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 A Valentine’s Series postcard dated 1907, showing we believe the west gate looking towards Linthorpe Road; Dorman Museum on Image courtesy of Kim Whaley.  This more recent postcard by Valentines of Dundee is from 1980. It gives wonderful views of the bridges of the Tees, showing Newport bridge in both lowered and raised positions. Image courtesy of Kim Whaley.  This view of Stockton Market Hall although outside our area portrays the times of cobbled main streets, horse drawn traps and ladies with wide brimmed hats. Image trying to cross the same road now even without the long skirt? Image from a glass plate negative courtesy of Geoff Patton.  An activity now frowned upon by the ”elf and safety” mob; the pupils of Fleetham Street School, Middlesbrough play conkers about 1938. Photograph courtesy of Alan Richardson.  Even in 1973 the Wilton flare stacks caused problems. Andrew Pryce comments: “I remember the flares vividly, we lived in Redcar on the old Lakes Estate and Iwas working in Guisborough at Blackett Hutttons at the time as a machinist. Used to drive past and see the flares.” Keith Willshaw assists with: “It was much more of a problem back then. I started as an apprentice at ICI Wilton in 1968 and was around until Olefines VI had been built in the mid 70’s. That amount of smoke would get you into trouble today as the regulations require that in normal operation no visible smoke should be produced. If nothing else it means unburned hydrocarbons are being emitted which could be toxic, carcinogenic or both. Image courtesy of Owen Rooks; thanks to Andrew Pryce and Keith Willshaw for the updates.  Look at the farmers viewing the tractor stands at Stokesley Show; this image dated we believe from the late 1950s or early 1960s. Image kindly supplied by Geoff Patton.  Postcard dated 1905, High Street Stockton, Market day. The centre of the photograph is dominated by the Town Hall built in 1735. The Market Cross, a Doric column 33 feet high dates from 1768. An Imperial Tramways open top decker trundles past, Thornaby bound. Image courtesy Tina Dowey.  Posted in 1904, this view of Linthorpe road, at the junction with Corporation road. We can see Collingwoods Jewellers on the right hand corner and the Kings Head Hotel on the left; which became Newhouses Store and later Debenhams (gone alas, but not forgotten). Postcard courtesy of Tina Dowey.  When the Archive first viewed this photograph the title of the establishment was intriguing; and researches then had to be carried out. Eric Johnson advised: “This image is from the book ‘Middlesbrough’2’ by Araf Chohan. A pre-1914 photograph of Parker’s Dining Rooms, located at 34 Bridge Street East. The spire of St Peter’s church, above rooftops was destroyed in bombing raid in 1940.” The paving on the street in front also caused some comment, being the traditional slag bricks, but laid in a herringbone pattern; unlike the streets in Carlin How with the traditional right to left straight lines. Thanks to Eric Johnson for the update.  I’m not having the best of nights tonight! I don’t think the photographer was either, tilting the picture! Another of those unknown images – can anybody enlighten us? |
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