Girls’ Hockey Team, c. 1921

This is believed to be a photo of the Stockton Secondary School girls’ hockey team, probably taken sometime between 1920 and 1922. We think that the girl on the far right might be the photo owner’s great aunt, Ivy Eileen Bainbridge.

Perhaps someone else has a copy of this picture and can date it more precisely, or identify some of the people in it?

Photograph and details courtesy of Andrew Wilson.

Ada Hemmings and her family

I believe that this is a photograph of the family of my grandmother, Ada Hemmings. Ada emigrated to Canada around 1920 and here she met and married my grandfather, William Foster in a small town in Alberta called Carbon. They had seven children in homesteaded from Carbon, Alberta to Grand Center, Albert, which is way up north.

I think that the first photo is of my great great grandfather and the back of the photo shows that the image was taken by J. T. Clarke on Bridge Road, Stockton-on-Tees. The third image is of a letter which was sent to Ada regarding her travel to Canada.

Photographs and details courtesy of Randy LaRue.

‘Bennie Brown a disappointed man after 11 goals’

An article from 9 September 1965 reporting on Bennie Brown’s record of 11 goals scored against Krugersdorp in South Africa’s N.F.L. Division III.

“I actually scored 11 goals three times in my career, the other time being for the Royal Engineers team which I played for during my National Service”.

This record of the highest individual goal tally in a competitive South African league game still stands after 60 years.

Image and details courtesy of Ben Brown.

Happy Birthday!

One of our regular contributors, Ben Brown has been in touch to let us know about his special birthday.

“Hi Stockton, I made 90 years on July 6th, I hope to enjoy your site for many more” – Ben Brown, ex-Stockton AFC and Stockton CC.

From all of us at Picture Stockton Archive we wish you a belated happy birthday!

Durham County Ten Pin Bowling Team

A photo of the Durham County Ten Pin Bowling team c. 1964 who represented Durham County on at least a dozen occasions.

Back row (L to R): David Crawford from Billingham, Bob Bailey from Stockton, John (from Sunderland.

Front row: the lad on the right was Bryan but I can’t remember the name of the lad on the left. Both were from Sunderland.

Image and details courtesy of Anthony Crawford.

Service of Dedication for Driver Sydney Charles Johnson, Royal Army Service Corps

Sydney Charles Johnson, from Thornaby, was killed at Dunkirk on 1 June 1940, aged just 19. Just six months before his death, Sydney had become engaged to Nancy and although Nancy later married, she never forgot Sydney and spoke about him often to her daughter, Gillian.

It was Gillian who discovered that Sydney’s name was not on the Thornaby War Memorial and she wanted to remedy this, getting in touch with the Royal British Legion Stockton & Yarm Branch.

On 1 June a service of dedication was held at Thornaby Cenotaph to remember Driver Sydney Charles Johnson, Royal Army Service Corps, with Gillian unveiling his name 85 years after his death.

Photograph and details courtesy of Gillian Brookes.

Oxbridge Lane Primary School Appeal for Memories

Dear Parents, Carers, Ex Pupils, Ex Staff and Oxbridge Alumni,

Miss Montier, a teacher with with 31 years at Oxbridge Lane, will be retiring at the end of the summer term. She has lots of memories of her adventures with all of the children she has been involved with.

We would love to find out from you, your memories of your time at Oxbridge Lane. You could inspire the whole school community by telling us about your fondest memories, your life since leaving us, your achievements and how Oxbridge was instrumental in your successes.

Please contact us by leaving your messages and recollections at the following email address.

memories@oxbridgelane.org.uk

Thank you,

Oxbridge Lane Primary School

Richard Hinds Girls School, 1958

A photograph of the second year of Richard Hinds Girls School in 1958.

Top row (L – R): Jennifer Taylor, Jean Stelling, Dianne Hawkins.

Second row (L – R): Marion Carter, Jacqueline Hale, Joan Ainsley, Sheila Potts, Iris Johnson, Pat Grahame, Winifred Langburn.

Third row (L – R): Eileen Neighbour, Ann Calvert, Joan Atkinson, Geraldine Stephenson, Norma Wood, Ann Johnston, Irene Amos, Joan Newcombe, Joan Phillips, Mavis Lightowler, Pat Duggan, Elizabeth Hardings, Pauline Howell.

Front row (L – R): Margaret Avery, Barbara Fishburn, Wendy Speight, Valerie Riley, Pauline McMaster, Maureen Dickinson, Jean Mortimer, Susan Jonson, Yvonne Davis, Sheila Simpson, Margaret Watson.

Photograph and details courtesy of Pauline McMaster.