A view of the old Co-op building on the corner of Wellington Street and Prince Regent Street, Stockton.
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A view of the old Co-op building on the corner of Wellington Street and Prince Regent Street, Stockton.
Which year did the Wellington Street branch close? It was such a lovely building. I remember having tea with my granny when I was a kid at the restaurant upstairs- she used to let me put the shilling tip on the saucer. Rather sadly (in 1974), we had a reception after her funeral.
I’m sure there was a youth club upstairs in the mid-60’s. Also, wasn’t there a funeral parlour downstairs?
We had our Wedding reception upstairs in this Coop building in 1979, decades later we are still together.
We got married next door in the Registary Office then reception there in 1969
It was a crying shame that the beautiful old buildings on Wellington Street and Nelson Terrace (including the Tabernacle) were demolished to make way for the ghost shops of wellington square :/
The Co-op butchers was on the corner of this building. I remember the black and white tiled floor covered with as much sawdust as a joiner’s shop! The glass fronted display cases kept shoppers’ hands off the unwrapped fresh meat, but not the flies!
I worked for Stockton Coop from 1967 to 78 (TV Engineer) and from what I remember, the staff canteen was on the top floor of that building.
Indeed it was Nelson Terrace. I used to go quite often with only living in Milbank Street.
My wife and I had our wedding reception upstairs here on the second floor 50 years ago, after our wedding next door in the registry office.
It was Wellington Street and Nelson Terrace.
The place grew from a butchers in about 1900 to a do everything store after WW2. Sadly by the early 1960’s, although it had a vast range of stock, the service and customer care was terrible. As newly weds and members we wanted bits for our house etc and were just left waiting; after an hour or so we walked out in despair and never returned.
Wellington Street and Nelson Terrace I think!