A quaint old workshop on the riverside. Many of Stocktons early industries were cottage industries. Individuals or families worked for themselves in a particular trade. If demand for that trade or craft declined they would move on to what was next in demand.

A view of the front of Preston Park Museum. The building was built as Preston Hall in 1825 for David Burton Fowler, it was acquired by Stockton Corporation in 1947 and opened as a museum in 1953. c1950

A view of the front of Preston Park Museum including the porch and part of the conservatory. The building was built as Preston Hall in 1825 for David Burton Fowler, it was acquired by Stockton Corporation in 1947 and opened as a museum in 1953. c1950

A view of the side of Preston Park Museum, including the conservatory. The museum was built as the Preston Hall in 1825 for David Burton Fowler, it was acquired by Stockton Corporation in 1947 and opened as a museum in 1953.

A view of the Ladies Outfitters shop in the Period Street at Preston Hall Museum, after the snow. January 2004

Some pictures from Billingham Art Gallery c2000. Pictures show the glass entrance, stairs to the gallery and sign outside.

A close-up of the front door into Preston Park Museum, with a flower bed of daffodils in the foreground. The building was built as Preston Hall in 1825 for David Burton Fowler, it was acquired by Stockton Corporation in 1947 and opened as a museum in 1953.

A close-up of a display to commemorate the invention of the friction match by John Walker, situated in Stockton Central Library, Church Road, Stockton.

The basement of the Green Dragon Museum in Stockton. c1988