Traffic and pedestrians stopped at the level crossing outside of the Station Hotel in Billingham.
Photograph courtesy of Paul Willows.
The Station Hotel, Billingham
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Dovecot Street and Buchanan Street, Stockton
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.
Green Dragon Yard
We believe this photograph was taken from the Green Dragon Yard and looks down towards Stockton quayside.
It’s Showtime Again!
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.
Silver Street, Stockton c1985
A photograph of Silver Street showing Gemstone shop, Lockwoods shoes, Ashwood Florist and Coral Bookmakers, c1985
Coronation Special Bus ticket c1937
A Coronation Special bus ticket issued by Stockton Transport, issued May 12th 1937.
At the Globe – For One Day Only…
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.
Drawing of Blackett’s Brickworks, 1966
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.
Rooftops of Stockton
A view possibly from the quayside area of Stockton looking towards the High Street and beyond c1960s?
Yarm Bridge 1978
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.
Licences issued to Emanuel Groskop c1890
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.
Postcard of Stockton Docks
This atmospheric postcard of Stockton Docks was sent to Dorset from Stockton in 1904.
The Globe and Maxwells Corner c1963
A view of Maxwells Corner and the Globe at the north end of Stockton High Street. The film showing at the Globe is ‘Who’s Minding the Store?’ starring Jerry Lewis and Jill St John c1963.
Lindsay House, Stockton c1973
A photograph of Lindsay House on the corner of Bishop Street and the High Street, Stockton c1973.
ICI Fertilizer and Synthetic Products, c1931
In 1931 as part of a general re-organisation, a new company was formed to look after most of the Billingham site. It was called ICI Fertilizer & Synthetic Products.
