Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

@Chris Verguson - just checked and I see @anniemarr who started this topic on June 29th 2019 hasn't visited this site since July 4th 2019 but you never now she may come back

No problem Jim. I joined the 'memory playing tricks' club a few years ago. Have you looked at the photo albums in the Gallery - Historic Bedlington. We have an album for the Whitley Memorial school and here are two football squad photos, from 1959 & 60, of Tommy aged around 11. Link to the album :-

Now you got me thinking @Jr6468. I remember Tommy Cullen and his younger sister, Elsie, from No 6 but I can't remember a Maurice. Tommy was around the same age as me so would be born c1948 - Elsie about 4 years younger. My memory has hidden Maurice🙃

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Post Box added to photo - not perfectly placed but avoiding covering any numbers

East half but exactly where I can't remember. Don't think I ever made a phone call from that box. 4d a call in the early 60's?. The only time I went in was to press button B and see if any coppers were returned.

The system would only let me use the '<' less than character

@Jammy & @Ovalteeny (but I suspect your on the first tee) Latest update :-

Uppercase - Bold - Underlined🙂

As it's Tuesday :- I tried to change my password to penis but they said it was too short.

@Jammy & @Ovalteeny Elizabeth Buchart knows more but we agreed to let the other members on the groups have a go at remembering first rather than her add all the names she could remember. I have now asked Elizabeth to have a look at those named so far and give me any updates over the next couple of days. Names so far :-

@Jammy - also added the image to the Facebook group, Bygone Bedlington, and I have worked my way through the many comments (40+ to date) and along with yours added some names. Naturally there will be some wrong - going back 55 - 65 years to name the occupants in the late 50's to early 60's is going to throw up some conflicts, and it already has. Like you I always remember Beadle's as a double fronted shop and to match in with the numbering of the houses I have given him two numbers. I will update as more comments are posted

@Jammy - The Oval House and Shops - your starter for 10. @Ovalteeny - I finally got around to it, with the help of Elizabeth Armstrong (ne Buchart).

@Jammy - new I had seen Elizabeth comment of the Facebook groups but it took a while to track a comment down - we have the surname wrong, it was Buchart. Elizabeth Armstrong I lived at 27 the oval above the newsagents with mum dad an sister Blanche our maiden was Butchart Hide or report this Like · Reply · 2y

A member, Doug Wear, on the Bygone Bedlington group posted :- Doug Wear LOVED MY HOME NUMBER 9 ABOVE GEORGES NEXT DOOR WAS ALICE AND JACK COCKBURN IN1953 -1960

Because they are Incas🙃 - these lang days inside don't improve my humour😷

No Easter or VE day dressing up this year - Bedlington Terrier is staying safe.