Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

@Symptoms - I have posted your two photos (+ some year West Ridge end of term class photos) on the Facebook Bedlington remembered group site for a couple of members - Ardia Melissa Wilkinson & Veronica Leathwaite Kirkman who asked me if I had any photos of their relatives , three brothers named Billy, David and Keith Wilkinson who went to the Whitley Memorial school. I didn't have any of them at the Whitley but a search on this site tracked them down in the Gallery photos and the search also returned a link to this topic. They said that David had passed away, age 16, and they did not have any school photos of these three. They asked me to say thank you to those that provided the photos. Thank you Sym One comment from Veronica was :- Now I have photos of all three of my gorgeous cousins as young boys we had lots of lovely childhood memories lots of love lots of laughter I don’t get to see billy and keith a lot as we live in Lancashire but when we do see each other it’s as though we only seen each other yesterday thanks for all your help xx and our Ardia will be chuffed with this photo of her dad xx

The current Stokers Buildings looks as if they are on the same site as the original buildings on the 1922 maps :-

@Stacey Howard :- The author - John Dawson is not a frequent visitor to the site. The last time he logged in was September 25th, 2017. You can check a members profile by clicking on their name tag :- John runs a Facebook group - Sixtownships History group - where he posts info daily. There was a site called http://shop.sixtmedia.org.uk/ where John also had many stories from Bedlington and surrounding towns. That site was used to promote and sell media covering the 'sixtownships' . I've just attempted to go to that site, via Google, but the site wasn't found. Don't no if this is temporarily not available or the site has been discontinued.

@Ken lumsden - Can't help - I'm the same as Webtrekker in that the Ashington Drive running from Stakeford to Guidepost is the only one I've come across. Checked the old maps and prior to 1959 the area where Ashington Drive is now is not developed.

So is here a Covenant to be broken or has there never been one on the '20 acres' site?

Never seen it named on the old maps of Netherton Colliery. After the Rows were demolished the terraces that replaced them were First, Second, Plessey & Third Street. 1898 map :-

I haven't driven down Front Street for weeks Vic. Only seen two photos from @Malcolm Robinson - for this year. He posted with this comment :- Malcolm Robinson Bedlington West Ward. 26 June at 12:05 The 'Flower Godmothers ' of Bedlington have been out again. Thank you ladies for helping to keep our Town centre so beautiful.

Houses with cardinal points in their name, that I can remember are :- Bedlington Station - pit rows - South Row, North Row (& Shop Row) surrounding area = West View, North View, East View & East Crescent Top End - only know of New South Row (Dr Pit area) Stakeford = East View West Sleekburn = South Row & North Row Checked some of the old maps and can't find any more

@Rigger Can't think of an East Street in Bedlington. There is an East View, Bedlington Station = terraced row on the A1147 west of Grange Park estate . Was Front Street East ever referred to as east Street?