Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

@Ovalteeny might be interested - something new for his radio program.

Now that question I could not answer. I doubt if a local councilor could. Is it not down to the local council to invite the relevant organisations, companies etc. etc. to invest and open facilities in the town but surely the the final say will always be those who want to invest in the town eg. business people - NHS for doctors surgeries ? - the government of the day to provide local governments with the money to invest in infrastructure ------- . You need a local councilor to answer those points but do they have the time to answer on a small local group like this one?

Jan Lockhart (Facebook group Bygone Bedlington) asked if anyone had a photo of Marshall's Buildings as she wanted to add one to her family tree album to show where her relatives lived. She could only remember them as derelict next to the Dun Cow pub. I remembered @Cympil had a photo of Front Street east in his Gallery>Historic Bedlington>Bedlington & Netherton Old Photo`s album so I shared the photo with her and Marshall's Buildings identified as the building to the left of the Dun Cow, towards Millfield. @Reedy then added a photo to the topic with this comment :- I found this picture in Dad’s collection. It’s marked as ‘Millfield area - Miss Watson outside her sweet shop’. Sorry no date or exact location. Dad said :- Miss Watson had 2 brothers who were both painters & decorators and had a storage building on the left as you turned into Millfield. One brother was called Murray. The sweet shop was on the right as you entered Millfield. Can anyone remember Marshall's Buildings or Miss Watson's sweet shop?

@HIGH PIT WILMA - another photo from Steve. This time Surface Electricians. Steve named them but wasn't sure about the bloke on the right as you look at the photo. he thinks it could be Basil Timlin the brother of Bill Timlin who is in the photo.

Done

Update on the names from Steve Tosney and he says they are Surface Fitters & Blacksmiths:-

It's the same in every town pauls - Morpeth - Ashington - Blyth etc. they are all building houses and hopefully once the the infrastructure is completed the need for extra schools, healthcare and leisure will follow. If you had the choice what would you build first - schools, healthcare and leisure that all require yearly funding and require additional residents to use those facilities or would invest in the facilities, and yearly funding, before you have the population to use those those facilities? I know many facilities are stretched to the limit but the larger the housing population surely the more income the local councils have to spend on the facilities. Catch 22 or just need dynamic councilors to go into the red (if they are allowed to ) and keep their fingers crossed that all will work out in the long run.

@HIGH PIT WILMA - probably long before your time. Bates colliery lads. Photo, and the tow names, posted on Facebook by Stephen Tosney.

I think indecision is a wonderful asset to large companies and developers - it keeps some workers employed for a few weeks and gives the town's folk something to talk about whilst visiting one of the many cafes.

After the Bygone bedlington Facebook group members had identified the twp blokes and the event I searched the Past Times Facebook group and Gordon Smith had posted a photo when the roundabout was in use - Wednesday 29th January - 1964 so the photo could be 1963 or 64 :-

Cheers @Maggie/915 - I'll post it on the Bedlington & Cambois Facebook groups and see if anyome recognises anything in the photo.

John Fox (foxy) Senior Bedlingtonian Moderators 272 1,377 posts Gender:Male (Eggy1948) said: Could it be Netherton Lane? Can't find that distinctive building, on the left as you look at the photo, with stone edging and what looks like stone pillars at the front entrance anywhere. Either the photographer had one leg shorter than the other or that house is on a slight incline. My first thought was the bottom of the Glebe Road but nothing like that exists down there. Google street viewed along Netherton Lane @John Fox (foxy) but can't find anything to match

Only the admin can delete/move postings @Maggie/915 so it would have to be @Andy Millne that deleted your comment + this photo from the 'Bedlington Memoirs' topic in History Hollow. Is this where you meant to post your photo ? Above photo from @Maggie/915 - no names with the photo.