Official Programme to celebrate the Coronation of King George VI, 12 May 1937. The programme includes information about street decorations, children’s sports, a vehicle procession and a firework display.
Courtesy of John S Corney.
This photograph was taken in 2007 and shows the Mosque on Westbury Street in Thornaby, opposite Victoria Road.
A view of Dovecot Street, Stockton c1959
A view of Provincial Tyres on the corner of Portrack Lane and Portrack Grange Road, Portrack Lane Trading Estate, Stockton c1965.
This Portsmouth Leyland Atlantean double decker bus was owned by the Stockton Dixielanders. It was seen parked up at Tilery way back in 1983.
Photograph and details courtesy of Chris Hall.
My grandad Freddie Pallister receives a gift of notes from shift foreman Tom Brown at his retirement party.
At the Half Moon pub in Billingham – Freddie was thrown a retirement party by his friends on C Shift c1966
Photographs and details courtesy of Deb Branson.
A street view of Stockton Market c1909.
Advert for Stockton’s oldest nurseries, Thomas Fewster & Sons taken from the Stockton-on-Tees Coronation Souvenir Booklet, 1953.
Image courtesy of John S Corney.
These three aerial views show parts of the Hardwick Estate in December 1994. Two shots are of the estate itself, and one is of the old English Martyrs RC Primary School which was amalgamated in September 2002 with St Peter & St Pauls RC Primary School to form the new St Gregorys Catholic Primary School. The English Martyrs building was left in the summer of 2005 and demolished shortly afterwards to make way for the new Hardwick Green Primary school.
Courtesy of St Gregorys School.
Wilsons Department store, ‘Everything for the home. Everything for the family’.
WF Wilson was established 1856 at no. 65 before moving to no. 55 in 1888. It was a double fronted warehouse with two stories above (1888 – 1968), Stockton High Street.
A 1952 advert for Wilsons department store courtesy of Keith Stephens.
Some of the long-serving employees of Wilsons Department store are (l-r): Mr Sydney Glover (15 years), Mr Kenneth Sawers (17 years), Mrs Freda Harwood (15 years), Mrs Doris Kirkpatrick (31 years) and Mrs Joan Nash (11 years).
My mum Freda (Betty) was in charge of the Fancy Goods and Wallpaper Department up until the store closed c1970.
Photographs and details courtesy of Sue Chatteron.
These two photographs of the quayside demolition and construction work were taken between 30 January 1949 and 20 June 1950. The photographs were taken by David’s Portrait Studio based at Yarm Road, Stockton.
A view showing a part of Blacketts and the Stag Inn, Silver Street, Stockton 1972.
Book’s Ladies Fashion (1936 – 1983) at 114 High Street, Stockton.
High Water at Yarm c1890