Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

2 hours ago, Canny lass said:

Eggy, you've marked a couple of items with red question marks. The object to the right is a bone (probably the lower end of a femur) and the one on the left is the handle of the gravedigger's spade. Both are momento mori reminding the viewer of what is to come to him and every other mortal being. The book represents the pages in the life of the deceased, open because the life was cut short before the book was completed.

You didn't mention them, but there are drapes on either side of the stone. These represent the veil between the living and the dead. If you've ever heard the expression 'it was curtains for him' (meaning he died) the curtains are that veil that is being referred to.

Thanks CL -  I knew it was probably a bone and the new the spade handle but I just couldn't find any web site with an explanation of what the items represented 😊

@Jammy - what year would this photo have been taken- late 1960's or early 1970's?

With some names from Tom Shepherd :-

Not knowing anything about headstone symbols I checked online  and using the web site headstonesymbols.co.uk this headstone appears, to me, to simply represent Life and Death.

Photo posted by Stephen Wood on the Bygone Bedlington group. The names from the Bygone Bedlington members, including @Jammy

The large trophy is the 1968-69 league winners trophy. The members are not sure about the smaller trophy, in front of Dr Brown, but are trying to find out.

Barry Swarbrick (No 15 in the photo) commented - '13 looks like David mould'

Names updated from the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group members :- 

Photo and names from George Railton but he doesn't know what team it is or what the competition was that this team won the trophy for.

Bedlington Methodist Football Club 1928-29 season. Photo, info and names from George Railton. One of George's comments was :- 'I also went to Sunday School there and I recognise the old stonework and railings of the Old Hall behind the team'.

Photo from a relative of @John Fox (foxy). On the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group George Railton named number 15 as his dad. On the back of another photo of George's it has 'Netherton Old Boys........ 1950' written and it is believed they played Friendly/Charity matches on a Good Friday. From the info we have derived that this photo is c1949.

Photo from peter Morgan - Bygone Bedlington group.

Updated from No 12, Brian Stuart :- 

Image from @keith lockey's post

Image from @keith lockey's post

Image from @keith lockey's post

Image from @keith lockey's post

Image from @keith lockey's post

Names updated by members of the Cambois Facebook group :- 

Update from Alan Scott. @Canny lass - Alan thinks No 16 is from Netherton Colliery, do you recognise her?

Names from Michael Gair & Alan Taylor - Bygone Bedlington group :- .

No 9 named by @Ovalteeny & No 2 named by Chris Cochrane, Bygone Bedlington group. 

 Garry Hoggins, Past Pupils of Bedlington High School 1980-83 group, says No 4 is him🙂

No 11 named by Jd Daniels - Past Pupils of Bedlington High School 1980-83 group :-

No 26, Marjorie Hunter, named by Barry Hunter - Bedlington remembered group.

14 hours ago, Vic Patterson said:

Who would be responsible for them, Bedlington, County or others? 

 

Don't know @Vic Patterson - @Malcolm Robinson will know if it's West - East or Northumberland council🙂