This aerial shot of ICI was presented to Ian Bell who worked in the HR department at ICI. A former Grangefield Grammar pupil, Ian met his wife, Barbara, at ICI.
Aerial photograph of ICI c. 1980s
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Category Archives: Aerial photographs
View from Nolan House
This photo was taken by my father from my grandma’s flat in Nolan House. The flat was on the 11th floor, overlooking the rear of Debenhams. I’m unsure about the exact date, but it’s likely from the late 1970s.
Photograph and details courtesy of Chris Robson.
Kinnoull, Mill Lane / Dovecot Street
In the centre of this image is an interesting building on Dovecot St. that was mentioned in a Facebook group (Stockton Memories). The building stands out on maps & images as it was rather grand with a large formal walled garden. Built at the western edge of the town, on Mill Lane it would have had a pleasant position before being surrounded as the town expanded westwards.
In the Facebook post Ann Davinson says:
“This was Kinnoull, the house stood at the top of Dovecot Street just beyond Skinner Street and was demolished in the sixties. My family lived there for many years.”
“[the date of the picture is] about 1925. They [Kennedy family] moved away in 1930.”
“It even had a ballroom!”
Another commenter mentions living in a single room there, as a baby, so must have later become a HMO before falling into disrepair as seen in this image.
Kelly’s Directory (1914) lists “Kinnoull” as occupied by Robert Frank Brittain (Chairman of Stockton-on-Tees Local Pensions Committee).
So I wonder if that is one of Ann’s relatives? or was it already called Kinnoull?
Looking at some maps:
• 1855: there is a smaller building on the same site, with a formal garden.
• 1891: shows a larger building. It is labelled as “Trevelyan Temperance Hotel” and still has a formal garden.
• 1939: the same building is shown but the southern end of the garden has been sold and built on.
The building was the “Palais De Dance” dance hall.
• Later maps show this, and neighbouring buildings were demolished and replaced with the large office block that still stands.
The offices are shown as “Government Offices” and I think it says “Inland Revenue & Ministry of Pensions & National Insurance”
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You can also see Kinnoull in these 1924 images:
EPW010138 ENGLAND (1924) | Britain From Above
EPW010139 ENGLAND (1924) | Britain From Above
EPW010140 ENGLAND (1924) | Britain From Above
… and after the Palais De Dance was built:
EAW013852 ENGLAND (1948). The town centre, Stockton-on-Tees, 1948
(If Ann Davison is reading this, perhaps you could give permission for the photo from Stockton Memories to be added to this Picture Stockton post?)
Details courtesy of Jonathan May.
An Aerial View of Yarm c1978
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great aerial view of the Viaduct. Yarm c1978.
Aerial View over Thornaby Town Centre
I remember it being like this in the mid 1970s when I played squash at the Pavilion and I remember the Mitchell Avenue shops coming down, but don’t have a date. Anyone want to make a guess?
Woolco, The Pavilion and the Golden Eagle can be seen as well as the soon to be demolished flats, the overhead walkway also appears as does the parade of shops and maisonettes fronting onto Mitchell Avenue, since demolished.
Photograph and details courtesy of Bruce Coleman.
ASDA / Portrack Lane
Does anyone have pictures of the front of the building facing Portrack Lane circa and the rear warehouse truck entrance circa 1975/77?
I worked there until late 1977. Just trying to jog my memory as to were I would have parked my moped / motorcycles before leaving for pastures new.
Black was the shop. Red the warehouse. Orange the Petrol Station. Blue the public entrance. Green would be the staff entrance to ‘clock’ on. I either parked at the front staff entrance or around the back in the warehouse delivery area.
The first picture is from 2000 before the rebuild and the second is how it looks today.
Photograph and details courtesy of Glenn Atterton.
Thornaby Aerodrome
The shot is dated 1934 and shows the layout of what was to become RAF Thornaby.
The information I received with this picture says that the cluster of buildings disappearing off the top of the picture belonged to Stainsby Grange Farm, I think this places it at the top of the Acklam Road area of Middlesbrough.
The area at the bottom shows the river and Thornaby Village, complete with The Green and The Church, it is still a very pleasant enclave to this day.
Also in the picture is Millbank Lane which runs along the left hand side of the aerodrome, backing on to this road are a series of buildings that as far as I am aware are still there.
One of the buildings became the Thornaby Conservative Club (Non-Political), that sign always amused me, I had a number of pleasant evenings there on concert nights, another building is the Green Baize snooker hall, I have had many equally pleasant afternoons in there, it may even be the same building, does anybody know?.
The aerodrome its self had a very short concrete area, I presume it was for taxiing before take off and the grassed area was the runway, there are a few aircraft dotted about the area, all relatively small as was the case in the 1930s so grass runways were not unusual.
My Grandfather was stationed at RAF Thornaby during the Second World War, he had been in the RAF in the 1920s and was a reservist, even though he was over 40 at the time, he was a non combatant and my Aunt tells me he was involved in making dummy aircraft for standing around the airfield to give an impression of strength, I know this did happen but don’t know for sure it happened at Thornaby, he also served in Italy very late in the war after the Italian surrender.
Photo and details courtesy of Bruce Coleman
An Aerial View of Yarm c1978
An aerial view of Yarm. In the distance is Yarm High Street and the Town Hall c1978.
Aerial view over Billingham
An aerial view of Billingham and the surrounding area. What can you see? Date unknown.
Image and information courtesy of Bruce Coleman…
The nearest I can get to dating this image is after 2006 because the La Ronde nightclub is missing, if the small section of white building to the very right centre of the image is part of the old ICI office block then it is before 2012, if it is not the ICI office then it is after 2012.
1: St. Cuthberts Church
2: The Smiths Arms
3: Wolviston Village
4: Dawson House
5: The Green
6: Town Centre
7: North School (Pentland Primary)
8: John Whitehead Park
9: The Picture House
10: Forum
11: “Billingham Stores” (Stockton Co-op)
12: Kennedy Gardens
13: Billingham Town Football Ground
14: Old Police Station ( Now a residential home)
15: South Modern School
16: “Tin Lizzie” footbridge
17: St. Johns School and Church
18: Billingham Baths
19: Synthonia Cricket Ground
20: Roseberry bridge
21: Synthonia Sports Stadium
Aerial View of Stockton High Street, Queens Visit c1956
An amazing view of Stockton High Street. Crowds line the street, hang out from windows and stand on rooftops as the Royal car approaches the Town Hall during the Queens visit in 1956.
Aerial View over Thornaby
An aerial view over Thornaby Town Centre 2006.
Photograph courtesy of Mark Swainston.
Haverton Hill From On High c1950s
This shot was taken somewhere in ICI from a lofty vantage point. The road running from left to right is Belasis Avenue. There appears to be a couple of cars parked in one of the streets and very little else, I think this dates it to the mid 1950s…
Photograph and details courtesy of Bruce Coleman.
Aerial view of Hardwick
An aerial picture of Hardwick estate, with North Tees Hospital in the centre of the picture c2005.
Photograph and details courtesy of Mark Swainston.
Patons and Baldwins, Billingham
Aerial view of Patons and Baldwins Factory in Billingham. Now the site of Tesco.
Aerial view of Egglescliffe Village c1978
An aerial view of Egglescliffe Village. John the Baptist Church and graveyard can be seen on the right side of the photograph.
On the top right you can just make out Yarm Methodist Church c1978.