Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

Sharpened image, and a few names.

Miss Bowden married, I think after 1954, and and she became Mrs Blair.

Couple of names added and a couple corrected.

7 hours ago, webtrekker said:

Did Bacci have an upstairs room, maybe for snooker? I can vaguely remember looking out of the window at a juicy pear tree. We probably climbed the back wall and nicked those pears at a later date!  

Posted 14 Feb 2012 · by Symptoms in the topic 'Talk of the Town> Bedlington Top Club'

I was only in Bacci's billiard hall (I'm sure it was known as that and not a snooker hall) a couple of times as I probably wasn't 'old' enough to be a regular. I do remember that the place had a certain cache for being where the 'faces' or the tough lads hung out and was always being warned by my old man to stay clear. Wasn't the billiard hall upstairs via a rickety staircase??? Didn't he have another cafe at the Station - on the corner just along from the level-crossing; we used to go in there to play the pin-ball machines.

Names from Andrea Warner (Facebook) - Canny Lass & bluebarby.

Some of the comments to the photo posting on the Bygone Bedlington site were :-

Brenda Ellis Mr&Mrs Gair lived next door Jimmy joe and carol Wharton lived there but don't know if they moved before they were all pulled down, x

Wendy Reed Mr & Mrs Gair did move in time. They moved in next door to my mam & dad in Westlea.

Brenda Ellis I know they all moved in time and the Gair s moved to meadowdale next to my sister there were 2 Gair family's lived in the colliery.

Joan Morland Thats right Jimmy & Isa lived next to your Thelma & pat & peggy went to westlea Think this Photo is Jimmy & Isa

Brenda Ellis That's what I thought Joan they lived second of bottom used to be where the bowers lived, x

Robert Morland james james james, yar killing me with all these memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are another 50+ comments on this but I will leave it at that - the posting got them all going for a few days.