He attended the Hookergate Grammar School on School Lane in High Spen near Rowlands Gill , Gateshead .
Bell was born in County Durham in 1938 , the son of a miner .
Bell attended the Hookergate Grammar School on School Lane in High Spen near Rowlands Gill , Gateshead .
Bell was born in County Durham in 1938 , the son of a miner .