A steam tram and trailers c1890

A steam tram and two trailers have come to a standstill outside Nos. 86-91 High Street on  the corner of Yarm Lane. No.86 – Grey Horse Inn, No.87 – West End Boot Emporium, No.90 – W.Salmon the Chemist and No.91 – Borough Hall. The Borough Hall was built as a town house c.1785 for Mr R Dickson and became the Borough Offices with a hall built behind it in 1852. The hall was demolished in 1934 and the Regal Cinema was built. The Borough Offices closed in 1934 and remained in a derelict state until c1955 when they were demolished to make way for the Stockton Post Office and Savings Bank. Photograph taken c1890.

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