the sytem sends a notification to the member you have selected..

@Thelma Collingwood - welcome to the group. I don't know anyone with the surname Collingwood but there is a method within this group of searching for words or phrase (wrapped in "...."). If you type the word Collingwood into the search box, top right hand corner and then hit send then an extract from any entry in the group with that word will be displayed. You can then select that extract and view the whole topic. You will see from the search that I did the name Collingwood appears in one of the entries posted in the Gallery within an Album called 'Netherton Colliery Band'.

@Vic Patterson & @Canny lass - some photos you may, or my not, have seen of the area :- c1930 No date but the Air raid shelter for the Village school hasn't been built in this photo so pre 1939 The Neuk - Salmon Place BACCI The Cross Tavern

@Vic Patterson - I put your comment on the Bygone Bedlington group and I 'Tagged' Keith Scantelbury as I remember he used to live at the Market place in the 1950's. Keith replied with :- Alan, I can't remember a Phillips yard. We moved to what is 5 Market Place in 1958 I think, I would have been 3 in December that year. The two houses there belonged to Mr. and Mrs Johnson ( of the shoe shop) so to some it may have been known as Johnson's yard. Carrick's the baker shared the same yard. Next door was the yard behind the Bank and the butcher's where the slaughter house and lairage was. That was accessed by the alley by Oranges garage ( now Tyred and Exhausted - Avor) . Further along the other way was the Neuk an further up the street were a few yards . The ones I can remember were the Council yard and Foggons yard where Newton and Mrs Foggon lived.It's quite some time since I visited Bedlington.co.uk Alan. I used to talk with Vic regularly. He worked with my mother's cousin over in Canada. Pleased to hear he is still kicking about. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I told Keith I had passed on his message and he replied with :- Keith Scantlebury Alan Edgar yes please, send him my regards . He worked with Kenneth Charlton my mams cousin

Don't know it Vic and not named on any of the old 1920 to 1947 maps I have looked at. I've posted your question on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group to see if any member knows anything about the yard