A class photograph taken around 1959/60 of Newtown School, Stockton. I am on the third row far left – Anthony Barnett. Do you recognise the others?
Photograph and details courtesy of Anthony Barnett.
Class Photograph, Newtown School c1959/60
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Monthly Archives: December 2016
Jack and the Beanstalk at the Globe, 1955
On the 8 January, 1955, the children of the members of the Sports Club were entertained at the Globe Theatre, Stockton to see ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, the Front and Centre Circles had been booked as far back as July 1954. Each child received a bag of mixed fruit and a tub of ice-cream during the interval.
The stage manager invited a group of children back-stage where photographer Harold Scott was able to take some photographs f the children with Frankie Vaughan and Vera Cody. Vera Cody brought along her horse Goldie and her performing dogs which proved a favourite with the children during the show.
Details courtesy of Barry Jones.
Chandlers Wharf c1985
Chandlers Wharf shopping development under construction in 1985.
Photograph and details courtesy of Kevin McGowan.
Staggering out of the Stag
A view of the Stag Inn, Silver Street, Stockton on Christmas Eve 2015.
Photograph and details courtesy of Alan B.
Seven ladies from Tilery celebrating the end of the Great War, 1918
A 1918 image showing seven ladies from Tilery celebrating the end of the Great War by dressing up in uniforms or national dress of the Allied countries which won the war.
The lady sitting down wearing a kimono in honour of Japan (an ally in the First World War) is my great grandmother Catherine Connor. She always sat for pictures side on because during her life she had lost an eye following an accident.
Image and details courtesy of Martin Birtle.
Stockton High Street, 1987
Stockton High Street at Christmas time in 1987.
Photograph and details courtesy of Alan Davies.
Nativity Play, St Patricks Infant School c1955
Christmas Nativity play by the children from St. Patricks Infant School taken in the Church hall, Thornaby c1955. Top row Pauline o’Brian, then me (Lesley Kilcoyne), Christine Keelan played the part of Mary, behind her Mary Battersby and Stella Jackson. Many familiar faces but names escape me…
Photograph and details courtesy of Lesley Wilson.
Access road to Whessoe
The old access road to the Whessoe works, formerly know as the South Works of Ashmore Benson & Pease. By the time I took this picture in 1985, it has been breached by the new A66 road. This section still exists as Innovation Way and serves a small commercial area.
Photograph and details courtesy of Kevin McGowan.
When in Rome…
This photograph is of Billingham Campus Stephenson Hall School visiting Rome for the 1960 Olympics, it was organised by teacher Martin Wing, he is standing at the leftmost side of the photo with his hand on his hip, two of the other teachers I recognise are in the back row, counting from the right there are five pupils and two teachers, they are Margo Landells and Bill Crozier, they later married and both attended our last reunion in November 2015. The girl sitting at the very right hand side of the front row could possibly be Ann Venus.
Photograph and details courtesy of Bruce Coleman.
Stockton Forge Company Bridge, Manchester
Sackville Street – an iron bridge over Rochdale Canal which runs alongside Canal Street, Manchester. The bridge carries the name plate of Stockton Forge Company, Stockton-on-Tees, 1875.
Photographs and details courtesy of Irene Robinson.
Unknown Object
I bought this sign from a fellow dealer and wondered if anyone knows were it would have hung. Would it have been on one of the Head Wrightson buildings or something they manufactured?
Photograph and details courtesy of Terry Westwood.
St Thomas a Becket Church, Grindon
I was out walking with the Stockton Walking Group when we came across the old historic church of St Thomas a Becket in Grindon c2016.
Photographs and details courtesy of Derek Brittain.
Thornaby Station Approach
Although this photograph was probably taken in the mid-eighties, I don’t remember it being very different from when I used to commute to the various Dorman Long sites around South Bank, Cleveland Works and Warrenby, although at that tine Warrenby was run by BISRA (British Iron and Steel Research Association). What was the Embassy Club and was there any special reason for the pedestrian overbridge?
Photograph and details courtesy of Fred Starr.
Class K1 Loco No 62045, Billingham c1946
Class K1 Loco No 62045, Billingham South Sidings. Taken 17 June 1946.
Photograph and details courtesy of Ivan Harrington.
Riverside Road Redevelopment c1972
A view of Riverside Road, Stockton during redevelopment.
Photograph taken in May 1972 by Len Toulson. Courtesy of Neal Toulson.