Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

Sorry Symptoms, but as you know Wilf is busy setting up a story that may lead to finding The Holy Grail. Although most of the legends like King Arthur; his squire Patsy; Sir Robin; Sir Galahad the Pure; the Black Night etc. can't be present there is a chance that Sir Bedders, the Wise, could be the only one available from this Spamalot to join Wilf. You can't just bring empty Trojan Rabbits into the plot.

It is often said that dog owners choose their breed because they have similar facial features to themselves, or partners. Do we have any pictures of, Bedlington bred or not, people who look like Bedlington Terriers?

Wilf's new position outside The Terrier gave him a good view of the area. Coming down Stead Lane, from Algood Terrace, he could see a donkey, stuttering it's way down, but no Mary on his back! "Haven't you forgotten somebody?" asked Wilf. "Ne ne ne nnot sure" said donkey, "ne ne ne nobody t te te te told me te te te b b bring anybody". "Your so thick" said Wilf. "eeyore eeyore eealways calls me that", thought donkey.

Can you remember the one bloke with the old bike, a couple of sacks and a red face? He spent every day (that I can remember when going to Barrington school in the 1950s) filling his sacks from the tip - I assume it was all scrap metal he was collecting.

Wilf is a Goody Eileen. It's just there are some worldly Symptoms that tend to discolor his outlook on life! I think that unforgetable bearded face plays tricks on the dreams, and nightmares of some, causing them to substitute this small defenseless gnome into the body of disturbed villains throughout the ages. Feel free to join the many that try and distract his aim in life. PS - I'm stuck. My Adobe Photoshop 5.5 has started to totally screw up my old Vista system, using all my 2GB Physical Memory and if anything is loaded in there before it is started it refuses to load! Wilf may never get his xmas story published or return to he beloved golf. I will now have to discuss the meaning of life with the wife, again, rather than indulge in my pretend life whilst I save up for a new Desktop and software. In the meantime GOD knows what Wilf will get up to next.

It was a good game Brian. Pitty the cricket wasn't as close!

Welcome bedlingtonbilly. This lot have refreshed my childhood memories of Bedlington and do some really good work in promoting the town.

The Symptons, that brought upon by the wrath of GOD, are too late. Wilf has turned and, regardless of the words of Kenny Rogers, Wilf (Ruby) will bring his love to town.

I'm afraid, Ruby is an impostor. Our Wilf has been turned by a much higher authority:- Long ago, last month, in the year 2013 BC, when Banks ruled Northumberlandia God sent the Santa Wilf to the northern town of Bedlington to find an Inn for some special guest to stay in. Wilf could not find an Inn in Bedlington, even The Sun was out, no longer an Inn and had even stopped trading. (That will teach the proprietor from dropping the Inn word, leaving NO Inns in Bedlington!). Even the old Smithy Stable behind The Black Bull, was occupied by bats. The only shelter that they could find was a derelict home for Terriers. So Wilf set up a sign and began preparing the home for the coming.

R. Watson's newsagent at the Top End still selling them. Bought July 2013 issue. Sent the misses into the shop and she says it was the last copy on the shelf.

Had a look on Google Satellite view and took a screen dump. Couldn't get it to map perfectly onto your photo but did mange to get the, what I think, are the same houses in Hollymount Square. You can see the block of four house followed by the two semis. No idea when Hollymount Square was built but sure someone will know.

There will be knee sitting in this one. This is xmas tree time so let's gan knee firther with the sheep.Wilf is desperate, for employment, during this season but will not be seeking the assistance of others smaller than hims_elf. If he can't find employment it could be a miserable xmas and the poverty could dwarf the event. He has been as far as Gateshead with his guitar etc. and played some amazing stuff but was moved on by the police saying there is no place for a Metornome. ( I know, don't lets get INTU that!).

Hate playing on winter greens. Found a part-time job for the next few weeks:- Wonder what shop(s) I can be found in?

First time I have come across a map with Puddlers Road on. Found it in 'Bedlington Extensive Urban Survey – Page 48 http://www.northumbe...x?page=5907#EUS :- Top right section on the edge.

First time I have come across a map with Puddlers Road on. Found it in 'Bedlington Extensive Urban Survey – Page 48 http://www.northumbe...x?page=5907#EUS :-

No. Why with today's communication systems does anyone want to go back and forth, on any transport system? For Against It will employ a lot of people over a long time. So will upgrading the existing networks rather than allowing the networks to deteriorate. It will not disrupt the existing networks. No skilled people left to upgrade the existing networks. It's quicker than flying. Don't fly or commute at all, Skype. Against Less washing. When I worked in London I had to stop wearing white socks, within half a day my socks had grimy streaks across them. My shirt collars were filthy after a day, in the office. Once I stopped working down there I threw out all my black socks and now it's white every day.

Hello Jen & welcome. The photo Reedy has displayed is shown in the Gallery under Barrington County Primary School and that photo labelled 'Mrs Gormans class 1959' has all the pupils, including you, named. I am sure the school was nicknamed The Woody school as it was built of wood and the grammar school was brick built. Naturally nothing to do with The Wooden Tops. As you say the cut lead to the Miners Cottages then it must be the one in Waverley Avenue that went up to the back lane of Pioneer Terrace on the right and the Miners Cottages on the left. Brave lass, these days that cut would have a 'Z' bend road sign in the middle of it and a STOP sign at the bottom before you flew across to Roslin Park! Google street view now shows the bottom half of what used to be the cut as a road to a rest home - Brambling Lea - but the top half through to Pioneer Terrace still there. Have a look through the Forums and Gallery and see what memories it brings back. Eggy1948 - Coquetdale Place - Barrington CP - 1952 to 1960.

Steve Hopefully I will input this info correctly but no doubt any mistakes will be picked up and corrected. Hope this helps. If you input 'Clayton Street Bedlington' into Google maps the first picture you get is a good one to try and fit in the comments/links you will get back from the members. You will see , approximately W to E = Station Road – the Bedlington Station Railway crossing – Clayton St. N to S = Stakeford Road – Ravensworth St. – Palace Road From the Puddler's Row topic they say Phoenix Row was where St. Johns Road is, and it met with Palace Road. The entrance to the 'A' Pit at Bedlington Station was situated between what is now Blagdon Court and Chatsworth Drive. This estate is now called Bower Grange but used to have a row of colliery houses on the south side of the pit– South Row - down from the pit entrance to the railway crossing. The records show that this pit shaft was sunk in 1838 so would have been working when your relatives move to Clayton Street. I have never attempted to obtain information on anyone employed at a pit but assume a starting point would be the Coal Authority – 01623 637429. I have used this number when researching when the pit was built; depth of shaft and when the new Bower Grange estate was built on the site. If you haven't found any pictures then the following are ones that have been posted in other forums etc. Entrance off Station Road to 'A' pit. Bedlington Station level crossing 1963:- Station Road – South Row on the left:- [aClayton Corner- The pub, The Clayton Arms, was at the west end of Clayton Street. Turn right where the blokes with the dogs are and you are on Clayton Street:-ttachment=3340:Station Road.jpg]

Just looked out the window - Trick or Treat!

Ivan - this question was asked in 'History Hollow' - Topic = Bedlington Pubs and the suggestions/thoughts etc werecan be found at:- Posted by mickypotts on 25 July 2012 - 03:48 PM in History Hollow Posted by keith lockey on 25 July 2012 - 05:05 PM in History Hollow Posted by mercuryg on 14 August 2012 - 07:46 AM in History Hollow Keith; a friend of mine claims another story about the Monkey. He reckons - and he says he's researched this - the bell that signalled the end of shift at the nearby pit was known, for reasons yet to be fathomed, as 'The Monkey bell'; the Barrington was the place they would all head to for a pint, so it became known as 'The Monkey'. I'll ask him for his sources for you.

Ivan - forgot to take any info with me but the name Hemsley was mentioned by my uncle. Turns out my grandparents actually live in Haig Road (think he said number 2 [or was he just talking that]), before they moved to Beatty Road. I will copy the gist of this topic, email to my cousin fors for them to see what my uncle remembers about your family.

Can't substantiate this but we were told it was owned by the younger brother, the unknown footballer - Tommy Charlton.

Ex Bedlingtonian - I thought so to but I just found that picture today on a site http://bedlington-miners-picnic.blogspot.co.uk/ and 1978 was stated on it, so I did not change it. If you view the Gallery you will see in Foxy's album a photo of the pit heap being flattened for the building of the 2nd stage of Bower Grange and Foxy has it dated as 1982.

Anybody - where exactly was the Whitley Memorial School? I always thought it was between the Coffin Chapel and the Barrington Arms but the only pictures I can see of Vulcan Place show houses between those two points.

Keith - whilst searching for something else I came across a photo of The Bedlington Terrier pub on:- http://www.yourlocal...ngton/pictures/ It's probably my memory playing games with me but for some reason I thought I had read in one of the topics (that I can't find, now) that you had not managed to get a photo of The Bedlington terrier pub before it was demolished.