A gas lamp on the Quayside in the Smithield area of Stockton included in a view of the Quayside. Pen and ink sketch by Joseph Parrott, 1891A view of the Quayside in the Smithfield area of Stockton. Pen and ink sketch by Joseph Parott, 1891 
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I agree it would be great to know more about the artist T. Batty and purchase prints. I have had no success on both counts. A Batty family once occupied the Baltic Tavern, whether they are connected to the painter I do not know. Maybe the library or museum staff know about the sources of his paintings on PS, or the history of the artist? Some of his paintings/sketches allocated numbers and descriptions on PS, ie s609/s610 = kitchen/scullery and s384 = archway at Thistle Green produce no images when accessed (on my system at least). I had many relatives who lived near the Quayside, especially Smithfield, hence my interest to learn the geography of the area to make some sense of their old stories and photos. It is clear from photos on PS that someone walked down the Quayside (as I remember it) in c1967, photographing each segment in an overlapping manner. If these photos were put in order it would make a great exhibition and aid identification. My late relatives remembered the rats down by the Quayside and were not happy about the flooding or scenery either. At night rats from the Quayside often penetrated the big shops on the south side of the High St requiring the services of ratcatchers before opening time.
I find the description & detail of the area fascinating Alan, it”s as if you had lived there! My GG grandmother, Mary Potts, lived in Smithfield as a young bride then moved to Paradise Place. Her occupation was Straw Bonnet Maker & her husband was a Master Mariner who was lost at sea within 5yrs of their marriage. She went on to becoming “a woman of substance” owning property in Langdale Terrace, Stockton & in Leeds. I”d love to buy a copy of Batty”s painting,do you know where I could get one?
My error, the Batty painting of the view between the Baltic Tavern and Cottage should be s476 not s479. My late relatives who lived in Smithfield could remember fish dealing occurring at Hubbacks Quay in the foreground aimed at shipyard workers coming off the ferry next to Smithfield, and the pubs customers.
Seen in this drawing from left to right are, the enormous warehouse at the end of Bishop Street, Waterloo Mills left of Sugarhouse Open, the entrance to Sugarhouse Open leading to Thistle Green, the Baltic Tavern at 18 Quayside, the Baltic Cottage at 19 Quayside, and dwellings 20 to 24 Quayside inclusive (25/26 not seen). This is a view from the side of the Ship Launch Inn at 27 Quayside (not visible, sharp right, James Hunter in 1891) looking towards the Baltic Tavern (William Robson in 1891). Behind the artist were Wards general dealer shop at 28 Quayside and the steps up to the riverside entrance of Smithfield. In 1891 fishermen and fish dealers occupied some of the smaller dwellings (19 and 22, Mc Naughton and Samuel, respectively), with their boats likely in the foreground at Hubbacks Quay, although fishermen living nearby, eg Smithfield, may have also deposited their boats here. Larger houses (24 and 25) were lodgings for iron and shipyard workers in 1891. The Quayside lamps extended from the Baltic Tavern to the end of Hunters Lane by Maritime Street. The entrance to Sugarhouse Open can be seen in t2141 = Paintings of Stockton, c.1928, with little change since 1891. Batty has painted the view between the Baltic Tavern and Cottage in s479. The Quayside area sketched above can be seen to photos, t1449 = Paddle Steamer on R. Tees, c.1905 and t5248 = Recollections of a River, with t6626 = John Walkers house on the Quayside, ie the matchmaker, discussed in the thread therein. Ironically there was a labourer called John Walker, aged 22, living at 24 Quayside in 1891.