Everything posted by Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
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@Marie Cousens - although we don't have any photos from your husbands family era there are some interesting old photos in albums within the Gallery under Historic Bedlington What you will find is hat 90% of the photos are whats known locally as 'The Top End'. There is very little on the Bedlington Station area. The Bedlington Station area was know as Sleekburn and the name Bedlington Station appears to have been adopted when the Bedlington railway station opened, in Sleekburn, in 1850. Have a browse of the Gallery and ask away in this topic or the Gallery albums. Be prepared for some 'pitmatic' answers to any questions you may ask.
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1950 - Class 3A - photo from John Dawson posting on the Facebook sixtownships group (back in 2014). There are now 7 Class photos from 1950 :- -
And me @Vic Patterson - I was blaming my old Windows Vista + Google Chrome PC that I use 98% of the time = big screen - big keyboard - easy for me to use. Yesterday I tried my Laptop - Windows 10 - Microsoft Edge and I get the same result = a small 'icon' and nothing else (I just added the arrow to point out the icon)
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@George Campbell - I re-posted the updated photo with the names plus info you supplied on the Facebook group Bedlington Remembered. One comment, from @Ovalteeny,who during his research of the history of the Bedlington Mechanics team has also obtained info on all the local teams in the area, commented :- from the list of players per team that I've complied from 1946 through to 1955 (by dredging through copies of old Blyth News / Ashington Post / Morpeth Heralds) I cannot see this bunch all playing for the same club, at the same time, on any given season. I'm pretty sure it's not Bedlington Mechanics FC, it's not Dr. Pit Welfare FC (they played in green & white stripes). Also, it doesn't look like Millne Park. Therefore, my current conclusion is that this is more likely to be a Charity/Friendly team, probably a Top Club versus Bottom Club match. It would really help if someone could accurately provide the year the photo was taken. ' After what Ovalteeny has said Is there anything else you could add that would help? -
Photo updated @George Campbell - a member, Tom Shephard, on the Facebook Bedlington group commented :- Number 13 is Robert "Bob" Turnbull, my wife's uncle, we also have this photo.
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@benjymous :- it's not something I have seriouslr researched, just a few Google searches for, but when looking at the old Maps (1800's to 1947) and seeing Netherton Hall in Netherton, not Nedderton as I expected, I searched the www and found an answer. If you look in the album there is an entry from Kelly's Trade Directory of 1910 where it refers to the village of Netherton, Rothbury. If you want to check out that Netherton then Google/search for The Star Inn 3 Cherrywell, Netherton, Morpeth NE65 7HD. As post got directed to the wrong Netherton it was decided, for postal purposes our Netherton should be addressed as Nedderton. As you say benjmous from then the maps still identified the place as Netherton but eventually the village inhabitants, and therefore amenities, adopted the postal address as their name. If you scroll down in the Album you will also see an extract from Parson & White Trade Directory - 1828 with a bit about the Nedirton family that owned some property in Netherton Village. From the old maps you will see there was mining in the Netherton/Nedderton Village but where the NCB took over Howard Pit & Francis Pit that part of Netherton was known as Netherton Colliery and it had Netherton Colliery as it's postal address so it didn't have to change as everyone knew it as the colliery. That's what I discovered via Google and left it at that. @Canny lass may have a more detailed explanation as she has done a lot more research of the area she grew up in. ps. - just remembered the Northumberland Communities site. On this site is a list of all the local communities and each one has it's own pages with some info and photos ( that have made their way on to many a Facebook group as originals!) - Nedderton is in the list, with the Parson and White Trade Directory (1827), under Printed Material. -
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No 2 identified as himself by Alan Applepby on Facebook group Bedlington Remembered -
Posted the photo on the Bedlington Remembered Facebook group and No 7, the last to be identified identifies, = Jim Appleby ? - says Jim Appleby. At least he thinks it's him, because of the ears! -
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Is there still an issue with the webcam or is it just my old system that won't allow me to select any of the items in the 'Info' drop down menu? The normal four items are listed but when I attempt to select any of them the menu closes -
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@Andy Millne - 'Live' out of action - this happened to me yesterday - waited and tried today but same result :-
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Done - just 47,369 to go
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Posted by Isabel McDonald on Facebook - Bedlington Remembered was this old photo of the Dun Cow Inn from the 1940's The posting was followed by this comment from Audrey Smout - My husband's parents owned the dun cow late 60s we lived there when we got married in 1968 the co op was next door grocery butchers and drapery. Can anyone help me identify who this is receiving a trophy from Mrs Smout?
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On April 13th 2014 @Malcolm Robinson posted a topic - Last Miners Picnic 1989 :- In the Official Programme is a list, starting at 1866 through to 1989, of where the picnic was held. A photo of the 1937 picnic was posted on the Facebook sixtownships group and the comments eventually got around to - when was the first picnic? Was it 1866 at Polly's Folly, as stated in the 1989 programme? Extract from the Evening Chronicle story :- The event at Woodhorn Museum will mark The 150th anniversary of the historic Picnic. Thousands of people from across the region and beyond are expected to flock to the UK’s former mining capital, Ashington, for a day of music and celebration. The first Picnic was staged at Blyth Links way back in 1864. It quickly became a traditional yearly political rally and family day out. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/northumberland-miners-picnic-celebrates-150-7235569 Owen Hunter Commented :- The first picnic was reported by the Morpeth Herald in September 1864. Here's the newspaper cutting: 10th September 1864.
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If you ask ARCH :- https://www.archnorthumberland.co.uk/ https://www.archnorthumberland.co.uk/about https://www.archnorthumberland.co.uk/arch-invest/key-towns If you read The Chronicle :- https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/two-arch-directors-suspended-review-13440709 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/arch-blunder-leaves-northumberland-county-14120662 https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/peter-mcintyre-arch-chief-executive-14167145
More names from George Todd
Ooooops another typo - it is 1950 Class 1A not 1951@Les Dixon - I've added your photo, with some names, into the Gallery>Historic Bedlington> Bedlington Station Secondary Modern School album.My typing speed has now decrease 45 years per line so I have asked the misses, at least 45 wpm to correct! Thank you CL - when we get some names the new posting will have the correct year on itI'll post it on the Bedlington Remembered Facebook group Les and update you when anyone is identified. The school album on this site is in the Gallery - Historic Bedlington - Page 2 - Bedlington Station Secondary Modern School :-ChampionWe were posting at the same time @Airlie Bird . I will put the Google Street View vehicle in the garage for now. I enjoyed the searching around my home town and rediscovered some memories. Hope you enjoy your trip up north.I'll have to fill up me Google Street View vehicle and do some more driving
