Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

Just about to go out but I will have a search online later today but I would be surprised if there was anything on the www - but always worth a try

@anniemarr - not a farm I had heard of but I did a search for "Sparrow House farm" and it does get one mention on this group. Back in 2014 on a discussion in History Hollow - about Netherton Lonnen - Alan Dickson & Hihg Pit Wilma commented :- Alan dickson Posted March 25, 2014 Aye years ago I had a walk over Sheepwash Bridge up to where Sparrow HOUSE Farm was. Then decided to have a look at the old Farm I could see from my side of the river.An old lady told me it was last inhabited in the 1940s. Her granny had worked there and every Xmas got an invite up to Bothal Castle with the rest of the hired help for the Xmas party. She said it was in the Portland Bothalhough Estate. Also said the Bothal Vicar at one time resided at Sheepwash and walked up to Bothal every day along the river. Alas it is no longer there the local kids demolished what was left of it.l asked the Farmer to let me try my metal detector on the land but met a refusal. HIGH PIT WILMA Posted March 29, 2014 A builder-friend of mine told me that when he was on the team that renovated the rectory[?] at the Ashington side of Sheepwash bridge,beside the traffic lights,they found loads of boxes of ancient records and financial documents,plans,etc in the loft of the house. How old is that property,Alan,thought you would know..! Don't know what happened to the documents,I presume they would surely have given them to Woodhorn colliery museum. Alan dickson Posted March 29, 2014 Don't/ know exact date but it was hospice for weary travellers in mediaeval times as the road was the main coastal road North. When they built the new houses on left side some very old skeletons were uncovered said to be monks who ran the hospice. A few years ago the man who lived there told me the kitchen was being renovated and a big pile of flagstones were stacked up for the next day and the door locked. On going in the next day they were strewn all over,he moved shortly afterwards. A secret tunnel is said to be rumoured .l think the road split the hospice in two........... Is that the Farm you are interested in ?

@Canny lass :- Than you. I will post your comment for Mikki and suggest she joins this group if she wants more help and info. I found the entry in Evan Martin's book - Images of England Bedlingtonshire - where the Fountain Inn gets a mention :-

Does anyone know anything abut the Fountain Inn or Fountain9s) Yard? On the Bedlington remembered Facbook group a Mikki Lee Townley commented :- 'Does anyone please have any info on fountain yard off glebe road in bedlington, (I'm not local- I'm doing family research) my grandads sister Isabel Thompson was born there in 1904. Many thanks.' I had heard of the Fountain Inn but not of Fountains Yard. The info in one of Evan Martin's books said that Fountain Inn was across the road from the Mission Room building. I am wondering if what was Blackbird Hall became the Fountain Inn and Fountains yard. I don't have access to the census records so I checked the North east War Memorials site and found there were 5 residents of Fountain(s) Yard listed.

@Andy Millne - another failed attempt by me with the video (type avi) from the MEGA site . Uploaded Judging of the Bands but after I had uploaded the video I couldn't get it to play All I get is a file that when selected Downloads back to my PC

Sun on the dark side on the moon?

@Dorothy Glover :-info on the www about the Bedlington Christian fellowship (Coffin Chapel ) is :- Wednesday 9.00-10.30 am BEST BUDDIES TODDLER GROUP (term time) Thursday 10.00-12noon COFFEE MORNING “ 1.00-3.30PM CRAFT GROUPLeadership: Chris Ruddick 504336 Mike Clark 829060 Maureen Chilton 853014 The Coffin Chapel :- Address: 21 Beech Grove, Bedlington NE22 5DA

Talking to some village people last night :-

There was a footballer of that name :- Brian Chambers English footballer Description Brian Mark Chambers is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in the Football League for Sunderland, Arsenal, Luton Town, Millwall, AFC Bournemouth and Halifax Town, before moving into non-league football. Wikipedia Born: 31 October 1949 (age 69 years), Newcastle upon Tyne Education: St Mary's Catholic School, Newcastle upon Tyne Position: Midfielder ...but @threegee will know the answer

Must learn to quality check - or should I attend 'typo' classes

I just switched on my old Doris Day 78rpm :- When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, "What will I be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich?" Here's what she said to me Que sera, sera Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see Que sera, sera What will be, will be When I grew up and fell in love I asked my lover, "What lies ahead? Will we have rainbows day after day?" Guess what my lover said Que sera, sera Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see Que sera, sera What will be, will be Now I have children of my own They ask their mother, "What Bexit will I be? Will It be pretty? Will It be rich?" I tell them, "Wait and see." Que sera, sera Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours to see Que sera, sera What will be, will be Que sera, sera

@Dorothy Glover & @Canny lass :- attempted to show Then and Now. One 2019 map showing all the areas that have been mentioned and the other zoomed in to show the current streets where Sawmill used to be. Hope that helps

@Dorothy Glover :- I have never heard of Sawmill Road and Sawmill Road. I have searched this group, via the search facility at the top right of the page, but no entries for sawmill Road. If you want to search for a phrase (two or more words) then put " around the words eg "Sawmill Road" otherwise the system returns entries for every occurrence of every word in the phrase . Any other info that might help locate the area of Bedlington? @Canny lass - have you heard of Sawmill Road?

Michael Gair - Facebook group Past Times History - has named No 34 as Catherine Rutter.

Rough sketch, from Jim McMaster - Past Times History group, of the buildings at Hartford in the early 50's. Then and now showing the only building that is left. Don't know if this was the only stone building on the site.

Hartford camp residents c1949.

Hartford camp photo from John Dawson of the Facebook group - Past Times History (used to be sixtownships group). Posted the photo on the Bedlington groups and some in the photo have been identified.