Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

Just for you merc

Will the real merc please stand up? :-

Cheers @James - I will post your findings for John Krzyzanowski to see. Looks like I might have to add to my limited set of Evan Martin books

If anyone wants to share this years Eggy1948 Bedlington xmas card them pleas email the world :-

Part of a news paper article posted on Facebook group Bygone Bedlington by John Krzyzanowski and John asked :- 'Has anyone heard this one before. Pipers Quarry. Was the rock ever found ? This was printed in 1950.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pipers' Quarry & Piper's Woods I have never heard of. The Bedlington Terrier dog, named Piper, I have (that's in the Bedlington Time. 1816 Joseph Ainsley of Bedlington was a mason by trade purchased a dog named "Peacham" from a William Coxon of Rothbury. 1818 He bred "Peacham" with Christopher Dixon's "Phoebe" from Longhorsely. 1818 They kept a pup and named it "Piper" & it was sold to a James Anderson of Longhorsely. The dog was liver in colour 1820 J Howe of Alnwick went to visit a friend in Bedlington and brought with him a terrier bitch named "Phoebe" that belonged to Andrew Riddell of Longframlington and left it with Edward Coates at the vicarage. The bitch was a gift as Coates had a keen interest in dogs. The bitch was then referred to as "Coate's Phoebe" by the people of Bedlington 1825 Coates decides to experiment a little further with the breed and mates "Coate's Phoebe" with Anderson's "Piper" So we have a bit inbreeding here ------------------------------------------------ The Newspaper cutting :- The comments that have been posted in response are :- Vic Thompson I have come across an inscription stone in the quarry part of the Bluebell Woods, although memory serves me that the writing had worn away. Where is Piper’s Quarry anyway? I love a mystery!! Remove Allan Kidd I always thought that the woods between Attlee Park and Humford MIll were The PIper Woods. ve Margaret Speller The Piper Woods are opposite Atley Park. You cross the bridge, go up the hill at the top just before you turn to go to Horton on the right hand side is the way into the Piper. My mam and dad used to take us through on Sunday walks. ...See more emove John KrzyzanowskiGroup admin I thought pipers quarry was on the left going down the bank towards attlee park. You can see next to the stone wall where it has been quarried. I could be wrong as I don't know where I got that from. I think I read it somewhere ? I also read somewhere that that was where the first Bedlington terrier was born ? I am probably talking a load of rubbish but it is all somewhere in the back of my head. move Allan Kidd Piper was the name of the first Bedlington Terrier As far as I am aware...is the wall not on the right going down the bank John Krzyzanowski? emove John KrzyzanowskiGroup admin You are correct. Brian Jenkinson Obviously not Bedlington, but Pipers Pitch cafe near Craster is situated in an old quarry! Piper woods sound more likely, but where was the quarry there? e Margery Dixon Henderson I remember finding this with my friends as a boy in the 1950's.It was just past the house at the entrance to the "happeny" woods on the left and up on the sheer rock face.It was not rough but well inscribed,although I can't remember what was inscribed.We were told a rider,his horse and Piper his dog had fallen over the rock face. Margaret Speller I have also heard the same story.

Black Friday - Christmas - Presents - Goodwill to all, whats all that about? Chromebooks - I have a 9 year old Desktop PC, with massive screen and keyboard, running Windows Vista that allows me to access all I need so I must be saving there. But if I don't buy anything for this festive period have I saved more than everyone else? Or have I already bought everything I need, in the January sales, years before BF was introduced, and have therefore saved even more. As I appear to have everything I require to content myself on a daily basis should I therefore distribute all that I have saved to those that don't have the things they require to to fulfill their daily needs? If we all distribute our savings to those that need it today will we be able to replenish our savings to ensure that in the future, when the recipients of generosity need to replace what they were given in the first instance, we have sufficient replenished resources to fulfill their future needs? Should we buy a load of xmas cards, where the retailers are giving 10% off every purchase to a worth while charity, or should should we stop buying xmas cards and stop posting them to people we could actually wish them well when we next see them, therefore saving us loads of money to pass on to those that need it, like the Royal Mail employees who will be out of work if we stop doing it? Should we just ignore the rest of the world and spend our money on BF for our family? Shower them with loads of gifts, on one day of the year, and keep industry churning out goods that those that can afford to buy to fulfill their day. When we tire of the goods we can pass them on to the charity shops so the less fortunate can buy old stuff at prices they can afford. OR rather than buy from the charity shops they could go out on BF and buy the goods new at charity shop prices. Sorted, and it hasn' t cost me a penny. Just a bit of my time to work through the meaning of BF. One fine day, in the middle of the night, two dead men got up to fight. Back to back they faced each other, drew their swords and shot each other. What we need is a great big melting pot Big enough to take the world and all it's got And keep it stirring for a hundred years or more And turn out coffee colored people by the score. Doobe Do Do, Doobe Doobe Do Do, what a glorious feeling I'ts Black Friday again, just singing and dancing, in the rain, Doobe Do Do, Doobe Doobe Do Do...................

I think Ill have to visit me kitchen and see who's in there

Not all of it dad, I have school in the morning :-

When the download got passed 1MB and when opened the pdf file was 127 pages I began to 'brick-it' immediately - that's me out! I'll wait for the movie or HPW to convert it into proper speak.

Missed this image, Virol supersedes Cod-Liver Oil, off my previous comment -

Only ever seen comments, by Facebook members, that would suggest the Food office was used in the earl 50's whilst the food rationing was still in operation during 1953 -54. I can't recall been given Virol, just rose hip syrup and I think that was only after my sister was born in 1955. This is a comment by one of the members on Bedlington remembered :- Lawrence Pattison The Alma Inn was on Glebe Rd. it was about opposite Taits ice cream shop [now car parts ]. The Alma became the Food Office during WW2 I remember going there with my Mam to collect new ration books. Shows my age but I was young then. BBC ON THIS DAY. 4th July 1954: Housewives celebrate end of rationing. Fourteen years of food rationing in Britain ended at midnight when restrictions on the sale and purchase of meat and bacon were lifted. my father -in-law's last ration book :-

@Richard Allan - I can't remember where I found that small image of the Alma Inn. However long after I had completed my drinking establishments project, when I purchased the book - BEDLINGTONSHIRE (The Archive Photographs Series) by the local historian Evan Martin, I found a larger image, of the same photo in the book. The text associated with the photo is the only piece in the book on the Alma Inn and in this photo you can make out the words FOOD OFFICE but I think anyone would have struggled to identify that name if it hadn't been pointed out :-

Could be what we need to solve the housing crisis John - all those that want to stay in the EU and don't accept the democratic vote could move to the EU and apply to become 'european'!

Thanks @Richard Allan - I'm no historian, but I do help with a Facebook group site of Bedlington and there are often questions asked about the Glebe Road properties - this info will come in handy I'm not saying there is any new info that you might find but have you used the 'Search' facility on this site to find any postings on the Glebe Row & Road? When you say "..... I was interested to see a picture of the Alma Inn on your site........" does that mean you found the picture?

I did ask her to CL but she hasn't found the time to do it, yet perhaps after she has finished making a fresh batch of soup, for freezing, and the prepared and served lunch she might just have time before she washes up and settles down, before supper Looking forward to xmas, she might just get some time saving device that has a ginger snap alarm fitted!

Still waiting for me ginger snaps

I checked with the vets this morning and the dog has now been taken into care by the council Dog Warden so anyone looking for the dog, according to the vets receptionist, would have to contact Morpeth Town Hall. There is a number on-line but don't know if it is current :-Northumberland County Council - Dog Warden - 01670 627000.

Wor lass thinks +18c is cold - she keeps turning the heating up and over the recommend level, 21c, for OAPs !! Iv'e told her if she feels cold to stop lounging and dust vigorously to warm herself and the room up. It's getting late and I'm still waiting for me 10 o'clock with ginger snaps

HPW - the dog was found at Boumarsund by Lindsay Davison and she took the photo, posted it on Facebook and took the dog to Robson and Prescott Veterinary Surgeons - 38 Staithes Ln, Morpeth NE61 1TD - 01670 512275. just tried ringing them to see if it is still with them but could only get a message that they were extremely busy and I gave up. Checked on Facebook and the posting had been updated yesterday to say the dog was still with the vets