This postcard shows a view of Norton from the tower of Norton Parish Church. Courtesy of Dorothy Barclay. 
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
This postcard shows a view of Norton from the tower of Norton Parish Church. Courtesy of Dorothy Barclay.
The distinctive houses on the left, on Fulthorpe Road, are called Brynteg (name of a village on the Isle of Anglesey) & Cambrian House (Cambria, the Latin name for Cymru (Wales)). So there’s a Welsh connection to the names of these semi-detached houses?
Would that view be looking towards Billingham St Cuthbert’s Church?
Actually this is looking northwards to Norton Station and the cricket ground.
What a great picture this is taken from the top of St Mary’s our fine old church. I was in the choir at the time of the Organist and Choirmaster Mr Harland that was in 1938. Grantham Road and Whitfield Road did not exist if you look at the green area they are still green fields, like the lefthand side of Junction Road was Mr Jackson Walker’s carrot field. Best in the area! The building on the corner of Station Road was Miss Elliotts Nursery where she served with a sack tied round her waist.
I am now 90 years old and on 13-1-2019 just visited Milner Road where I was born, and then onto Grantham Road where I lived until leaving in 1951 for my job at Leeds Dental School and Hospital, having completed my apprenticeship with Mr C.V.Armitage Dental Surgeon for four years.
His Technicians were excellent teaching me so well in all fields of Mechanical Dentistry.
Mr Ernie Taylorson’s teaching on correct processing of Kallodent Denture material which was made by ICI and Ernie Taylorson did the research when they first introduced Kallodent helped me obtain my own Laboratory for Advanced Dental Procedures. We were inserting Medical Grade Chromium Cobalt full mandibular implants in 1956. Now they are the “In thing” Hope you hear of this John,Jean, and Audrey Armitage, I was your friend in 1938-39 when your Father was running that beautiful 1937 Blue Jaguar with Ace Wheel discs and big chrome headlamps. I remember your Mother in White Fur Stole and C.V. in Tails obviously going out to a function. Wow what a handsome couple they were.
J.Norman Kidd.
I wonder if you knew my uncle, Roger Sheraton, or any of his family from St. Mary’s? Roger was in the choir there and later went on to Durham and became a vicar. My grandmother, Annie, often called Nancy, was involved with the Mothers’ Union there. Sheraton family weddings, Christenings and funerals were held there.
I remember Newstead Farm very well but Trundalls must have been there before my time. It was Codlings that I remember most. I thought it was South Africa that they went to. I remember the accident. After the WW11 at Whitsuntide each year they had ‘Sheep Dog Trials’ there. You could either enter from the Farm or there was an entry at the top of Ashville Avenue. You did have to pay but my Grandfather was always at the Ashville Avenue pay entrance and we were allowed in for free. The fields are now part of the Trust for Norton Cricket. The houses are now the Countisbury estate.
Bob Irwin, I was interested to hear Harrisons moved into Dr Ivey’s house. We bought a garden shed from them and they also made side trellis and gate for 15 Grantham Rd for Mam and Dad. It was taken down when the new people built a side garage onto the house. Our garage was at the top of the garden and Harrison’s made the trellis to open for access. No shoddy work in those days or rotten woodwork! At a guess I would say 1920-30 for the picture.
Elliotts is correct, I recall Miss Elliott quite clearly, she carried the firm on for a long time.
Did you know Bob and John Tunstall from Newstead farm? I have not seen any pictures or reference to that farm. After Tunstalls left, Mr Codlin had it before going to Australia where he was killed motor cycle racing. Then Durhams took it over and must have sold it for the Corby Lodge development.
In the bottom left corner you see a fence and a horse trough. This is where my Grandfather Jackson Walkers market garden started. Sarah is right to say this is now the ‘Ring Road.’ At the right of the picture is a house where Harrisons the Joiners from Norton lived. This being after the Doctor that Mr Kidd mentions. Nowadays in the front garden there is a large monkey puzzle tree but I don’t see one in the picture so I assume that this photo is very old. Maybe Mr Kidd can put some age on the picture as I have seen in previous postings where he mentions the tree in his younger days. I can also see on the right in Station Road a large house where Elliotts smallholding was. This land was used for new housing and that big house must have been demolished for this purpose.
Eric and friends, regarding picture t10936 a fantastic record of Norton of the late 1920 to post war period. The house in the foreground right was owned by Dr Isac Ivey and was his residance and surgery. He had a good reputation as Doctor for Fevers, and did his own dispensing. He was of mixed blood and as such known as a Euration.
Carefull inspection of the picture shows me the back of “Vernadale” on Junction Road. This stood next to the Juction Rd postbox which was at its gate. As far as I recall its was the only house with two flagploles “fore and aft” as it was the home of Cpt: John Wilson a retired sea Captain.
Norton had a good number of sea farers on Junction Road and Station Road. I was born in Milner Road and knew the Wilson’s, Willianson’s, Edmunsons and Egglestones well. Also Dr Ivey.
The trouble is I seem to be so old now, other people dont recall many people that I knew in the area.
Judging by the buildings in the background on the west side of Station road and the area of Noth Albert Road the photograph must have been taken in the 1930’s. The trees on Station Road were removed in the late 50’s or early 60’s when they had outgrown the pavements and started to lift up the paving stones, subsequently they were replaced.
This view is looking northwards, along Station Road. The houses behind the hedge are in Fulthorpe Road, and are still there. The view from the tower looks not so very different now, although there are no trees in Station Road!
I was, at first, baffled by this photo but think I have worked it out. I think it depicts Fulthorpe Road and Station Road and, hidden behind the houses, Junction Road. The field at the bottom of the picure is now the Ring Road which was built around 1969. Can anyone date this photo by the size of the trees on Station Road perhaps? Fascinating!