This is a view of Head Wrightson in Thornaby from the Stockton side of the River Tees. Courtesy of Peter Cooper. 
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
This is a view of Head Wrightson in Thornaby from the Stockton side of the River Tees. Courtesy of Peter Cooper.
My self and my twin brother served our apprenticeships at Head Wrightson. 1962 – 1967. My wife’s grandfather John (Jack) Tunstall was a charge hand pattern maker , probably in the 1940/ 50s.
The North Riding Amateur Cup is the property of the North Riding County Football Association, so you should contact Tommy Radigan the N.R.F.A.Chief Executive/Company Secretary. It most likely will be the North Riding F.A.Saturday Challenge Cup which was won by Great Ayton last season or check a photo of the old North Riding Amateur Cup against all the trophies of North Riding F.A.competitions of today. I was at the 1975 final when Head Wrightsons beat Darlington R.A. at the old Victoria Ground.
As an aside is anyone here involved with Head Wrightson’s football team in the 1970’s, particularly after they won the North Riding Amateur Cup in 1975. I’m trying to track down the trophy, as I believe it was the last final to take place.
Robinson – Chemical Engineer. Mid 1960’s at R&D – John Pictor was there, Rounthwaite was the manager and I was in charge of the heat treatment lab. Fluidized beds etc. I lived in Darlington, opposite the ‘Rocket Works’.
You are right Bob his name was Kenny Jacobs, a Middlesbrough lad & he definitely did the diving in the later years. The chap Rowntree had a mop of black hair, his son served his time as a fitter in the Thornaby Fitting Shop & was known as the Laughing Cavalier because of his long curly black hair.
The only Kenny I remember that would be involved in Diving was the Foreman of the Dock Gate Squad, but he was Kenny Jacobs. Are you getting mixed up with names or was that his ‘nickname’? I can’t imagine him doing the Diving but I do know that Charlie Pickering was trained to be a Diver for the squad. The name Rowntree does come to mind but at the moment, I don’t know why.
You mention the Erection Yard Bob, do you remember Kenny Jacques the gaffer who used to do some diving for the company & a chap called Rowntree?
Jack Skinners son was named Jim Skinner, however, Jim Allsop became foreman after Jack retired.
The big white building on the left is the Heavy Plate Shop, the building opposite is the Steel Foundry and the building in the foreground right is the R&D Dept.
To the left of the photo is the
Erection Yard. They were responsible for in/out work/material for contracting sites. The building with the 3 windows showing was Jack Skinners. They did maintenance steel work around the Teesdale site. Jack Skinners son was his Chargehand. What was his 1st name?