Bedlingtonian

I am from Bedlington and do not consider myself to be from West or East Bedlington only Bedlington. The Trotter Memorial, St Cuthberts Church, Daniel Gooch are related to the history of Bedlington as are the Market Cross and Bedlington Ironworks. 

There appears to be a dispute over the relocation of the memorial monument and for what it is worth my view is that nobody would know what it is if it was moved to the centre of a busy roundabout. I therefore agree with the view of Moe19 and Newbedders. 

Should such a move be considered, debated and argued over so much when we can not ensure Bedlington has an accessible public toilet for visitors to the town. I know that Malcolm is kept very busy however should his efforts be limited to the moving of monuments, painting railings and the Bedlington Terrier seats.  

Perhaps we should refer the decision to Arch or is that being cynical and negative. The vote for Brexit and Donald Trump has shaken up the powers in Whitehall and Washington however we appear to have little chance of shaking up the authorities at NCC if we residents dwell on the relocation of the Trotter Memorial Fountain.

Does the link mention if he was welcome at the rally for miners' pensions in Liverpool in September.  

Daniel Mclean of 91 Victoria Terrace Bedlington died 5th September 1946. Probate was obtained in London in January 1947 by Joseph Cook Williams a Commercial Traveler and Robert Henry Lazenby a Miner. Effects were £4389 16 s 6d.

A copy of his will can be obtained for £10 using the Government website  https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills

There was a Daniel Mclean born about 1864 who was a grocer who was initiated into St. Cuthbert Lodge Bedlington in 1904. He would have been in his eighties in the 40's 

Details of members of the St Cuthbert's Freemason Lodge Bedlington can be found on Ancestry up-to around 1921. The birth date and date of initiation of the brothers can now be found online which is great for anyone researching family history.   

William appears to have been from a large family originally from the Tweedmouth / Scremerston area. He may have had a large family himself and spent some time at Netherton and Scotland Gate. His wife Ann may have been in Doctor Terrace in 1901 if it is the same William Ferguson Locke. In an 1887 register he is shown as an attendance officer from Scotland Gate. There is an Alex Locke who may be a brother described as secretary and manager of the Bedlington Equitable Industrial Cooperative Society Ltd. Front Street.    

I believe there may be a Bedlington Masonic Hall Museum and Library that historians would be interested in. Perhaps one of the brothers can confirm.

Can anyone clarify who benefits from Arch. Councillors? Private enterprise? or perhaps the public? Do our Councillors get paid?, what happens to profits etc?

On 6/16/2016 at 17:43, Christopher Doyle said:

For those in dire need, there is one located at the shop on the site of the old "Ridge Farm Pub" too.

Its been a lifesaver for me several times now, although it is also often out of cash.

...I sometimes wonder if that's a ploy from the shop owner, forcing a "cashback" transaction for those who didn't plan well for their Thursday night tipple...

 

 

...Probably not though!

Another is located inside the Co-op at Bedlington Station

57 minutes ago, moe19 said:

N.V.R   was further along on the site of the Co-operative funeral directors, NVR and the Home bakers shop were pulled down and the funeral directors is a new build.  

Thanks for clarification moe19

In 1992/1993 both Safeway/Presto and Keith Pattinson's Market Place had planning applications for shutters refused. Bedlington Conservation Area was listed as a Constraint at the time. Pattinson's were again refused in 1995 and an appeal was dismissed. What appears to be a revised application was accepted in 1996/1997.

The early nineties were a time when 'Ram Raids' and the likes were prevalent. Apparently staff at the Granada shop may have nicknamed it 'The Takeaway Shop' after it was raided a couple of times in the space of a week. 

In the mid 1980's the Rediffusion Group was broken up and sold off. The TV rental business was acquired by Granada however there is a suggestion by TonyG that the Rediffusion shop may have became NVR owned by the son of Jimmy Millne. Rediffusion would appear to have internal shutters.

http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/WAMDocuments/D321C815-EA4E-45DC-8AFC-B8ED6F646D90_1_0.pdf?nccredirect=1

I think the shutters went up when Zuenziga took over the shop

On 5/8/2016 at 18:37, Maggie/915 said:

What to keep and what to bin?

I feel some of these belong in Beamish.

Perhaps eBay Maggie!

I believe this may have been one of the first shops to ignore the conservation area shutter restriction.

There is a Shopfront Design Guide for Bedlington from October 2007 that states the following: Shopfront security measures have significant potential to harm the character and appearance of the conservation area, both in terms of roller boxes and the visual impact of grilles and shutters when down. This is particularly true of measures added to existing shopfronts at a later date, as the two are then not designed in harmony. The District Council adopted guidance on this issue for Bedlington Conservation Area in 1998 (see Appendix B ). Link to the full document is below the photograph. 

If I recall correctly the shutter restriction is still in place as part of the conservation area guidance but it calls for internally mounted shutter boxes not the restriction of shutters themselves.

There appears to be external shutters being fitted to the front of the Blue Bell aka Astons Bar this morning. Can't wait to see what they look like when they are finished!

Westridge looks neglected ... almost as if it's waiting for the demolition men to arrive.  Maybe the 60 year-old buildings are now 'not fit for purpose' and need to be tumbled for new stuff to be built.

Excuse the ignorance but does anyone know if there are any plans for the development of Westridge?

Umhh!  

Somebody must be paying the men on the roof so one presumes someone has a plan that we have not been told about.

Hopefully not another false dawn however there were workers on site earlier today.

I am sure it will be a great effort by all although it was more than just a litter pick for those that had to tidy the front of the Top Club earlier. Well done  

Link to the latest advert for Dementia Awareness Week ( youtu.be/DFOJHXtID7k )

Sounds good to me although do we have to include everyone from Liverpool, Manchester & Leeds. Perhaps only allow people from north of Hadrian's Wall.