Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
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Turks Head Inn
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Turks Head Inn - a descendant (tracing family tree) of 'Petrie on the Ancestry site posted - "The Petrie's were Inn Keepers in Bedlington itself. Looking through the Census info, in 1841, the whole area was just listed as High Street, so not many clues, in 1851, there seem to be no actual addresses listed at all for Bedlington, but in 1861, an address was given. It is in Market Place, and looks like Howard 'something' (maybe Howard Arms ??) - Does this ring any bells with anyone ? It looks like it is between an adress called Kyles (or Wyles) Yard and the Turks Head Inn." - in the bedlington community site. Also in the bedlington community site 'Fourgee' posted - "The Turks Head was the building next door to what is now the Market Tavern and later became the Terrier Plate Works, Millne department store, the Co-op, various supermarkets (kwik save and another I can't remember). It's now part of Tesco used for storage." Now that Tesco is no more I assume it is just empty awaiting it's next owner. -
Percy Arms
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Neither can I Percy Arms - became Italian restaurant in 2013. Did have a reputation in the 60's as the place for first shift workers to call in for a pint after work and the place where if you won a Domino Card you had the choice of cash or the chance to enhance your Carnal Knowledge. Never won a domino card! The pub where me, and many others, spent most of our social life in mid & late 60s. Saturday nights normally ended with Mr Aisbet (and probably others) belting out old tunes on the piano accompanied by well lubricated voices. -
Top Club
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Top Club - the last building it occupied was known as Garth House or The Laird's House, in Bedlington conservation area. The last time I checked for any info (months ago) it was up for sale on Rightmove site for £165,000. Don't know what the latest position is on sale or renovation of the property but I expect some members have some updates they could add to this posting. Before moving to The Laird's House, after the fire, the club had temporary accommodation in a portacabin type structure. Can't find an photo of that cabin but expect Foxy might just have one, from the inside. -
Wheatsheaf Inn
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Railway Tavern
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The Railway Tavern - can't find an image of this pub with a sign saying The Railway Tavern. In the early 60's the pub was referred to locally as Graigsie's (think that's the right name) after the tenants They said that this was the first pub in the North East to have 'discotheque' lights. The lights made your beer look the colour of sump oil and your black suit looked like it was covered in dandruff. Definitely one of the places for a fight at chucking-out time and normally the local copper - Big Jock (I think) was often on hand to calm things down or sometimes join in just for the fun of it. -
Barrington Arms
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When the photo with the text about the 'Monkey in the window so locals would know there was beer available' was posted on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook site the following comments were posted :- Gloria Lawrie :- Sorry think that was a false story. I researched the origin of the name several years ago for a relative and descendant of 'Monkey Lizzie' and came to the conclusion it was called 'The Monkey' because their beer was supplied by the Harlepool Brewery. Hartlepool famous for hanging the monkey thinking it was a french man. Gloria Lawrie :- Would be good if the story could be proved true! My relative has Monkey Lizzie's ring given to her by soldiers that frequented the pub after her husband's death. If you are interested I researched the pubs and ale houses of Bedlington for the History Society about six years ago. I thought our research was going to Woodhorn? Gloria Lawrie Should add - Eggy1948 - that Elizabeth Wilson (Monkey Lizzie) had the pub during the first world war. So it already had the nickname a long time before your uncle was born. Another story was that she was given a monkey as a present but couldn't find any truth in that one either. -
Howard Arms
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Howard Arms - Changed it's name to The Neuk and that suffered fire damage. After the fire (can't find the date of the fire) became the Market Tavern. The Howard Arms gets an entry in the Bedlington Timeline document compiled by local historians :- 1956 Joe Steel, Bedlington’s champion eater was at it again. The then 42 year old munched his way through a 4 1/2 Ib steak and kidney pie about 1 foot in diameter and 3 1/2 inches deep in 17 1/2 minutes. to break another record and gain another championship by beating 24 year old Ted Stoddard of Ashington. The event was held in the Howard Arms, Bedlington on Monday August 6th. -
Dun Cow Front Street East
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Dun Cow - Front Street East. I believe this one has changed the most and I think the sequence was - The Dun Cow - Millfield - Connections - Dunn Cow - La Torre - but I could be wrong. Can't find any photos of when it was Connections. After I posted the above comment on another site one reply was from Steve Hedley Goonan :- I used to be bar manager at connexions for Tommy, they spelled it with an X after a bar in Aviemore, we used to have a great time. -
Market Place Club
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Market Place Club. Has it ever been any different? Was it always in this building? Can't find any history etc. on this building. he ground floor windows have changed since this photo of the Dr Pit banner was taken outside the Market Place club 1950 Maureen Quait said - The Miners Picnic wasn't held in Bedlington until 1952, so they must have brought the cup back from Morpeth where it was held in 1950. It was a member - 'Blank' - on this site that gave the date of the photo as 1950, -
Glaxo Social Club
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Sun Inn
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Sun Inn
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Sun Inn
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Sun Inn - famous for the murders of two policemen on 15th April 1913 and the murderer, John Amos, was hanged in Newcastle Gaol 22 July 1913. Whilst looking for relatives headstones in the Bedlington Cemetary (Netherton Lane ) a Terry Maddison (Bygone Bedlington Facebook group) found this gravestone, in memory of the two officers - Pc George Mussell and Sergeant Andrew Barton. -
Red Lion
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Alma Inn
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Alma Inn - was next to Oliver's buildings on the top end of the Glebe bank. Info from John Dawson :- Oliver’s Buildings was erected around 1850 and was a row of stone houses, erected by a builder named "Oliver" These houses were later leased to the Bedlington Coal Company for their employees and families. Maureen Quait Bedlington Remembered Facebook site commented :- Did the Alma Inn become the "National Food Office" just after the war and into the early 50s? I can remember going somewhere that looked like that to collect orange juice and National Dried Milk when my brother was a baby. I also think that my grandparents may have lived in Oliver's buildings when they first moved to Bedlington. My grandad worked at the Dr Pit and I know they had lived somewhere down Glebe row until they got the house in Cornwell Crescent in 1921. -
Fountain Inn
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Cross Tavern
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Updated info on the Cross Tavern :- Following some research by the Bedlingtonshire History Society, during 2009-11, by Gloria Lawrie and another member they discovered that the Ale House was known as the Cross Inn, not Tavern, and it was located in the Market Place approximately where the shop numbered 20A is located now. -
Kings Head - The Grapes
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Kings Head - Front Street West - Now officially The Grapes. Maureen Quait - Bedlington Remembered Facebook site - commented 'It used to have a large stone bunch of grapes hanging outside & it also used to have a plaque stating that it was the birthplace of Daniel Gooch, who invented the first rolled iron rails, which I believe were manufactured at the Bedlington Iron Works.' John Dawson's c1970 photo. -
Gardeners Arms
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Travelers Rest
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From the album: Bedlington drinking establishments - Then & Now
Within Reedy's dads list was a pub the Travelers Rest and this was taken to be the one that still exists in Scotland Gate as it was listed among the pubs in the Guidepost and Scotland Gate area ie. - Shakespeare Tavern, Guidepost Club, Traveler's Rest, Scotland Gate Club etc. Foxy found, in his vast collection, this photo of the Top End with a pub named the Traveler's Rest. Don't have any date of when this pub closed but I assume it was before Reedy's start began his legal visits to the Bedlington pubs. -
From the album: Bedlington drinking establishments - Then & Now
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From the album: Bedlington drinking establishments - Then & Now
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From the album: Bedlington drinking establishments - Then & Now
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From the album: Bedlington drinking establishments - Then & Now