Presently situated in Bridge Road The Hub is the UK’s first active travel and cycle parking centre which offers free information and advice on all aspects of cycling and walking, with regular guided rides and walks, and training courses on cycle maintenance and on road cycling. It also has free cycling parking facilities with no hourly limits and is part-funded by Stockton Borough Council and Sustrans the charity. On a recent visit into Stockton High Street I noticed that building work has started on a new Hub which is on the same block as The Globe and which was previously, I’m pretty sure, used by SBC as an enterprise centre for business start-up’s before they moved to a new building near the town hall?
The old shop frontage has been removed revealing some internal brick and iron work with unsurprisingly the words ‘Dorman Long’ easily seen. The first floor windows look quite ornate as do their sills and shutters and it would be nice to see them renovated and kept in situ rather than be replaced by PVC ones and I often find that you see the best parts of Stockton High Street when you look up rather than down! The new Hub is due to open in November.
Photograph and details courtesy of David Thompson.
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This will be a great initiative for cyclists and non cyclists alike. My congratulations and best wishes to all involved.
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Was JJ Jones, ladies’ fashions… Must have been expensive, as MaMar never mentioned it… Now Burrnards, often…. & Books!
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Good to see a bike initiative happening and agree that it would be great to see it renovated to its original outlook. Good to know that Stockton is promoting sustainable transport and health. When I was young in the 60s the majority of people walked or biked everywhere. My dad would walk into Stockton every Saturday to shop at the market from the Roseworth end of Norton.
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Did he ask for a napkin with his fish & chips from the Regal?
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He may well have done!
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I noticed the detailing on the windows and their sills and agree, it would be great if they could be retained and preserved.
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Looks like they’ve been hidden away for some time:
https://picturestocktonarchive.wordpress.com/2006/08/03/stockton-high-street-1983/
https://picturestocktonarchive.wordpress.com/2002/07/09/stockton-high-street-c1957-6/
https://picturestocktonarchive.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/stockton-high-street-35/
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I also noticed they details on the windows and the sills and agree, it would be great if they could be retained and preserved.
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Good news, approved plans and elevations show the sills (and windows) are to be repaired and will be visible when works are complete.
Click to access 18_0665_FUL-APPROVED_SK0006_ILLUSTRATIVE_ELEVATION-2118106.pdf
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It’s good to see the Dorman Long logo on the beams – I started my apprenticeship there in 1970. Swag 🙂
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