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  2. Canny lass
    Answers to last week's quiz: Reputedly England’s most haunted house Eat it. It’s a fish. Tony Curtis Whisky (from the Gaelic uisge beatha ( water of life) where uisge means water) Al Capone 14 Teaching 3 River Ruhr Lancaster Coco-Cola Bronze New quiz tomorrow.
  3. Maggie/915
    I will pass on your thoughts . Very early days and hopefully it all informs and attracts a few younger members
  4. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    @Maggie/915 - I see the Bedlingtonshire History group has been created as a 'Private' group whch means that only members of the group can see what is posted in the group. If the intention is to post details of the groups monthly meetings then the general public = all Facebook members whether in a group or not - will not be able to see those details. Would it be worth you having a chat with Tony Lamsdale about Private versus Public? You could checkoit Private versus Public by searching, via the Bedlingtonshire History Facebook group for the two Morpeth groups = Morpeth Matters (Private) and Morpeth History Matters (Public) :-
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  6. Maggie/915
    New Facebook Group hopefully it goes well Bedlington is so important in our lives
  7. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
  8. Canny lass
    There are indeed many sites covering this subject, Eggy. My experience over the years has been that symbols and their meanings can vary depending on: which century the inscriptions were made, where they were made (England, Scotland or sometimes even which county) and the religion of the deceased. None of these are necessarily to be found on the stone itself. I look for clues elsewhere. The churchyard itself often gives a clue to the religion, the name of the deceased might hint at his origins (McPherson, Llewellyn, Johnson) and dates that have been eroded by wind and rain can often be revealed by linguistic research on any remaining text. You need to cover all aspects in your research,. However, I don't think there are many symbols that differ greatly in their meaning.
  9. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    @Canny lass & @Maggie/915 Googling 'Headstone Symbols' returns many web sites and from checking quite a few of the sites they aren't all using the exact same meanings - definitions etc. etc. Is there one site that historians etc use to help decipher the symbols or do they have to compare various religious denominations and sects and come up with what they believe to be the meaning?
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  11. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    Elizabeth Smith
    Thanks CL - I knew it was probably a bone and the new the spade handle but I just couldn't find any web site with an explanation of what the items represented 😊
  12. Maggie/915
    Elizabeth Smith
    The Northumbrian Magazine. Not everyone may agree with the article.
  13. Canny lass
    Elizabeth Smith
    Eggy, you've marked a couple of items with red question marks. The object to the right is a bone (probably the lower end of a femur) and the one on the left is the handle of the gravedigger's spade. Both are momento mori reminding the viewer of what is to come to him and every other mortal being. The book represents the pages in the life of the deceased, open because the life was cut short before the book was completed. You didn't mention them, but there are drapes on either side of the stone. These represent the veil between the living and the dead. If you've ever heard the expression 'it was curtains for him' (meaning he died) the curtains are that veil that is being referred to.
  14. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

    Bedlington Cricket Club

    Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) added images to a gallery album in Sports

    Hirst Head, Bedlington NE22 5QH
  15. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    BCC John Krzyzanowski.jpg
    @Jammy - what year would this photo have been taken- late 1960's or early 1970's?
  16. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    1950s Tom Shepherd 2.jpg
    With some names from Tom Shepherd :-
  17. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    Elizabeth Smith
    Not knowing anything about headstone symbols I checked online and using the web site headstonesymbols.co.uk this headstone appears, to me, to simply represent Life and Death.
  18. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
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  20. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    Perhaps @Malcolm Robinson or @Russ Wallace know who did the sculpture.
  21. Malcolm Robinson
  22. Maggie/915
    Should I post or will I be infringing copy right
  23. Canny lass
    Who do we thank for the mesh sculpture. Very nice! Also nice to see so many young people involved.
  24. Canny lass
    For me there was nothing to be offended about. A very interesting article.
  25. Maggie/915
    It seems the Northumbrian article offended some people . i now have a copy and I am trying to understand why Sadly so much information can offend .
  26. Maggie/915
    I will keep you all informed.
  27. Bedlingtonian
    Sounds good to me 👍
  28. Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)
    I'll join👍
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