Several men and women included in a general view of the west side of Stockton High Street near to the Market Cross. Print from Brewsters Parochial History and Antiquities of Stockton-on-Tees First Edition. 1796The Blue Posts Inn, 116 High street(built 1485 demolished 1811, and rebuilt behind High Street) included in a general view of the west side of Stockton High Street near to the Market Cross. Print from Brewsters Parochial History and Antiquities of Stockton-on-Tees First edition. 1796The Market Cross(erected 1768) included in a general view of the west side of the High street, Stockton. Print from Brewsters Parochial History and Antiquities of Stockton-on-Tees First edition 1796A view of the west side of the High Street near to the Market Cross including 116 The Blue Posts Inn. Print from Brewsters Parochial History and Antiquities of Stockton-on-Tees First Edition. 1796 
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I believe I read somewhere, that the ‘posts’ seen above supporting the ‘jetted’ upper-facade of the ‘Blue Posts’ Inn, were originally columns of blue-granite (from a quarry in upper Teesdale), hence the name. These, possibly salvaged from the remains of Stockton Castle. Can anyone confirm this supposition?
Mr. Alexander and others, thank you for your comments/information on this image. Although I am disappointed that Thomas Sheraton did not draw this image, I can see that there are other, similar drawings on this site which confirm that Thomas Sheraton did draw the High Street in very similar style.
I have a full size print of this drawing, it is titled “West Side of the Market Place Stockton” circa 1796 and it is signed by L Dunn Delin, sorry to spoil the Sheraton theme.
I can”t be sure whether or not Thomas Sheraton drew this view of the High Street, but it would not surprise me. He was a draughtsman of note before turning to furniture design. It is interesting to see when walking in the High Street, that the building immediately behind the market cross and the one to the left of it are still unaltered in over two hundred years. Apart from ,of course,at ground floor level.
There is a reference to a drawing by Sheraton of Stockton High Street being published in 1787. The style of the above picture looks like it”s been drawn by a draughtsman. Sheraton taught drawing of architecture and perspective during his years in London. I”ve never seen anything specific that names Sheraton as the illustrator in Brewsters first edition but if anyone else has I would be interested to know too. Sheraton was living in London by 1790, that was only six years before Robert Christopher printed the history in 1796 and it would have been some time in preparation as every letter of the text would have been assembled individually. By the second edition printed by Christopher and Jennett in 1829 Henry Heavisides, later the author of the Annals of Stockton, engraved the illustrations and end pieces.
My father told me that this picture and similar ones were done by THE Thomas Sheraton (furniture maker). Is this true?
My great great grandmother was shown living in the Blue Post Inn, High Street in the 1881 census. Her name was Louisa HUGHES She was a general servant who was 29yrs old, She later married Isaac Darkins and lived in Esh Winning.