This photo shows a Clergyman from St Johns Church in the street with a group of children in 1961. The image was captured by Jack Marriott. 
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
This photo shows a Clergyman from St Johns Church in the street with a group of children in 1961. The image was captured by Jack Marriott.
This is amazing, Rene Hipkiss is my grandmother and its great to see that people remember her when she had the shop. It would be great if there were some photographs of Hume street and the shop on here.
My grandparents, Arthur and Mary Scott, lived in 12 Hume Street. Right next door to a woodyard. One of their sons, my uncle Tommy was a pro boxer, he boxed in the 1930s. Does anyone remember them?
Alan, I remember your Mam working in the fish shop and I think Mrs Brights husband was called Bertie. I live in France now and will be visiting Stockton in November and as far as I know Newtown WM club is still operating as strong as ever!
Keith, Thanks for jogging my memory. My mother’s name is also Rene and she worked in the fish shop for Mrs Bright. My father was a member of the Newtown Club and I remember Herbert always being around whenever I visited with my father and numerous other familly members. Is the club still in business?
Len, Yes it was Billy May who took over from Fred Dowson as Billy used to transport our group ‘The Crestas’ on gigs all over the North. His brother Eddie May later owned Tommy Little’s fish shop !!
Alan, Bright’s fish shop was formally Flynns and stood at the corner of Lucan Street and Hume st. Len can tell you the name of almost every shop around the Gas House area.
The shop oposite was Lloyds shop run by Rene Lloyd after her mother retired. Rene’s married name is Hipkiss and lives in Fairfield. She used to make fresh bread in the back shop and sell Mushy peas and Savoury Duck. I used to carry a big white enamal jug full to the top of hot mushy peas, sipping the gravy off the top on the way down Balaclava St. I can still taste em!
Mrs Laing lived further down Hume St towards the WALL on the left. She was Herbert Laings mother. Herbert I believe was the treasurer of the Newtown WM club.
Alan, you are right about the huge brick wall being part of the railway property, the gas works property was in Lucan Street. About the shops & owners at that end of Hume Street, Keith would be able to tell you. Keith you are probably right about who was later in Fred Dowsons shop.
Rev Bill Lucas was the vicar at my wedding 1970 at St Michaels Norton, he was a realy smashing man, easy going and always pleasant. He also christened my 3 kids, think he left St Michaels mid 70s.
Len, I spent the first 4/5 years of my life at the other end of Hume St No53. It was almost opposite the fish and chip shop run by Mrs Bright who, I think, was previously Mrs Flynn. Another corner shop close by was run, I think, by Mrs Laing and sold broken biscuits at a good price.
The view at that end of the street was of a huge brick wall which was I believe was part of the railway property next to the station or possibly the gas works. Other memories were of a bonfire in the street on Nov 5th and also a ‘penny-a-ride’ horse pulled carriage. Happy days.
The shop with the gum machine was Fred Dowson’s grocery & opposite in Hume Street was Tommy Little’s fish & chip shop & just left of the van was Scotson’s Popular fish & chip shop at the junction with Farrer Street.
Len, correct me if I’m wrong, I think the shop at the junction with Hume and Alma Streets was originally ‘Dowsons’ then Billy May’s. Bill Lucas will be looking over to ‘Littles’ fish shop who made the best fish cakes/patties in town!
Correct, this is Bill Lucas.
I think this is Rev Bill Lucas who was a curate at St John’s and then went on to be a much loved vicar at the church of St Michael and All Angels in Norton.
This photo was taken in Hume Street at the junction with Alma Street, the old Technical School is top left & the Off Licence next which was opposite the Royal Albert pub, Stockton Grammer School is in the background.