Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

@Oneofthevillageschoolkids :- posted your comment on the topic on the Facebook Bygone Bedlington group and David Dickinson replied :- David Dickinson Alan Edgar Thanks As I said I was born at No 4 in 1940 but moved back to to my Morpeth Grans when I was quite small But used to to my Netherton Grandma every other Sunday for my tea They was just my auntie Ginny and uncle Frank living there at the time my uncle peter was down at No 9 next to the Grants the little shop was just across the back row The field behind was were they tipped the rubbish from washers and was were the entrance to the drift mine entrance was My dad told me they used to take us down the drift during air raids.

Unfortunately @Oneofthevillageschoolkids the David Dickinson that made the comment and lived at No 34 Clifton Road is not a member of this group. He posted the comment of the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group. I could copy your comment onto David Dickinson's post and see what he remembers and I will copy his response back to you.

@HIGH PIT WILMA and another comment on the photo of the 4 is from Peter Quinn :- Second lad in from the left is his name not called mick sure he knocked a around with Phil Gray from Shiremoor who also worked at Bates? Followed, 10 mins later by :- Peter Quinn Mick straker comes to mind not to sure

@Canny lass :- can you remember a wooden shop or would it have been closed by the time you were born . On the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group this was posted :- David Dickinson Yesterday at 15:25 I was born in Netherton colliery back in 1940 in 4 Clifton Row When my uncle Peter moved into the club and my Grandma moved down to His house at No 9 and took over running his little shop just across the back Row I can just remember it as a wood shed but had proper shop counters and shelves with wood boxes to fit the tins of biscuits covered with glass lid. Don’t know anyone who lived at the Colliery can remember it

@HIGH PIT WILMA - on the Bates group they say the nickname of the lad second left - ? ROSE - was The German.