Mr Hewitt’s Class, Sheraton Comprehensive School – 1973

t14130First year photograph from 1973 at Sheraton Comprehensive School. We were in Mr Hewitts class 1 HWT.

Back Row (l-r): Arthur West, Graham Hayes, Tony Smith, Paul Davies, Ivor Howells, Steven Helliwell, Mark Dunning, Gary Russell, Tony Brown.

Middle Row (l-r): Jacqueline Eddy, Susan Seddon, Michael Bellerby, David O’Connor, Dennis Griffiths, Gary Williams, Gerald Plimmer, Julie Hunnam.

First Row (l-r): Karen Bennett, Deborah Kightlety, Deborah Binks, Jeanette Storey, Lynn Sutherby, Lesley Nicholson, Christine Sweeney, Hazel Stott, Marie Middlemas.

Photograph and details courtesy of Mike Bellerby.

Boots the Chemist Staff, Billingham c1960

t14154Two photographs of my mother when she was working as a dispenser at Boots The Chemist in Billingham in 1960.

In the first photograph the fashionable young ladies are (l-r) Laura Angel, Joan Walker and Anne Watson

t14155The second photograph shows some of the staff working at Boots at that time they are (l-r): Pat Rowe, Judy Hardy, Joan Walker, Noreen ?, Mrs Rowbottom, Tina (Christina) Sharpe, Freda Wilson Audrey Burns and Anne Watson.

Photographs and details courtesy of Mike Bellerby.

Ropner Park c2004

t5153Ropner Park is one of the regions most impressive Victorian Parks, here we see work taking place on the lake c2004. The water was removed over a number of days and the fish taken to the Environment Agencys ponds at Pickering for a health check and for quarantine.

The silt that was built up in the lake t5154over the last fifty years was removed and stored in the Park. After 10-12 months when the silt had dried out it was used as compost for the flowerbeds.

Photographs courtesy of Parks & Countryside.

A Sketch Book of Stockton

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‘Because of our association with this staunch north country town, and because of our belief that our Artist has happily captured the personality of Stockton, it gives us great pleasure to offer this collection of drawings to our friends’ – extract taken from ‘A Sketch book of Stockton’, The Power-Gas Corporation Ltd and Ashmore Benson, Pease & Co.

Images courtesy of Glenn Hutchinson

Harkers Cricket Team c1960s

t14153This cricket team was made up of members of Harkers Engineering staff from Church Road, Stockton seen here at Wynyard in the early 1960’s.

Back row (l-r): Jack ?, Alan ?, Norman Bellerby, John Humpleby, Ernie Johnson, Ray Hartley, ??, Billy Kelly

Front row (l to r): Jack Wood, Peter Fletcher, George ?, and ??.

Photograph and details courtesy of Mike Bellerby.

The 1971 Dewar Cup, held at Billingham Forum

t14134The front page of the 1971 Dewar Cup – I understand this was the first time that the Forum at Billingham had staged the competition. There are over a dozen autographs on the cover including two Wimbledon champions in Evonne Goolagong and Virginia Wade.

The second image shows the order of play for the event. Tennis was very popular at the Forum for a few years and some big names turned up to play.

Images and details courtesy of Martin Birtle.

 

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Aerial view of Norton c1980s

t14132An aerial view of Norton that I took back in the mid 1980s. Billingham Road is running through the centre of the photograph. Norton High street and the Duck Pond can be seen at the top of the photograph.
Above the roundabout is Hillside road, Beaconsfield Road and Roseberry Road.

Photograph and details courtesy of Tom Collins.