The River Tees showing a ferry floating in the middle and a timber building on the Thornaby side. We think this is the early 1900s.
Image courtesy of Jack Marriott.
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The River Tees showing a ferry floating in the middle and a timber building on the Thornaby side. We think this is the early 1900s.
Image courtesy of Jack Marriott.
Derek, I think this photo is much earlier. My thinking is that in 1900 there would have been the shipyard of Craig, Taylor and Co. on the right bank. They started building in 1885 and occupied a 7 acre site. It is a good quality photo taken by a good camera, if it was taken before 1885. Most of my Relatives worked in the shipyards of South Stockton.
Craig, Taylor and Co. eventually became Head Wrightsons.
As with Richardson Ducks when HW’s took over the premises there was a clause in the contract that mentioned HW’s could not do any manufacture of shipbuilding so they only took over the land and buildings of these shipyards.
Bob, It did not stop Head Wrightsons building all the landing craft for the war effort alongwith Cleveland Bridge, Cargo Fleet and Whessoe some two hundred and thirty eight ships were manufactured at a rate of eight per month.
I think your dating is about right. The building on the right must have been the original wharf of the Cleveland Flour Mill. If you look carefully dead centre just above the ‘sky line’ of the building, Stockton Parish Church can be seen. The chimney behond the wharf was, I suspect, the Malleable Ironworks at Portrack.