A view of Stockton High Street c1955.
Photograph kindly donated by the husband of the late Doreen Thomas (Author of Strike a Light – the Story of John Walker).
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
A view of Stockton High Street c1955.
Photograph kindly donated by the husband of the late Doreen Thomas (Author of Strike a Light – the Story of John Walker).
There are some interesting old cars in this scene. Is that a Standard Vanguard coming up behind the cyclist?
It sure is Cliff, one of my pal’s dads had one, a real monster in it’s day
Theres not much I remember fondly about Richard Hind but I do remember you as a very fair teacher which is more than I can say about a few of the others, I wish you well sir
Ken has assured me that on his final day he left Richard Hind intact on his moped. The story went round that sugar had been put in his petrol tank. As he wheeled his moped out of the gates, on a glorious summers day, wearing his crash helmet, we all stood round waiting for disaster. Ken caught me smiling and tackled me about it. I made some sort of evasive reply and that was the end of the matter.
Ken has since assured me that he got home safely and never experienced any untoward effects. Whoever did it , can’t have used enough sugar, but perhaps a higher being was looking after his goodly servant!
The south end of the High Street as I fondly remember it up to leaving my home town in August 1957. Newly married we moved to Rugby where I had a teaching post in a very new 3 year old Secondary School.
Yes Ken, when you moved it progressed your career, but it was the Stockton Schools loss, as a lot of old Richard Hind boys will verify.
I made my way oop North again, to Halifax in 1968 to be Deputy Head of a Secondary School After 2 years I was appointed Head of another Secondary School for 15 years. The school played football and Rugby League!
Yet now housebound I still remember Stockton and look through some of my Stockton books, especially photographic ones.
Ken you had an interesting career after your sterling work with the Stockton Schools football, cricket and athletics teams. When you were Headmaster was it at a Secondary Grammar school or a Secondary Modern school, If it was a Secondary Modern School was the standards what you expected before taking up the appointment. I hope that they had improved from my time in a Secondary Modern School, or there again was it a Comprehensive School. I would be interested in your comments