A Colour print by T Allen W. Flloyd. A View of the River Tees from Stockton Bridge 1826. This image was used as a Christmas card by the Mayor and Mayoress in 1982 
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
A Colour print by T Allen W. Flloyd. A View of the River Tees from Stockton Bridge 1826. This image was used as a Christmas card by the Mayor and Mayoress in 1982
re Victoia Bridge “barge Arches – Two types are shown on this picture to the left a sail-driven and right in shadow of wharf a “Dumb-Barge” horse or pole drive, this kept Yarm a port after 1768, though on a very much reduced scale , being the 6th busiest in medieval England, with its Wool, Butter and Upper_Teessdale lead export. Note the race-course far right on “The Carrs” 1740-1816 (Thornaby). 1825-1839 Tibbersly Billingham 1839-1845 then to Mandale Bottom 1855 Stockton Race Course , Now “Teesside-Park”. In small print the “Carrs” race-course had the following warning :- (Tidal conditions permitting)