I recently found this paperweight in a junk shop. Notice it refers to the area as north Stockton.
Photograph and details courtesy of Terry Westwood.
Stockton-on-Tees Paperweight
Picture Stockton Archive
A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
I recently found this paperweight in a junk shop. Notice it refers to the area as north Stockton.
Photograph and details courtesy of Terry Westwood.
I agree with W. Dickson and think it means High Street North, i.e. the Parish Church end; as opposed to High Street South – which would have been the Odeon & main General Post Office end of the High Street in my day. The drawing looks post pedestrianisation to me – no sign of the dual carriage High Street which stretched from near Church Street at the North end to the junction with Yarm Lane at the South end. I like the paperweight though!
The title North Stockton was used in the days when the area we know today as Thornaby was called South Stockton. So in 1848 a new railway station took the name South Stockton until 1882 and effectively replaced the one at St Johns crossing- still there. Then on Oct 1st 1882 this was replaced by a new station which took the name Thornaby because by then Thornaby, in North Yorkshire had been incorporated. Many will recall that typical North Eastern Railway’s architecturally superb station which was demolished in December 1981
Lovely item. I saw Stockton for the first time in 5 months, yesterday 7 August, and was saddened by the demolition. I decided to be positive and believe it would be lovely.
Nice item, I think it means High Street North End as opposed to South End?
Hi Terry, What a brilliant find, this paperweight is… I think the comment is: High Street, North Stockton i.e. north of the High Street as it’s a very old picture. Many of the later built stores and not shown.
Lovely surprise and memoir of Stockton. It must have been such a thrill to find!
North Stockton was Stockton north of the river. South of the river, modern day Thornaby, was South Stockton. There was a South Stockton station near to the current Thornaby Station.
With Thornaby being called South Stockton, perhaps at that time the Stockton of today was called North Stockton.
With Thornaby referred to as South Stockton, perhaps the Stockton of today was called North Stockton in those days.
Stockton Parish Church where I was confirmed by the Bishop of Jarrow. Crown and Anchor pub to the right and Maxwell Corner to the left in the background. Great junk shop find. I have a lovely Stockton on Tees crest on a wooden plaque, I bought for a few bob at a car boot sale here in Gosport, Hampshire.
That’ll be ‘High Street North, Stockton’ but split to fit on two lines and keep the text as big as possible.
What a treasure.
What a great object. I wish I could find one!
To differentiate it from South Stockton which was often used to describe Thornaby.
Something to treasure Terry, a good find.
It would be great to donate to somewhere that displays Stockton memorabilia.
Aww lovely keepsake.