Looking towards the Victoria Bridge and the replica HM Bark Endeavour berthed on the River Tees, Stockton c2004. The usage of the river has changed so much over the decades. Here it is looking very leisurely.
These two bridges carry what was originally the Clarence Railway across the Port Clarence Road and the Haverton Hill Road respectively.
Photographs and details courtesy of Martin Dunnill.
Work has begun on dismantling the hull of HMS Kellington.
Photographs and details courtesy of Terry Westwood.
One of the postcards uses the word wharf instead of either docks or quayside, was the wharf a different section of the port? Corporation Quay was at the bottom of Finkle Street, could The Wharf be at the end of Wharf Street?
I have sailed into many ports and harbours throughout the world and there are often different sections that have different facilities depending on the type of cargo, I wonder if Stockton had a similar system.
Images and details courtesy of Anon.
Boat mounted shell and auger boring machine taking samples for the design of the piling works along the riverside at the bottom of Finkle Street, Summer c1968 or thereabouts.
Photograph and details courtesy of John Emmerson.
Crane putting piles in place on the banks of the River Tees as part of the Riverside Road construction c1969.
Photographs showing maintenance work being carried out on one of the gates at the Tees Barrage. July 2021.
Photographs and details courtesy of Tony Cooney.
The Vestfold was built at Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd in Haverton Hill. The keel was laid on 23 July 1930 and the ship was launched on 16 April 1931.
In 1943 when on route from New York for The Clyde carrying a cargo of 17,386 tons of fuel oil and 3 landing craft as deck cargo she was torpedoed by U-268 and sunk. 19 members of the ship’s complement lost their lives. There were 56 survivors.
A view of the load out and pad area at the Furness Shipyards, Haverton Hill.
Photograph courtesy of Derek Lofthouse.
These two photographs were taken on Friday 24th March 1972. “Tyne Bridge” was a 167,000 tons ore-bulk-oil (OBO) carrier, built at Swan Hunter’s Haverton Hill Shipyard (formerly Furness Shipbuilding). It was heading out for sea trials, guided by 6 tugs. The visible tugs are (left to right) Ayton Cross, Ormesby Cross, and Leven Cross. The top 12 feet of the ship’s mast was hinged to obtain clearance under the transporter. I took the photographs from British Rail’s wagon repair depot, in the one-time Port Clarence goods station.
Photographs and details courtesy of Brian Johnson.
A photograph of Northern Sailboats on Riverside Road, Stockton c1985.
Four photos of the demolition of the viaduct. They are taken from the public viewing area and give an impression of what an event it was.
Photos and details courtesy of Sue Wright.
Update: And in response to a comment about never having seen a photograph of trains on the viaduct we’re very grateful to Garth McLean for sending us these two photos from 1966.
Photo one shows three men posing on MV Vanja, built on Haverton Hills shipyard. I suspect one of the three men to be my father’s very good friend, Frank McGee who lived at High Clarence. He is on the left in the darker coloured overalls, if indeed it is him?
The second photo shows my father Jack Cushin quite possibly on the same ship with my older brother Malcolm Cushin – An open day perhaps prior to launching?
Photos and detail courtesy of Neil Cushin.
I took these photographs on Saturday 4 July 2020 of the old Coatham Bridge on Durham Lane near Elton.
Photograph and details courtesy of Tony Cooney.
ST Cervia was built in 1946 as a seagoing tug for use as a fleet auxiliary by Alexandra Hall & Company Ltd, Aberdeen, Scotland. She is the last seagoing steam tug to survive in UK waters, and she was also the last to work commercially. Today we believe she is a floating Museum undergoing restoration in Ramsgate, Kent. Alonside it is the steam paddle tug John H Amos built in 1931. Taken c1970s.
Photographs by Len Toulson, courtesy of Neal Toulson.
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