Pumphrey’s Jam and Icing Sugar Factory on Mandale Road, Thornaby. The tiled façade was based on the art deco style and the large windows were typical of new factories built between the wars. The factory specialised in lemon curd. Can anyone recall the sweet smell of lemons? Photograph taken 4th February 1986.
Photographs dating c1932 and shows the foundations being laid for the construction of Billingham branch bridge. Industry can be seen in the background of the photographs.
This is one of those posts that was lost when we moved to the new site.
This photograph shows the River Tees with a wonderful view of the houses on Thornaby Place, the Bridge Hotel and the Cleveland (Clevo) Flour Mill.
Courtesy of Norman Banks.
We have tried to recreate as many of the original comments as possible…
Stockton High Street – No.153 is a Grade II listed. The building was originally owned by Ann Whitfield c1834, she was also likely to have been the the proprietor of no.152 and 154; Debenhams and the Globe Theatre. We think the passage to the right of the photograph is Edmund Square. Date unknown.
The disused brewery, situated to the west of Yarm Bridge, along the River Tees. Was this part of Wrens Vinegar Brewery…
The photograph was taken December 1975.
Thornaby Railway Station. In the distance the Thornaby coking plant and ‘torch’ can be seen. These photographs were taken shortly before the station was demolished in the 1980s.
Police line up outside Thornaby Police Station in 1892 to celebrate Charter Day. Thornaby’s civic independence was assured when in 1892 a charter was granted by Parliament to create the Borough of Thornaby-on-Tees. Is this the old Police Station on George Street or is it somewhere else?
Leven Bridge Mill – On the northern edge of Low Leven there was a water mill. The river was diverted through a channel to flow through the mill. To the rear of the mill was Leven Camp where we believe numerous chalets were used as holiday homes during the 1950s. Date unknown.
Behind the Royal George Public House on Thornaby Road, stood Thornaby Pottery Works, also known as Stockton Pottery Works and Stafford Pottery on Sun Street. The pottery was one of the first on Teesside. It was established in 1825 by William Smith a local Stockton builder.
Photographs taken December 1991.
It is thought to be the earliest English surviving example of this type of silo and was given a Grade II listing. The curved shape of the silo allowed vast quantities to be stored without it causing structual problems to the sides of the buildings. Possibly built c1928.
We think this photograph was taken in the pre-tram era, probably c1870s. We can see Wilson’s drapers (no.75), owned by Thomas Wilson who had recently dissolved his partnership in shipping with Appleton & Co to join his brother in the drapery business. Popperwell and Hudson dining rooms (no.71) and Gowlands Unicorn Hotel (no.72). The Unicorn Hotel was managed by Jane Gowland in 1871 and Philip Gowland from 1876. This Victorian building was still incomplete when it was demolished in 1970. What is the circular building in the middle of the photograph, is it the equivalent to the taxi office/rank of today?
These two street views are of the terraced housing in Outram Street, Stockton. The photographs were taken in 1986.
This photograph was taken in 1975 of the Cattle Market pens on West Street in Yarm.
This photograph was taken c1990 of the slipway at Head Wrightsons. The view is from the north bank of the River Tees.
