Both photographs were taken in the 1960s of Billingham Town Centre.
Photographs and details courtesy of William Bennett.
Billingham Town Centre c1960s
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
Both photographs were taken in the 1960s of Billingham Town Centre.
Photographs and details courtesy of William Bennett.
I was at Billingham Tech from 1963-65 and these photos capture the time perfectly.
Thanks for sharing Bill.
I first saw the modern Billingham town center when I was about 13 or 14 years old having lived in Norton and only tended to visit Stockton. If I remember right there were ponds and an aviary in the centre surrounded by two levels of shops, three residential tower blocks, a nightclub ( Laronde??) and the Forum. I was seriously impressed to say the least because it looked so modern compared with Stockton. My friend Sally and I used to often walk from Norton to Billingham town center via the bottoms and up past Billingham motors. I vaguely remember going up to the roof of the tower block to have a look at the area and was surprised to see people had put washing lines for laundry on the roof. It was a fine facility in its day but it appears to have been allowed to decline in later years. I also remember visiting the International Folklore Festival there and that was a riot of culture, music, colour, dancing and international visitors. Billingham was probably the most vibrant town center in the north circa 1971 ish.
I remember it well, we used to go to the kd club, happy days.
Hi great photos . Do you or anyone have any of Billingham Ten Pin bowling alley especially inside photos from the 1960s?
There is a Facebook group called you know your from Billingham if…. And there are literally hundreds of pics of how Billingham used to look including the ones in this site without the watermarks, and there are a few of the inside of the bowling alley.
Thanks Anthony I’ll look that up