Reputed to be the oldest house in Stockton. A view of W. Lackenby Printers, Stationers and News Agents on Finkle Street. The newspaper in the window reads, ‘Kaiser Climbs Down’.
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Reputed to be the oldest house in Stockton. A view of W. Lackenby Printers, Stationers and News Agents on Finkle Street. The newspaper in the window reads, ‘Kaiser Climbs Down’.
My father worked for J Bakers a small printing company in the Green Dragon Yard, I believe it has now gone back to being a pub, which I think the building was before being a printing works. Always loved visiting the works when I was a child in the 50’s
I have heard this comment re ‘supposed to be the oldest house’ before. I have never heard a good argument (explanation) as to why it is believed to be so. I recognise the reasoning about the cobbles or stones from the castle being used. However, anyone examining the many yards spreading out far beyond the width of this house will see that they are also made of the same stone type. One such place, the old Georgian Theatre, is known to have been previously a barn indeed the stones extend to the street to the north.
Much building occurred from 1700 onwards on Silver St, the Parish Church. The tunnel to take prisoners to Australia ran, and still does, under (or at least very close to) the Town House to the Corporation Quay.
I am happy to accept that the house in question is among the oldest remaining buildings; as to it being the oldest house I remain to be convinced.
Mr Wade, never heard the story of the tunnel which you mention, have you further information about it please.
Was fascinated by the name of this printer’s surname. The only origination of it, being the tiny ‘hamlet’ of Lackenby on the ‘back road’ to Redcar & Saltburn, just after Eston Square and adjacent to the village of Lazenby. Old Hall Farm and it’s workers cottages, virtually formed the whole of ‘Lackenby’, yet it’s farmland gave it’s name to the giant steel-complex, later built on it by Dorman-Long & Co. The most famous other current-holder of the Lackenby surname found, was a Professor of mathematics at Oxford Univ, Marc Lackenby. Surely, a distant relative of the above?
Did this not become the Green Dragon?
If you go through the doorway on the far left you enter Green Dragon Yard.
I thought the doorway on the far left took you to the yard where the flea market was held, I always thought Green Dragon yard was the one with the much wider entrance which took you to the side entrance to the pub with the same name.
Thanks for the correction Jon.