Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

@Canny lass - on the Northumberland communities site is a document from the Parson & White Trade Directory - 1827 - and it lists :- The Free Masons, Ralph Oliver. https://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/004894.htm https://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/Communities.htm = all the towns it covers.

I was guessing at the 1940's based on the ciggi machine and that pram. Googled the ciggi vending machine history but didn't find anything to put a specific period/decade they were introduced into the UK - gave up after 30 mins I must have used the ciggi vending machines in the 1960's but preferred to visit the local Co-op, at the Oval shops, and get 10 JC, cos that's what me mam smoked and the bloke in the Co-op assumed I was just getting them for her. Don't have any photos from the 1940's of me, or my two older brothers, in a pram so no idea what we spent our first years in. As the three of us were born in consecutive years and I can't imagine my family having a twin pram etc I do wonder how me mam got to the shops! There again me grannie had nine children, between 1920 & 1937, so I would guess they had to learn to walk early and the youngest one had the pram. Or would they 'top-and tail' in an old pram?

@Liz Joslin - what years was Albert at the school?

@Tonyp - The Glaxo social club was next to the Ridge Farm pub. The Ridge Farm pub is now the Co-op and a Vets and where the Glaxo club was is now houses =The Chase.

@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.