Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

@Lee Foster - this postcard has been posted a few times on the Bedlington & sixtownships (now called Past Times) Facebook group. It has been posted under the name Rose Cottage and the Toll House on the Bebside of the river Blyth at the entrance to the H'appeny woods. None of the members that have posted the photo have named the man standing at the door of the cottage. I have put the different images that have been posted together but again I have no proof, just what I'm told

It was aimed at John Lee. As he had published an extract fro the memoirs I was hoping he might have had contact with members of the family and could have passed on contact details to you. Checked the local Facebook groups and although the story about Rose Cottage and the seven trees but can't find any distant relatives adding any comments This is the image that is often posted on the Facebook Bygone Bedlington group, and it shows what we believe to be Rose Cottage and the trees that the family planted. The bridge in the photo is the Furnace Bridge that still exists today :- 2016 Google street view shot :-

Nos 1,10,11,12,& 20 added

Because every development hits snags, that's life and with the increasing online shopping, that a lot of us do, high street shopping centers are risky businesses. Developers will always have retailers changing their minds and after better deals - .

More names from Ovalteeny :-

I'm definitely getting worse - must concentrate more - Dr Pit Welfare - 1949-50 season

Names updated @Joe McNally

Cheers @Joe McNally - @Ovalteeny is the one that has researched the history of the Bedlington football teams and I am sure he will use your info. @Richard Bloomfield will also be interested. Update from the Facebook Past Times members - Graham Usher commented -'Can tell you the photo was taken at Croft Park, Blyth.' & Malcolm Speirs commented -'I'm sure no.2 is Geordie Mack, my uncle that was on the committee at the Welfare, he used to bring the strips to get washed at wor hoose.after the games.remember going to Dalbeatie near Dumfries, with the team for a friendly around 1954.'

@Canny lass :- not the store but close by. This comment and photo posted on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group by Gordon Smith,a local historian, lives in Blyth :- 9 June, 1966. Mr W. Winslow, left, Vice-President of the Bedlington branch of the Royal Naval Association hoists the White Ensign to mark the opening of the new branch headquarters at Netherton. The new headquarters is in the former Netherton Social Club which moved to new premises three years ago. The extensive renovations have cost £15,000. It is the only RNA club between the Tyne and the Tweed and Mr E. Gurney the branch chairman feels it will be well supported. "We have a strong sea-going tradition in the area," he said. BNAP Thursday 16 June, 1966. I added the text and a couple of members have named 3 of them :- A couple of members think that No 4 is Jackie Cunningham and another that No 3 might be Joe Coleman. Do you know any names for this photo?

The 1959-50 Dr Pit welfare Team numbered and No 5 identified as William (Billy) Hemsted by his niece Susan James-Hemsted on the Bygone Bedlington facebook group :-

@Rigger - this is the topic Keith raised - unfortunately no pictures of the medal that the winners were awarded.

Just remembered - I once played in a Bedlington CC medal competition, about 1967 for the 'Butchers X1 ( I was dating George Hemsted's daughter) and got talked into it. The late Keith Lockey started a topic about this competition back in 2014 :- https://www.bedlington.co.uk/forums/topic/5298-bedlington-cricket-trophy/?tab=comments#comment-54251

Unfortunately no one has any idea where in Bedlington, or if it even was in Bedlington, it was taken.

Photo posted by John Davidson on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group and he thought it was possibly bedlington Mechanics. @Ovalteeny has identified it as the Dr Pit Colliery Welfare FC that played in the Miners Welfare League throughout the 1940's & 50's. Original photo :- Is this of interest to you @Richard Bloomfield ? With some names added :-

Never seen any posted on any of the sites @Rigger. Some names that have been associated with Bedlington Cricket Club throughtout the 20th century are Hemsted - Straker and Pearson. There are a couple of relatives of these familes eg - Mal Jovi Hemsted on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group that might be able to help you. Bedlington Cricket Club do have a web site but there are no historical records on that site :- http://bedlington.play-cricket.com/

We can't join in Brian - all recovering from Burn's night :-

Janet Jackson on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group commented :- I remember Topper McGlen who was a friend of my father (Anty Thompson) and no 18 looks more like him to me.