Yes so I was right she was my godmother and my godfather was Pastor Strikes from the little chapel heading down towards hills factory. Can anybody remember him?
Joan Sharp, I was one of the lads who swam for hours trying to find the little lads body in the clay hole, if memory serves me right I was 1st lad there then Franky Large, Jimmy Mannion and memory fails on fourth, we were invited back to Tilery boys to receive an award from Mayor I think it was, a very sad time, I also remember both Davis lads Fredy & Alan getting on a raft we use to make and it drifing out, as luck would have I had just arrived and dived in and got the lads back to to side of clay hole, best thing that happened when it was filled in, my younger sibblings were
Leonard, Sandra & Julie Casey, we lived in 1961 next to Norma Wison that was 155 Swainby Road, knew every one you mentioned very very well, not seen Slogger Wilson for some time, Norma may have moved over to Tilery but not sure. All the best Decca Casey.
ps got a few old photo’s of my sisters Sandra & Julie, you can e-mail me (ask Picture Stockton) and I will send them on to you, you might remember them.
We did not live on Danby Road we lived at 77 Swainby Road. Do you remember Norma Wilson my best mate, Alan Todd, Margaret Grant? I cannot believe Swainby Road is no more do you know where any of the above are now living? I remember your surname, my sister is Irene and my brother is Stephen do you remember the family who’s little boy drowned down at the clay pits? There are so many names I remember from Swainby Road we left in the 60s and moved to Scunthorpe but I have been back many times and stayed with Normas brother and family Terry or better known as slugger.
What is your first name and are you on face book? My mother was Hilda and my dad victor we lived next door to Paul and Kath Shemic, Kaths mother was Granny Butler .
It was always called the gas house by us kids from Swainby and Danby Road, it was a very daunting place to go to for a bag of cinders, always very busy with lots of noise, we would go in a convoy with old prams or any thing else we could get a bag of cinders on, to us it was great fun.
I remember going to the gas house for cinders I also lived on Swainby Road. At times we would rent a cart, my sister and brother also went to the gas house we lived at number 77. Then the was Smith .
I remember the name Casey what number did you live at we lived at number 77 next door was Kath and Paul Shemmic Kaths mum was granny Buttler my best mate was Norma Wilson I also remember Alan Todd Slugger Wilson Margegret Grant twins James and Janet shemmic do-not know where every body is now Swainby Road is no more can you let me know if you know where any of them are my mother and father where Hilda and Victor Smith let me know if you are on face book.
It was never called anything but the gas house. My dad was brought up there, Fred Douglas lived with his gran and granddad and uncles in Emily Street. His gran was there until thay pulled it down in the 1960s.
You are right Christine it was always known as the Gashouse by us local residents,this photo was taken from the railway side of the gasometer,with St Marys Church on the right in the background. Your dad Fred played football for Tilery and his uncle had greyhounds which ran at Belle Vue track.
Thanks for reply sorry it took so long, thats right Ron and Wilf had some winners at the dog track, it never made them millionaire’s though .Ron just passed away last year aged 90 . Dad loved his football he still says now….. they were the good old days. I’ll tell dad about your comments I’m sure he will be pleased to hear them
Yes Christine I knew your dad Fred who was a good footballer, I played for Primrose Hill against him a few times when he played for Tilery alongside Kenny Speck. I was a gashouse lad from Byron Street and also worked at Belle Vue dog track as a handler, I paraded their greyhound Blue Whisper many a time and if you could keep him calm and not let him get upset, he was one of the best 330 yards dogs on the track.
Anon I too was surprised at the name Norton Road Gas works to us it was Fordy Street Gas works backing onto Thompson Street. A couple of the Gas Holders were on Kirby Street on part of the Corporation Yard off Fenwick Street and next to the Clarence Foundry, part of that was also at the end of Railway Street where the Coal Depot was situated. It was all a fair way back from Norton Road.
There came to be a few gas holders when we were all still on town gas the biggest one being at Portrack opposite the old Brick and Tile Factory later the bolt and rivet makers. The ones at the end of Fenny Street were originals, the two on Kirby Street larger. All were the water sealed rising dome type or low pressure as I came to know repairing leaks on the roof of one or two with a trepanned hole a long bolt, the disc we cut out with the trepan and a solid rubber disc slightly larger pushed through the hole. A plate then slid over the bolt and it was hardened up until the gas stopped, the whole time gas would be flowing by our heads, we tended to work down wind. All this of course when the holder was down before filling but still had gas in it, we did use a lot of water as a spark would have been notice across town as we all went into orbit, where was H&S when you needed it?
The actual holders were quite thin plate especially the roof, all riveted construction free standing on a concrete plinth made in sections by Ashmores and put together on site and Ashmores were still making them when I was in South works once much later, I believe part of a contract for India.
The Gas Works was at the top of Thompson Street, it was nearer to the railway than Norton Road and us former residents never heard it referred to as Norton Road Gas Works. Our old friend Derek Buttle who has contributed a lot of interesting photos to this site lived in the first house outside the main gates.
Hi Joan was the shop on the corner of Norton Road and Thompson Street? The Pawn Shop I remember Zetland Street and was it Bone Street? I lived in Thompson Street.
The shop on the corner of Norton Road and Thompson Street was a motor-bike shop,the pawn shop was in Thompson Street on the corner along from the motor-bike shop.Bone Street was the next street towards the town from Thompson Street about level with Garbutt Street.
The shop on the corner was the motor bike shop where I was born, the door to the house was in Thompson Street do you remember Joan Simcox? She was my godmother, we left Thompson Street 1958.
There was a Simcox family in Dobbin Street,first house on the right when you entered from Thompson Street, they had two lads Sally and Ray, also a daughter.
A view of the old Gas Works on Norton Road, Stockton.
Yes so I was right she was my godmother and my godfather was Pastor Strikes from the little chapel heading down towards hills factory. Can anybody remember him?
The family whoese boys died when the coal yard wall fell… what was therir mothers full name? I think she could be my godmother if she was called Joan.
Joan Sharp, I was one of the lads who swam for hours trying to find the little lads body in the clay hole, if memory serves me right I was 1st lad there then Franky Large, Jimmy Mannion and memory fails on fourth, we were invited back to Tilery boys to receive an award from Mayor I think it was, a very sad time, I also remember both Davis lads Fredy & Alan getting on a raft we use to make and it drifing out, as luck would have I had just arrived and dived in and got the lads back to to side of clay hole, best thing that happened when it was filled in, my younger sibblings were
Leonard, Sandra & Julie Casey, we lived in 1961 next to Norma Wison that was 155 Swainby Road, knew every one you mentioned very very well, not seen Slogger Wilson for some time, Norma may have moved over to Tilery but not sure. All the best Decca Casey.
ps got a few old photo’s of my sisters Sandra & Julie, you can e-mail me (ask Picture Stockton) and I will send them on to you, you might remember them.
Do send the photos also if you ever see Norma Wilson or Alan Todd please let them know that my email address can be obtained from Picture Stockton.
Joan Sharp, do you remember my family at all, the Casey’s or mams side the Tippey’s? I remember a Mrs Smith in Danby Road, lost of lovely people.
We did not live on Danby Road we lived at 77 Swainby Road. Do you remember Norma Wilson my best mate, Alan Todd, Margaret Grant? I cannot believe Swainby Road is no more do you know where any of the above are now living? I remember your surname, my sister is Irene and my brother is Stephen do you remember the family who’s little boy drowned down at the clay pits? There are so many names I remember from Swainby Road we left in the 60s and moved to Scunthorpe but I have been back many times and stayed with Normas brother and family Terry or better known as slugger.
What is your first name and are you on face book? My mother was Hilda and my dad victor we lived next door to Paul and Kath Shemic, Kaths mother was Granny Butler .
Was this where the fair was set up?
It was always called the gas house by us kids from Swainby and Danby Road, it was a very daunting place to go to for a bag of cinders, always very busy with lots of noise, we would go in a convoy with old prams or any thing else we could get a bag of cinders on, to us it was great fun.
I remember going to the gas house for cinders I also lived on Swainby Road. At times we would rent a cart, my sister and brother also went to the gas house we lived at number 77. Then the was Smith .
I remember the name Casey what number did you live at we lived at number 77 next door was Kath and Paul Shemmic Kaths mum was granny Buttler my best mate was Norma Wilson I also remember Alan Todd Slugger Wilson Margegret Grant twins James and Janet shemmic do-not know where every body is now Swainby Road is no more can you let me know if you know where any of them are my mother and father where Hilda and Victor Smith let me know if you are on face book.
It was never called anything but the gas house. My dad was brought up there, Fred Douglas lived with his gran and granddad and uncles in Emily Street. His gran was there until thay pulled it down in the 1960s.
You are right Christine it was always known as the Gashouse by us local residents,this photo was taken from the railway side of the gasometer,with St Marys Church on the right in the background. Your dad Fred played football for Tilery and his uncle had greyhounds which ran at Belle Vue track.
Thanks for reply sorry it took so long, thats right Ron and Wilf had some winners at the dog track, it never made them millionaire’s though .Ron just passed away last year aged 90 . Dad loved his football he still says now….. they were the good old days. I’ll tell dad about your comments I’m sure he will be pleased to hear them
Yes Christine I knew your dad Fred who was a good footballer, I played for Primrose Hill against him a few times when he played for Tilery alongside Kenny Speck. I was a gashouse lad from Byron Street and also worked at Belle Vue dog track as a handler, I paraded their greyhound Blue Whisper many a time and if you could keep him calm and not let him get upset, he was one of the best 330 yards dogs on the track.
Anon I too was surprised at the name Norton Road Gas works to us it was Fordy Street Gas works backing onto Thompson Street. A couple of the Gas Holders were on Kirby Street on part of the Corporation Yard off Fenwick Street and next to the Clarence Foundry, part of that was also at the end of Railway Street where the Coal Depot was situated. It was all a fair way back from Norton Road.
Frank the main gas holder was on the corner of Fenny Street and Frederick Street.
Yes, Frank, I lived at no 10 Kirby street 1935-1942, opposite the gas tank, and saw Spitfire planes fly over at roof top level when on duty,
There came to be a few gas holders when we were all still on town gas the biggest one being at Portrack opposite the old Brick and Tile Factory later the bolt and rivet makers. The ones at the end of Fenny Street were originals, the two on Kirby Street larger. All were the water sealed rising dome type or low pressure as I came to know repairing leaks on the roof of one or two with a trepanned hole a long bolt, the disc we cut out with the trepan and a solid rubber disc slightly larger pushed through the hole. A plate then slid over the bolt and it was hardened up until the gas stopped, the whole time gas would be flowing by our heads, we tended to work down wind. All this of course when the holder was down before filling but still had gas in it, we did use a lot of water as a spark would have been notice across town as we all went into orbit, where was H&S when you needed it?
The actual holders were quite thin plate especially the roof, all riveted construction free standing on a concrete plinth made in sections by Ashmores and put together on site and Ashmores were still making them when I was in South works once much later, I believe part of a contract for India.
The Gas Works was at the top of Thompson Street, it was nearer to the railway than Norton Road and us former residents never heard it referred to as Norton Road Gas Works. Our old friend Derek Buttle who has contributed a lot of interesting photos to this site lived in the first house outside the main gates.
Hi Anon thanks for calling me an old friend (so you must of lived near by) cheers.
I was born in Thompson Street over the road from the Turks Head pub the shop on the corner Adams and Smiths and it was always the old gas works
Hi Joan was the shop on the corner of Norton Road and Thompson Street? The Pawn Shop I remember Zetland Street and was it Bone Street? I lived in Thompson Street.
The shop on the corner of Norton Road and Thompson Street was a motor-bike shop,the pawn shop was in Thompson Street on the corner along from the motor-bike shop.Bone Street was the next street towards the town from Thompson Street about level with Garbutt Street.
Built, I believe, by Ashmore Benson and Pease.
The shop on the corner was the motor bike shop where I was born, the door to the house was in Thompson Street do you remember Joan Simcox? She was my godmother, we left Thompson Street 1958.
There was a Simcox family in Dobbin Street,first house on the right when you entered from Thompson Street, they had two lads Sally and Ray, also a daughter.