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My dad lived in Alexander Row and his family were one of the last to move out. He used to tell me many a story from the 'Raas'. Times were hard back then but he used to say that he had spent some of the happiest times of his life at Barnton. I have enjoyed reading your postings. Thank you

whats your dads name i might know him

I got 70% first go and 100% 2nd go

Just like Fourgee

i got 80% first go 40% second go lol.

If they were to rbuild it exactley as it were cald netties anal i would move there tomorow very happy days.................

Hi iwas born in barrington 1955 in double row(born at home)i lived thier till i was 11, if i can correct a few things, the shirt factory was the glove factory one after the other ,the post office was a house on office row which also sold a few groceries,the football field was used by the school when playing other schools,the school was where the tyre place is now,next to the house that still stands on the road side.there was also a brick works at barrington which used the clay from the quarry at barrington.the cracket you refer to i new and his son lives or lived at choppington colin cracket.i remember the coop it was not much more than a shed.i used to ride the pit ponies when they came up for there holidays.

i can remember stories of a german fighter plane being brought down near there during world war 2.

if any of the old timers are on here my father was Taffy Jones everybody new him.

if anybody needs any info on who lived where just ask and i will ask my brother he can recount all the families,Bazz.

if anybody has any old photos of barrington please mail them to me as we are collecting old photos to show our kids,thanks.

Hi the school was were the binks yard is now ,the pools you refer to were directly behind what is now the industrial estate and this was the quarry for brick yard at barrington and also the one at bedlington.

the scrap yard Taits was on the left of the road 500 yards over the welwyn bridge going to stakeford this was the site of the old tip.

Thanks Swalnalla, was the scrapyard on the right of the road going out of the station near the garage or am I getting confused?

To the right of the school and to the right of the tip there used to be a large area that was full of small pools of water, these pools used to be full of newts, toads and frogs. When we where kids we used to catch the newts and keep them in an old tin bath tub in the garden, of course I am going back nearly 50 years and this would not be allowed today as I believe newts are a protected specices.

There where loads of small hills there as well great for riding your bike around, pity the BMX hadent been invented.

Perhaps one day Back to the Future might be a reallity.

Its intersesting to hear about what Bedlington used to be like, thanks for sharing your memories everyone!

Hi iwas born in barrington 1955 in double row(born at home)i lived thier till i was 11, if i can correct a few things, the shirt factory was the glove factory one after the other ,the post office was a house on office row which also sold a few groceries,the football field was used by the school when playing other schools,the school was where the tyre place is now,next to the house that still stands on the road side.there was also a brick works at barrington which used the clay from the quarry at barrington.the cracket you refer to i new and his son lives or lived at choppington colin cracket.i remember the coop it was not much more than a shed.i used to ride the pit ponies when they came up for there holidays.

i can remember stories of a german fighter plane being brought down near there during world war 2.

if any of the old timers are on here my father was Taffy Jones everybody new him.

if anybody needs any info on who lived where just ask and i will ask my brother he can recount all the families,Bazz.

if anybody has any old photos of barrington please mail them to me as we are collecting old photos to show our kids,thanks.

i can remember when they made gloves there and before that shirts