We believe these ladders led down to the jail cells located beneath the Town Hall. Apparently the cells were only five feet tall and offenders were passed into the cells through what was then a hatchway in the pavement outside. Can anyone confirm this?
A photograph of Daisy Chain HQ in Calf Fallow Lane, Norton. Taken in February 2007. Daisy Chain was established as a charity in 2003.
Photograph and details courtesy of Craig Marsden.
Traffic on Yarm High Street c1962.
Children from year 4 dressed in Victorian costumes to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Oxbridge School. Pictured is Margaret Williams who taught at the school from 1972 – 1998.
Photograph courtesy of Margaret Williams.
A view of the fountain and ponds in Billingham Town Centre c1976.
Photograph and details courtesy of William Bennett.
Residents from Westerleigh Avenue celebrating with a toast to the Queen!
Photograph and details courtesy of Natalie Johnson.
Jubilee celebrations in Thornaby and Ingleby Berwick with family and friends, fab time had by all!
Photographs and details courtesy of Angela Donaldson.
I recently found this photo along with some of my father’s documents, which shows the class of that year, for which my father was my teacher as well! (I’ve read some of the earlier comments about him – he seems to have been quite popular!)
I can only identify a few names…
BACK ROW
1
2
3
4
5
6 Derek Fitzhugh?
7 Barbara Bryson?
8
9
10
11 Stephen Poad?
12
13 Stephen Wathey?
14 Harry Greener (my Dad)
MIDDLE ROW
1 Tony Langford
2
3
4
5 Katherine McMullen
6 Richard Greener (me)
7
8 Mark Smith
9
FRONT ROW
Sorry – no idea
Photograph and details courtesy of Dick Greener.
Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in Dale Grove Street, Fairfield on Friday 3 June, 2022.
Photographs courtesy of Andrew McLone.
Thank you Stockton Borough Council for all your help with our party planning. Every one here at Newby Close in Norton had a wonderful time.
Photographs and details courtesy of Natalie Powell.
We held a street party on Friday 3rd June on Blencathra Close, Thornaby. We had activities including a bouncy castle, music, paddling pool, trampoline, quiz, photo prop, pin the crown on the queen, a royal scavenger hunt, buffet lunch and an evening BBQ. We partied from 12pm to 8pm and enjoyed the most glorious weather. It was great to see the neighbourhood in such great spirits, taking the time to enjoy the celebrations. We decorated with bunting and flags and made fantastic use of the party pack provided by Stockton Borough Council.
Photographs and details courtesy of Jolie Nelson.
Photographs from the 1977 Jubilee in Chelmsford Avenue, Stockton. The first photograph is depicting games in the road and the second and third photographs were taken inside of the Mayor’s (Laurie Wild) garage, who lived in Chelmsford Avenue when it began to rain!
Photographs and details courtesy of Tonia Jackson.
This is a picture of my Holy Communion at St Johns RC Church in Billingham. I am the blond boy four from the left. The Priest was the wonderful Fr. Kerwick. I went to St Johns from 1975 – 1980.
Photograph and details courtesy of Michael Swinhoe.
Thousands of people gathered on Stockton High Street to watch a military procession take place during the celebration of the Queens Silver Jubilee, July 1977.
I’ve recently been looking through some family papers and I’ve found a school report going back to the summer term of 1939. It’s from St John’s School, Billingham and concerns my late mum Doreen Birtle nee Wright. She was doing well as her class position of 3rd out of 43 indicates.
Strangely the only subject in which she topped the class was in Nature Studies. Well the years passed and in 2001 Doreen was very proud when her granddaughter was awarded a first class degree from Cambridge University. In Natural Sciences of course.
Photograph and details courtesy of Martin Birtle.
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