Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

That is Wilf - your eyes are better than my OH's

Merry Christmas to everyone in this group from Bygone Bedlington:-

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The awrd initiated by @Bedlingtonian in 2020. Last year, 2023, the members voted for https://www.facebook.com/Thefriendsofwestleacemetery The first three years we had a poll, created by @Andy Millne, and last years was a suggestion that the members agreed with with so no poll. As it has been another quiet year, even for the regulars @Canny lass - @threegee - @Vic Patterson & me, I would suggest the same method as last year but naturally if anyone wants a pool then please ask Andy to set it up. Even Piper has had a quiet year and hasn't even had his coat trimmed for the trophy and is lying down on the job My vote this year would be for Malcolm Robinson. Regardless of his politics he has fought tirlessly for Bedlington and kept us and Facebook members aware of what is going on, or not going to happen, in Bedlington.

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@Vic Patterson this is the latest update on all the news sites :- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3e957k9d1yo

@Pegwoman I know researching family tree can be can take hours and there are many dead ends. Picking up info from withi this group can also be time comsuming and if you use the 'Search' facility you will get a load of topics (many going off the original topic ) baesd on your input in the search box. One tink to note is that if you use the search facility and you input one word then that's what is searched for. if you input a phrase then every word in the phrase is searched for so if you are just lokng for a phrase then add quotation marks around your phrase and only that phrase will be searched for. I'm guessing that as you have been looking around Vulcan Place that you live in the area. If not please say so and any inform that turns up can be clearly pinpointed on local maps of the area. I did a search of the site using just the word - Puddlers - and there are loads of comments returned. The following are some of them that may help your research :- As far as I can see the oldest image of te buildings in Vulcan Place is one the Evan Martin had in his book Glimpses of Old Bedlingtonshire This image looks to be late 1950's early 1960's (based on the cars) and shows the property you have been looking at a bit closer The following images are those linked to Puddler's Row showing extracts from old maps- and they may, or may not help you - 1865 map 1897 map (with some bold text added) Peter Turner's photos of Puddler's Row @Canny lass info on Puddlers Row Puddlers Arms pub When the old airey house = Waverly Avenue, Coquetdale Place, Steadlane Square and Tosson Close were knocked down and replaced with more traditional brick semidetached houses part of Tosson Close was renamed by the council as Puddlers Drive. These are some 'Then and Now' images clagged together :-

@Pegwoman I don't have access to genealogy groups that have census records etc. I just rely on trying to remember (and using the search facility within a group) info/documents that have been posted. An extract from Bennet's Business Directory of 1905 showing Bedlingto retailers etc was posted and I kept a copy. There is an entry for a 'Bell & Gibson, bus and brake proprietors, Vulvan Place :-