This photograph shows the Thomas Sheraton public house on Bridge Road in June 2009. 
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
This photograph shows the Thomas Sheraton public house on Bridge Road in June 2009.
Picture Stockton Archive 
Wasn’t this the Berni Inn?
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Adrian, the Berni inn was further down in the direction that the man in blue is heading, I believe it’s still trading under a different name
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No, the Berni Inn was next door to the left, which was the old Metropole, which is now gone. The Thomas Sheraton was the County Courthouse in it’s heyday.
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Hello, Adrian, sorry off topic but did you attend Blakeston School in the late 70 ‘s early 80’s
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No, went to Sheraton and left in 76. Brothers and sister went to Blakey.
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I remember getting my adoption certificate from here – circa 1969.
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I remember it as Stockton County Court, I started work there in 1969. All summons were handwritten in those days in very large ledger books. The first computer used in the court was for the issue of warrants in 1989. It used to have the official receivers at the back of the court, across the courtyard. I was told that the cellar there used to have a tunnel connection right down to the riverside, but was never able to confirm this, maybe someone has more information about this? It had a lovely courtroom too. It was a shame when it finally closed, it must have been the early 1990s… all jurisdiction then went to the Teesside Combined Courts.
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This is a picture that must hold many memories for Stockton folk, as it is the former Stockton County Court Building, in Bridge Road, Stockton.
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