Market Place Bedlington. Free Dvd

[johndawsonjune1955]

Hi all. That Market place footage is complete.

Its fully digitised, but only about 5 minutes, and quality footage.

Its free if anyone wants a copy of it.

It shows the Cross, St. Cuthbert's, Elliots Garage (Nice to remember as its gone now) Barnes fruit and Veg shop

And a few other little scenes. Full colour and enhanced to a high quality.

Tuck it away for the future its a canny little bit of history from 1970s.

I can get a few copies done and members can help each other by duplicating a few.

Edited January 5, 2013 by johndawsonjune1955

[Malcolm Robinson]

I wouldn't mind one John.......

[johndawsonjune1955]

copy a dozen up and pass them onto you Malcolm. Its handy as you know more the members than me.

Need anymore just l;et me know.

Cracking short footage too.

Cheers Malcolm.

[Pete]

copy a dozen up and pass them onto you Malcolm. Its handy as you know more the members than me.

Need anymore just l;et me know.

Cracking short footage too.

Cheers Malcolm.

John, Malcolm, is it possible to have a down loadable version on here for people like me who no longer live in Bedlington?

[tonyg]

i wouldnt mind one john please

[Brian Cross]

I would appreciate a copy John if that is possible .......

[Canny lass]

John, Malcolm, is it possible to have a down loadable version on here for people like me who no longer live in Bedlington?

What a good idea Pete!

[threegee]

John, Malcolm, is it possible to have a down loadable version on here for people like me who no longer live in Bedlington?

Just PM me and I will organise web space for you - either in the Gallery or as a stand-alone download (depending on the metrics).

I can also do a video conversions from/to just about any regular format, so the download doesn't have to be restricted to the original encoding.

[Malcolm Robinson]

John,

If you can do what GGG says just do that and we can all pick it up off the site.

If not let me have a copy and I will get it to him.

[johndawsonjune1955]

Could put this on youtube couldnt i ?

Help what to do

[johndawsonjune1955]

Lets try again.

Uploaded it and its all there now.

Hopefully you can get it now. http://youtu.be/f4H13aC2MT8

[johndawsonjune1955]

What do the members think of it ?

If you have old footage and want it digitised contact the group

sixtowns@sixtownships.org.uk

Thats the Email

Or let me know on here.

No holiday footage just historic on our areas. Quality looks good too.

Malcolm could you remove my first feeble video attempt. Got it right in the end.

May get some more up very soon when i go to the groups archives as theres little bits of footage like this there.

[Malcolm Robinson]

There you go John, cleaned up.

Like the footage.........

[johndawsonjune1955]

thanks Malcolm. Did you enjoy it ?

[Adam Hogg]

What do the members think of it ?

Great Video , i think i speak for everyone here that we would like to see more video's of Bedlington and the Shire.

[johndawsonjune1955]

I will see the archives and get the footage not been used and upload Adam.

[Vic Patterson]

Excellent John! We really enjoyed watching it, it must have been taken around the time that we left for the colonies! looking forward to see more!

[Pete]

Briliant stuff, more please John. The Market place club has not changed much.

[johndawsonjune1955]

The Market Place Club was built on the site of the Old Quarry.

There was also a little further to the east the Quarry Cottages.

[John Fox (foxy)]

Fantastic Memories John,

Some of the members here will not recognise the young lass coming out of the shop at the end but maybe knew her later on when she was Stewardess at the Market Place Club (Vic, Pete ) ?

[johndawsonjune1955]

Thats fantastic aint it. Memories, brilliant putting names to faces. Makes it all worth while, and there will be more archive footage to come.

Thanks for the info.

[keith lockey]

If I am not mistaken that was Austin Leggett that passed by Barnes. He was a character who used to get in the Terrier when I first drank there. He could play the accordian and the spoons. (Not at the same time, I hasten to add) He had a dog called Muttley and it used to get on the Raisbeck bus - by itself - get off at the Blue Bell - and go into the Bell where Austin used to also sup. One night Austin took it to the Half Moon at Stakeford with the Terrier Pool Team. He forgot about the dog when they left later that night. The landlord was woke up by Muttley howling. He turfed it out and it walked all the way home. What a dog. Austin was a true character - a bricky by trade.

[John Fox (foxy)]

If I am not mistaken that was Austin Leggett that passed by Barnes. He was a character who used to get in the Terrier when I first drank there. He could play the accordian and the spoons. (Not at the same time, I hasten to add) He had a dog called Muttley and it used to get on the Raisbeck bus - by itself - get off at the Blue Bell - and go into the Bell where Austin used to also sup. One night Austin took it to the Half Moon at Stakeford with the Terrier Pool Team. He forgot about the dog when they left later that night. The landlord was woke up by Muttley howling. He turfed it out and it walked all the way home. What a dog. Austin was a true character - a bricky by trade.

Okay Keith, you've won the Pint Tickets again!!

[keith lockey]

Absolutely true, Foxy, Austin was a broon ale drinker and one helluva crossword artist. The Terrier was full of characters like him. - domino players who could tell you what you had in your hand before you even picked up your doms. It was one of the crimes of the century when they pulled that pub down.

[Keith Scantlebury]

Absolutely true, Foxy, Austin was a broon ale drinker and one helluva crossword artist. The Terrier was full of characters like him. - domino players who could tell you what you had in your hand before you even picked up your doms. It was one of the crimes of the century when they pulled that pub down.

We were in Morpeth one wednesday on the lash and Austen and his dog was with us. The club wouldnt let the dog in so Austen went to the bus stop went up to the driver of the Blyth bus, slung the dog on and told the driver to let it off anywhere in Bedlington . We was some bloke man, He must have had a liver like a brick , the ammount he could drink (that mostly other people were conned into paying for.