Dilys Heimer, Lynda Knott, Jacques (French teacher/student), Linda Rowell, Catherine Bell, Liz Hindmarsh, Cliff Blackburn, ?, Denny Rylatt, Kenny Broadbent. Possibly c1969.
Photograph and details courtesy of Norman Hill.
Both of these photographs are dated 4th August 1981. The first photo shows a light aircraft, Cherokee 140e, the second is an aerial view across the site.
Photograph by John W Chesney, courtesy of Joyce Chesney.
I came across this old photo taken in 1952 when I lived in Chelmsford Avenue and before my family moved to Scotland. That’s me on one knee in the front row, I was about 3 years of age at the time. Does anybody recognise the other members of the gang?
Photograph and details courtesy of Chris Shields.
A photograph taken at Mandale Infants School, Thornaby c1953. Who do you recognise?
Photograph and details courtesy of Lawrence Collier.
I took this photograph in August 2019 of the Brent Bravo platform being dismantled at the Able Seaton Port, North Tees.
Photograph and details courtesy of David Allen.
I took these two photographs most likely in 1968, of the Quayside Men’s Home which was behind the cattle market/ Municipal Buildings on Church Road, Stockton.
Photograph and details courtesy of John Emmerson.
This photograph was taken at Norton Cricket field in 1949. It shows my father Tom Birtle on the left with his good friend Jack Fox. Tom was an opening bowler and Jack (or Jackie as he was often called) was the wicket keeper. They combined to take many wickets for the Norton club over the years.
They both played Durham in minor counties cricket and in time they both played first class cricket Tom for Nottinghamshire and Jack for Warwickshire. Jack must have kept himself very fit as he was playing for Devon as late as 1968. He was a joiner and spent many years in Devon.
Photograph and details courtesy of Martin Birtle.
40 year old Jess Yates at the Odeon Stockton’s Compton Organ accompanies a dance troupe in 1946. Far right is Nancy Skelton (nee Brigham) who the photograph belongs to. Nancy is part of the Audrey Bailey Dance School who with others are doing Sunday rehearsals at the Cinema for a spot to promote the film “Talk of the Town”. Nancy later had a successful career as a singer and toured with the Kay sisters for a while, her father Eric Brigham ran the Alma Hotel and later the Bridge Hotel in Thornaby. Jess Yates was then touring Rank cinemas as a circuit organist before moving into television production during the 1950’s.
Photograph courtesy of Nancy Skelton, details courtesy of Derek Smith.
Langdale Fells, chosen by us instead of The Great Yorkshire Show. My first visit to the Lakes which set my love of the place, health and safety non existent, I wore an old pair of dads steel capped work boots that didn’t fit too well and my waterproof was a yellow cycle cape, and when the rain came I was like a walking yellow funnel! The girls wore their hockey boots. Seated are Pete O’Connor, Norman Hill, Catherine Bell and Liz Hindmarsh. Standing are Barry Moss and Mr Humble the Art Teacher.
Photograph and details courtesy of Norman Hill.
Back row – Bryan Dunning, Keith “Ginna” Hall, Pete Dovaston, Fred Roxby, Barry Chambers, John Metcalf, Mr. Gibson. Front row – Graham Marshall, Allan Emmerson, Brian “Goosey” Gardener, Paul Stewart, Morris “Moss” Emmerson, John Thompson.
Photograph and details courtesy Bryan Dunning.