Looking towards Norton, this photograph shows a view of the market stalls along Stockton High Street c.1912.
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
Looking towards Norton, this photograph shows a view of the market stalls along Stockton High Street c.1912.
Presumably photographed from the former Victoria Buildings (now Lindsey House) this is very interesting, by showing that the ‘market’ activity extended much further up the High Street towards Norton Road and Church Row. There even appears to be carts laden with reserve stock (vegetables?) standing in front of Robinson’s department store. I wonder how old the little chap happily seated on the cobbles, (apparently ‘assisting’ his grandfather) in the foreground, was? Also interesting to note is, that even by the date of this photograph the building next to Robinson’s still appears to be a private house. This site, I believe was later occupied by Montague Burton Ltd, as a ‘Burton’s the Tailors’ shop. This company was only founded the year after the photograph, but from it’s factory in Leeds, it made 25% of the uniforms needed for the troops in WWI. that shortly followed… hence soldiers wore ‘The full Monty’