An aerial photograph of Thornaby-on-Tees. In this view you can see Victoria Bridge connecting Thornaby and Stockton, Thornaby Railway Station and engine sheds (51L), the ‘Wilderness’ Road, and Stockton Racecourse where Teesside Park now stands.
This is a photograph containing my Great Grandad, William Sullivan, (born approx 1875), Identified by my dad as the gentleman bottom right of the picture. Although looking at the photograph, I think the man top right looks more like our family line… William Sullivan fathered children with Mary Allison; they were never married (quite a scandal in those days), therefore all the children bore Mary’s surname of Allison. I am not sure why they didn’t marry. I have no idea who the other men on the photograph are.
William Sullivan lived in Housewife Lane, Stockton as a child, his father was called Patrick Sullivan who I believe may be an Irish descendent. The family eventually moved to Swainby Road not sure where this photograph was taken but will be in the Stockton or Norton area. My Dad told me stories of how they never had money but always had food on the table from doing any type of work that they could put their hand to. For example, In the 1930’s (the great depression), when my Dad was a lad, no one had money, people threw themselves off Newport Bridge in despair my Grandad (Thomas Allison) and his friends would swim to the lifeless bodies and push them to the banks of the Tees on the Middlesbrough side because they got paid more money than Stockton would pay. Don’t know how true this is, I’d be interested to know. I think this photograph demonstrates the closeness of these families, no money but still smiling.
Photograph and information courtesy of Gail Watson.
A view of the dedication of Stockton War Memorial by the Lord Bishop of Durham, Herbert Hensley Henson, during the Unveiling Ceremony, 31st May 1923.
This is a photograph of my great grandfather’s brother, Levi Groskop. Levi was a footballer and played for Thornaby and Stockton. Date unknown.
Photograph courtesy of Denis Umpleby.
Traffic and pedestrians stopped at the level crossing outside of the Station Hotel in Billingham.
Photograph courtesy of Paul Willows.
I drove down to the top or bottom end of Dovecot Street by mistake earlier last month (2013) and was quite taken by the exposed gable ends and their old paint and wallpaper so I went back and took a few photos. The short row of partially demolished houses are on Buchanan Street. Most of this area has now been cleared and interestingly a recent edition of the Gazette had an SBC notice for planning permission for new houses in both Buchanan Street and St Bernard Road .
Photographs courtesy of David Thompson.
We believe this photograph was taken from the Green Dragon Yard and looks down towards Stockton quayside.
Ticket stub from Thursday 8th October, 1964 to see headliners Manfred Mann and Bill Haley and his Comets at The Odeon. Does anyone remember going?
Image courtesy of Barry Jones.
A photograph of Silver Street showing Gemstone shop, Lockwoods shoes, Ashwood Florist and Coral Bookmakers, c1985
A Coronation Special bus ticket issued by Stockton Transport, issued May 12th 1937.
A flyer from The Globe advertising acts; Little Richard, Duane Eddy and The Shirelles, Friday 15th November, 1963. Apparently Little Richard didn’t headline the show, can anyone tell us who replaced him?
Image courtesy of Barry Jones.
Blacketts’ Brickworks, which lay very roughly in the area bounded by the old part of Portrack and the old part of Tilery, was the last brickworks in Stockton, closing round about 1963. The huge pit that was left was filled in (ironically) with the bricks, mortar, tiles and woodwork from the “slum” clearances in Stockton. Nothing is left to show its existence, as far as I know, except a hump in the ground where the brick kilns actually stood. The drawing, done from one of the flats in Campbell Court in Portrack, shows the derelict buildings and chimney stack of Blacketts’ in the middle distance. Off to the right are garages and sheds belonging to the Co-op. The tall structure, in the far distance, is one of the floodlights for the Stockton Freightliner Terminal that was being constructed at about this time. This too has now vanished.
Drawing courtesy of Fred Starr.
A view possibly from the quayside area of Stockton looking towards the High Street and beyond c1960s?
Two views of Yarm Bridge. The bridge at Yarm marked the furthest reach of tidal flow up the River Tees until the opening of the Tees Barrage in 1995 c1978.
These are licences issued to my great grandfather, Emanuel Groskop of 5 Thistle Green, Stockton in 1890. One licence is an Auctioneer’s licence issued 19th September 1890 the other is a Hawker’s licence issued 18th September 1890.
Images courtesy of D Umpleby.
