I was also a van boy for the Co-op, this was my very first job from leaving school in 1967 – faraday hall campus. Monday and Ttuesdays were for working from the wharehouse to deliver goods to shops and then meat deliverys for butcher departments Wednesday half day, Thurs/Fri public deliverys to farms etc. Great job – loved it. Tthe driver was called Harry Chapman from Billingham, great guy, sometimes worked with a driver called Terry who’s last name escapes me, nice guy too.
I remeber livestock being driven through the streets from the cattle market, when it was behind the parish church, to the slaughter house. The horses that were stabled there were the clydesdales that pulled the coal carts. I remeber on Stockton Agricultural Show Day the coal carts would be decorated and the horses being scrubbed up for a float competion. At the warehouse the warehouse men used to sell the broken down wood crates for fire kindeling and also butter barrels.
My grandfather worked at this butchers in the fifties. His name was Mr E Hooper and as a small child my mother would take me with her to get meat from my grandfather from these gates. I remember seeing cows being taken in alive and at school going to the back doors for bulls eyes to take apart at Mill Lane school. I still live in Stockton, I have never wanted to live anywhere else.
I worked for the co-op butchers in the fiftys, I used to go to the slaughter house to load the tarpauline covered wagon. I used to get their about 6am and link the sausages and sort things for the lorry. I had had to be back at the no. 8 shop in Norton the lorry called at Tilery on the way. I also worked in the slaughter house as well the cold storage room which appeared to be huge.
The gate was the entrance to the yard leading to the slaughter house which was in the top right hand corner. As you went in the gate immediately on the right was a ramp that led upstairs to the Co-op stables where the milk horses were housed. You can see the small windows at the top of the building which were stable windows.
In reply to alan wealleans, is this the coop slaughter house yes it is Alan I use to work at the co op in the sixties as a van lad and we use to go in there to pick up small meats for certain co-op butchers in the roundabout areas, were the two men are stood was were they stored groceries,to be distributed round co-op stores, hope this helps
Can anyone confirm that the open gate on the left of the picture leads into the Co-op slaughter house? When we were young lads we frequently tried to get into the yard to see what went on. Each time we were shown the door,or gate in this case.
I was also a van boy for the Co-op, this was my very first job from leaving school in 1967 – faraday hall campus. Monday and Ttuesdays were for working from the wharehouse to deliver goods to shops and then meat deliverys for butcher departments Wednesday half day, Thurs/Fri public deliverys to farms etc. Great job – loved it. Tthe driver was called Harry Chapman from Billingham, great guy, sometimes worked with a driver called Terry who’s last name escapes me, nice guy too.
my grandad worked at the slaughter house in dixon street in the fifties his name was jack franklin does any one remember him
I remeber livestock being driven through the streets from the cattle market, when it was behind the parish church, to the slaughter house. The horses that were stabled there were the clydesdales that pulled the coal carts. I remeber on Stockton Agricultural Show Day the coal carts would be decorated and the horses being scrubbed up for a float competion. At the warehouse the warehouse men used to sell the broken down wood crates for fire kindeling and also butter barrels.
My grandfather worked at this butchers in the fifties. His name was Mr E Hooper and as a small child my mother would take me with her to get meat from my grandfather from these gates. I remember seeing cows being taken in alive and at school going to the back doors for bulls eyes to take apart at Mill Lane school. I still live in Stockton, I have never wanted to live anywhere else.
I worked for the co-op butchers in the fiftys, I used to go to the slaughter house to load the tarpauline covered wagon. I used to get their about 6am and link the sausages and sort things for the lorry. I had had to be back at the no. 8 shop in Norton the lorry called at Tilery on the way. I also worked in the slaughter house as well the cold storage room which appeared to be huge.
The gate was the entrance to the yard leading to the slaughter house which was in the top right hand corner. As you went in the gate immediately on the right was a ramp that led upstairs to the Co-op stables where the milk horses were housed. You can see the small windows at the top of the building which were stable windows.
In reply to alan wealleans, is this the coop slaughter house yes it is Alan I use to work at the co op in the sixties as a van lad and we use to go in there to pick up small meats for certain co-op butchers in the roundabout areas, were the two men are stood was were they stored groceries,to be distributed round co-op stores, hope this helps
Can anyone confirm that the open gate on the left of the picture leads into the Co-op slaughter house? When we were young lads we frequently tried to get into the yard to see what went on. Each time we were shown the door,or gate in this case.