With the white `V` painted on the house wall and few men in the picture, it looks like a WW2 victory street party. Can you help? Are you on this photograph?
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With the white `V` painted on the house wall and few men in the picture, it looks like a WW2 victory street party. Can you help? Are you on this photograph?
My mam is little girl in the high chair at the front.
This photograph appears to be one of two that hung on the wall in the community area of the high rise flats close to Stockton railway station, Nolan House. They were taken down some months ago during internal decoration of the building, the photographs were never put back up after completion of the work.
This is Malakoff Street in Stockton, near the railway station. The photo does indeed show part of the local VE day celebrations. The original photo was loaned to me by a work colleague Mr John Hill of Stockton – who borrowed them from his mum!
On a more macabre note, I seem to remember John telling me that the woman standing on the extreme right, holding the infant, was later murdered…
I copied a series of 3 or 4 originals of the occasion that were loaned to me: these were later presented to an old lady who once lived in the area, but who had been rehoused in the high-rise blocks of flats nearby. I would be interested to know how this image has resurfaced.
My great grandad lived at 9/15 Malakoff street. His name was Harold Mazarella Grange. Tragically he was crushed in a shunting accident in march 1944 and died. He was only 40 and left behind a wife Hilda and 6 children. I’d be greatful if anyone could tell me anything about this.