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There`s a free tool here that you could try. Just upload your photo then choose which size you want it

Nearly spot on there, there was an `Old Wood Row` along with `Sinkers Row` and `School Row` The information i found..taken from here `The colliery was owned by Viscount Barrington and had the Henry and the Molly shafts as well as the backshaft. Sinkers Row was built around 1840, followed by Old Wood Row and School row in 1851. The condition of the houses varied, but Old Wood Row seems to have been terrible, definitely worst. Yet some of the other houses had 5 rooms in all and had gardens front and back. There were 2 water supplies, one from Sleekburn Colliery which was often unfit to drink, and the other from a water cart that got water from the old iron works, and for which a charge of ½d per bucket was charged.`

Happy Birthday Tez, hope you`ve had a great day

Welcome to the forum millie

Thanks Barton, glad you like them I`m always on the look-out for old photo`s. Barrington and Netherton Colliery photo`s seem to be scarce though! I`m not sure which year the Office Row photo is from, but i think you must be pretty close. What year was it demolished, do you know? Also, could you give me the names of any other rows at Barrington? I`ve heard of Double Row and Alexander Row but that`s about it. It might help my search a bit if i knew a bit more about the place.

A couple of photo`s i`ve came across regarding Barrington. How Barrington used to look and Office Row

I`ve never really given the Freemasons a second thought, until these posts. I`ve always thought that there was a cloak around the Freemasons, and after reading these posts from a new member then a councillor (both pushing me in the direction of the same Freemason website) that i`m even more wary than ever! You both mention giving millions to charitable causes (while declaring `Freemasonry does not boast of it's contribution to society but goes about it's work quietly`) So, without going to an outside website, can any of you explain what free masonary is all about? Where does these millions come from? Is there a certain clientelle who can join the Free masons? Are there any female Free masons or are they all men? What does `black balled` mean? I`m not having a dig here, but i`d really appreciate straight answers to straight questions here. Thankyou

No, just a field view now

This is a photo of Netherton the way it used to look. Four rows of pit houses (there were more houses at one time, but i think they were bulldozed because of their bad condition) the club is on the right hand side over the `green` Up near the top left of the photo is a little shop and opposite that is the miners institute.

Well, i did say public house was close, just not close enough What the heck, i`ll give reps just for posting in here, i`m feeling generous today

You discovered the gas leak? And then it burned down! How did it catch fire, did you spark a tab up

Correct You can have a rep now

Actually, it could have been all over Choppington road

Yes, around there, not sure about 2.30 though!

No, it isn`t next to the post office..

Emmmm No

You`re correct when you say it`s long lost, but it wasn`t a public house, close though!

This building used to be in Bedlington, but can you guess where it was and what year was the photo taken? Winner gets a Rep

Meldrew was correct, Presto`s opened in the early 70`s..

So it looks as if my first guess was correct after all

Going off a photo of the 1980 picnic in Blank`s gallery, it shows that Clevva clothes was no longer there, but Mirage. By the looks of state of the Mirage sign, it had been there for a while, at least a few years to get in that condition i would say. Another photo dated 1974 show the shop as Clevva Clothes, so we`re looking at maybe 1975 - 1979

I`ve found this photo, i`m not sure, but the red cars on both photo`s look very similar, are they the actual same car? If they are, there`s other cars on this photo that might give the year away. But i agree, early 80`s is looking likely, so i was about 10 years out with my first guess. This photo looks like it was taken at the same time..more cars (and shop fronts)

I`ve just bought a PS3 which had a `move` included, but as it`s a Xmas present i haven`t even opened it, plus i haven`t a clue what it is even! It just seemed like a good deal, so i got it I think the best way to get an idea of the best games for it, is to check Google for Ps3 move games and check the reviews out. Not much help from me, but if you find a good game, mention it here because i need to buy a game or two for it

I`m not sure when the actual pit closed, somewhere around 1973 i think. The colliery houses were knocked down not long after. There`s only fields where the Colliery houses used to be now.. I don`t know if you`ve checked the Gallery out, but there`s lots of newspaper articles about Netherton there, thanks to Carole There`s also a photo of the colliery rows here

Confusing `b`s` with `d`s` earns you a rep too