This photograph was taken during the 1970’s and shows the now demolished Sadlers Hotel and the Windmill pub in Thornaby near to the Five Lamps.
Photograph and details courtesy of Peter Jordison.
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
I have just found out that The Windmill was run by my 2nd Great Grandmother and her husband Rose Parnese and Thomas Walters Newton (her 2nd husband) this was in 1891.
This photo was taken by me on 2 May 1973.
The Windmill Pub 1959, I find this story amusing: Two men once had a fight in the back alley behind the Windmill Pub, one of them stamped on the others head and kicked him several time leaving him unconcious and badly injured, he was expected to die. The Evening Gazette reported on Page 1 that Thornaby Police were searching for the person who’d assaulted this man – who they were unable to trace. A month later I was in Robinsons Coffee bar, Thornaby, which adjoined Thornaby baths. A male person aged about 18 – 19? came in and started throwing his weight about and being a nuisance, in no time I was the target for his hate. Since, I liked Mr Robinson and his son? who owned this milk bar, I did not wish to be involved in a disturbance so said nothing and left. This character followed me outside looking for a fight, he caught up with me over the road near the Mayfair cinema, a fight occurred which lasted about 20 seconds. Anyone who knew me then will be able to second-guess what happened. Later, I learnt that this was the same man who’d kicked the other one almost to death behind the Windmill pub, and mentioned this to my mother, but thought no more about it.
Lo and behold a few days later a Police Officer came to the door looking for me because this guy had complained to the Police that he’d been beaten up (by me) and he wanted me arrested? My mother explained to the Police Officer what had occurred and why, this Police Officer knew me as the quiet lad who walked the greyhounds, my mother informed this Officer that the complainant had a warrant out for his arrest for GBH – grievous bodily harm. A few days later the same Police Officer came back to the house to leave a message for me; saying he’d been arrested and I had to forget all about the complaint he’d lodged, he said words to the effect of “It appears to us he got what he deserved, so tell your Bob to forget all about it.” In its day Thornaby was a rough little town.
Here is a list of public houses in Thornaby. The * donates those now closed…
1. The Bridge Hotel. Bridge Street. *
2. The Cleveland. 29 Bridge Street. Re-named The Dubliner.
3. The Commercial Hotel. 1&2 Trafalgar Street. *
4. The Collingwood. 22 Trafalgar Street. *
5. The Trafalgar Hotel. 24 Trafalgar Street. *
6. The Burton. Trafalgar Street. *
7. The |Bradford Vaults. 50 Trafalgar Street. *
8. The Ship Inn. 114 Trafalgar Street. *
9. The Rokeby Hotel. Railway Street. *
10. The Embassy Club. (Now the students club) Railway Terrace.
11. The Flying Dutchman. Also known as The Station and The Clock.10 Mandale Road opposite the town hall. *
12. The first British Legion Club. Mandale Road near the Queens picture house. *
13. The Windmill Inn. Corner of Westbury St and George St. *
14. The Sadlers. Mandale Road. *
15. The Nash Club. Reed Street. *
16. The Bon Lea Pub. Mandale Road. *
17. The Harewood Arms. Mandale Road. *
18. The Erimus Hotel. Erimus Terrace. Middlesbrough Road. *
19. The Constitutional Club. George Street. *
20. The Conservative Club. George Street. *
21. The Duke of York (Bobbies). 46 George Street. *
22. The Market. 62 New Street.
23. The Victoria. New Street. *
24. The Golden Fleece. George Street. *
25. The Police Club. Behind the police station. George Street. *
26. The Foresters. Behind New Street. *
27. The Britannia. Thornaby Road & George Street (Bombed out during 2nd WW).
28. The Crown Hotel. Thornaby Road. *
29. The second British Legion Club. Thornaby Road. *
30. The Prince of Wales (Batties). Hope Street. *
31. The Royal George. Thornaby Road.
32. Tees Bottle House Inn. Thornaby Road. *
33. The Albert Inn. Thornaby Road. *
34. The Queens Social Club. 10a Queens Avenue.
35. The Lord Westbury. Westbury Street.
36. St Patrick’s Social Club. Cranworth Street.
37. The Constitutional Club. Off Westbury Street.
38. The Golf Club. Acklam Road.
39. The Cricket Club. Behind Acklam Road.
40. The Football Club. Behind Acklam Road.
41. The Mandale Hotel. Lanehouse Road.
42. The Roundel. Mitchell Avenue.
43. The Littleboy Park Bowls Club. Littleboy Park, Acklam Road.
44. The Golden Eagle Hotel. Trenchard Avenue.
45. Thornaby Snooker Centre. Martinet Road. Formerly The Cons also The Lancaster.
46. The Jolly Farmers. Thornaby Road.
47. The Oddfellows Arms. 500 Thornaby Road.
48. Old Thornaby Social Club. The Green.
49. The Spitfire. Trenchard Avenue.
50. The Griffin. Bader Avenue.
51. Stafford Place Cricket Club.
52. Becks Ale House. (The Blue Lion). Near The Nash Club.
53. The National Reserve & Patriotic Club. Teddar Avenue.
54. Thornaby Indoor Bowling Club. Wrightson House Mitchell Avenue.
55. The Talpore. Whitewater Way. (Don’t ask me how but the postal address is Thornaby).
56. The Bon Lea Club. Glasgow Street. *
(Source www: This list was compiled by John Crossan October 2002)
Pity about the double exposure. There’s part of a figure midway outside the windmill.
Those pubs had life running through them. Had many a Friday & Saturday night in them.
That’s how ghost stories start 🙂 I think its just a defect in the print that’s been scanned.
I used to have a pint in the Windmill in the 70’s when Mick Lee ran it.
Hi.Arthur …was your father called Alfie..if so he was a cousin of mine..
No Derek, my father was also called Arthur.