A view of the Shambles, the Town Hall and the Parish Church on Stockton High Street.
Photograph kindly donated by the husband of the late Doreen Thomas (Author of Strike a Light – the Story of John Walker)
Picture Stockton Archive
A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
Excellent parking spaces, no wardens and decent clean smelling penny slot toilets, plus all the numerous shops and businesses to hand. Max.
Late 1950’s this one? The High St so quiet for vehicular traffic at 10:00am that the lady can merely stroll across the road toward The Shambles without even using the ‘Zebra’ crossing. However, the ‘sign of things to come’ is highlighted by the Central School of Driving’s offices, which heralds the widespread increase in private car-ownership by the mid-60’s