In panto – Cliff Richard and The Shadows in Babes in the Wood at the Globe Theatre, Stockton. December 1959.
Photograph and details courtesy of Barry Jones.
Cliff Richard in Panto c1959
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Monthly Archives: December 2016
Teesside Airshow c1976
Military Aircraft taken during the 1976 Airshow at Teesside Airport.
Photographs taken by Tony Whelan, courtesy of Nick Whelan.
Durham Road, Stockton
80 Durham Road – The picture was taken August 2016 when the “modern” signage had fallen off the run down shop to expose what you see. This was clearly a Bakery Shop for the Sparks Bakery, but I am unable to date it other than to say it was before 1975 when I moved to Stockton. None of the electoral rolls list No.80 so it must have been purely a shop.
78 Durham Road – The picture was taken August 2016, next door to Sparks Bakery Shop was Cleavers Butchers Shop – the name and occupation always amuses me. This morphed into the shop front shown on the photograph sometime in the 1990’s. On each side of the shop you can see the bars which supported the canopy which kept the sun and rain from the shop front. Perhaps the original signage will be exposed one day.
Photographs and details courtesy of Peter Edwards.
Arrowsmith’s Removal Business
This photograph was taken opposite the Red Lion in Norton. Frank Arrowsmith is on the left, 2nd from the right is Mr Featherstone. He used to give us a ride back down to Maple Avenue, Thornaby when we were kids. Arrowsmith’s shop is still going in Stockton, just near the station, it’s ran by Franks grandson. I bought Franks garage in Yarm in 1973.
Photograph and details Derek Brittain.
Gypsies and their caravans c1908
A group of gypsies and their caravans near Light Pipe Hall Farm, just north of Victoria Football Ground on Tynedale Street, Stockton c1908.
Londonderry Bridge, Durham Road c2016
As part of the Lustrum Beck flood alleviation project the demolition of Stockton’s oldest bridge, Londonderry Bridge on Durham Road, Stockton is well underway. The existing bridge has been replaced with a single span structure which will allow water to flow more freely and reducing the risk of flooding in the area. Completion is scheduled for winter 2016/17.
Photographs taken by Tony Flynn, during March, July and November 2016.