Welcome from another Northumbrian, well..............Geordie.
[QUOTE 3643505, member: 9609"]as in "we took the 'bus frae Balmbra's, an' she wis heavy laden,"[/QUOTE]
Balmbra's was a Music Hall / pub in the Cloth Market, Newcastle. It was owned by John Balmbra, hence the name, it has no connection to Bamburgh.