ivan1968

Thank you to everyone for all the contributions to this post, and all the wonderfull pics.Although i am not from Bedlington myself the infomation on this forum has been invaluable to me and has helped me gain a understanding of the place my mam was born and lived untill her mid thirtys. Although she lived in London for forty years she never lost her accent and her heart was always in Bedlington. Thank you to everyone. Does anyone have any info on a local factory/company called Town Taylors i am sure they were located on the Cowpen rd not far from Cowpen Cemetry i know my mam worked there untill 1967 and think thats where she had met my Dad. Many Thanks.

Hello Adam Yes that is the article,thank you for clearing up the copyright issue. I thought it was an interesting piece. ManyThanks

Hi all i found newspaper article and pic relating to a giant dragline excavator shipped in from Illinois USA to Bedlington which i think at the time was the largest in the world it was used at the Acorn Bank open cast coal site in Bedlington. does anyone know if the article might have copyright. Does anyone remember this? Thanks

Thanks Foxy great pic,anyone know why it was known by the name the Monkey. Thanks

Thanks everyone for your contributions the pics are brilliant. thank you Reedy if you want i will let Heather know i am in contact with you? but if your old school friends are like mine there are some i would not care to see again LOL. Thank you Maggie/915 for your warm welcome,and yes i do believe my uncle Jack/Jackie did sell fruit and veg from his horse and cart. If you get a chance Maggie do speak to your 93 year old neighbour you never know what she might know.And your so right when you say that we should talk more in our living years. I found out recently that my mam worked for a local company called Town Taylors does anyone have any info about this company? she also enjoyed the occasional tipple in a local watering hole called the Monkey is it still There? Thank you so much Ivan

Thank you so much for this info Reedy, and what a great memory your dad has got he is spot on.Please pass on my Thanks to him. It is amazing that your Dad was my grandads apprentice.Sadly I never got the opportunity to meet my Grandad. I remember visiting my uncle jacks house as a young lad i think he was known as Jackie locally. Heather is my cousin and i met her recently at my mams funeral and she remembers us visiting all them years ago. Do you ever see heather? Thank you so very much. Ivan

Thanks Eggy I have found the picture. Many Thanks

Thank you Vic Patterson And Eggy 1948. It has been a great comfort looking at all the pics in the Gallery section of the website. And reading all the various posts. I know my mother attended whitley memorial school, does anyone have any old photos of the school? Thanks Ivan

Hello to all. I have been stalking this great site for a couple of weeks now as a guest. My mam was born in Bedlington in 1938 and left for london in 1967 her maiden name was Norma Hemsley. She was one of nine siblings they lived in Haig rd. Unfortunalty my mam passed away late last month and her final wish was to come home, she had a lovely send off at St Cuthberts on the 17 Oct 13. I was wondering if anyone knew my mam or her Family? Thanks Ivan