Jennifer Logue

I used to live in ParliamentStreet in the 50`s and early 60`s Our house backed onto the churchyard. This picture brings back memories of a beautiful church.06/06/2004 01:17:20

Christine Hogg

I lived not far from Holy Trinity Church in the 1950' and earily 1960's, in Clifton Avenue, and attended church services and Sunday school at the Church. It has very special memories for me.16/06/2004 15:15:20

Robert Dicken

I was Christened at Holy Trinity Church in 1930. At that time I lived at 31, Bridge Road, Stockton, above my grandparants Tool shop. In later years I attended Holy Trinity School. I am enjoying this site, please keep up the good work, I will sort some old photographs out. I am looking for a picture of 69, High Street during the years 1939-1950. 18/06/2004 09:52:15

Ann Davison (nee Modral)

I attended this church for many years from the age of 5 to being married there on 21st May 1959 by the Rev F A Youngman. I was a member of the Youth Club (1951-1958), the Youth Club Choir (1951-1954). I was a Sunday school teacher from (1951-1959) and I lived in Hind Street. I was absolutely devastated when I revisited the church a few years ago and found it to be a ruin. I have many happy memories. 02/11/2004 08:07:34

Alan Wealleans

I attended Holy Trinity School from 1944 until 1952 and was a member of both the church and the very good youth club. Youth club membership was from 1951"ish until the Army grabbed me in 1958. I made some good friends during my time as a member and spent many hours on the full size snooker tables playing both billiards and snooker with Canon Salter and many others. I have read Anne Modral"s entry but do not remember her name.( Apologies to her!) I memember we had an active hiking group which went first to church communion and then took the Crowes bus from the stop opposite the shambles to Swainby for a Sunday hike. 19/11/2004 07:55:33

Linda Sanderson

I have a copy of my Great-Grandmother"s marriage certificate. Her name was Mary Eley and was born in Stockton, she married John Smith (born Glasgow, Scotland)in 1890 in Holy Trinity. The Vicar was James A Sharrock and the witnesses were Thomas Morgan and Isabella Thompson. It is great to see these pictures and get the history of the church. Many thanks. P.S. Mary & John and their family moved to Scotland around 1900 20/02/2006 09:36:37

Mr DM ROBINSON

THIS PARISH CHURCH, IM PRESUMING IT"S THE "CHUGGY", I"M ONLY A YOUNGISH LAD AND MY FOSTER PARENTS MARRIED THERE IN 1969 (I think the year is right) BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR EVEN KNEW A STEEPLE WAS ON THIS BUILDING. WHERE HAS IT GONE? I KNOW ITS A LISTED BUILDING AND CURRENTLY HAS A STEEL FENCE GOING ROUND IT AND THAT IT IS JUST A SHELL OF ITS FORMER GLORY. DID THE STEEPLE FALL OFF IN WINDS? 17/03/2006 09:00:51

Lee

I THINK the steeple had to come down after a fire at some time.Can anyone confirm that? 20/03/2006 08:10:56

Dave Shearer

When I first came to Stockton on Tees I became a member of the church choir. Later I married my lovely wife here in 1971. I remember Shirty Bradshaw falling off the outside of the church tower climbing for pigeons while at Bowesfield Boys School. Crazy glorious days indeed! 28/08/2007 09:18:47

Jayne Wilson

Does anyone know where the burial records are kept for this church as many interments were exhumed and placed at Oxbridge Cemetery? Do the gravestones still exist? Which record office would have these records? 21/01/2009 14:14:33

Graham Warr

Burial registers for the Teesside area are held at Teesside Archives, Middlesbrough. These give plot details. 21/01/2009 16:58:27

Keith Bradshaw

The steeple came down in the mid 50s. I know this because when the steeple was being removed my brother Ray Bradshaw (Shirty )climbed the scaffold and fell from where the clock is, he was in hospital for over two years. The doctors wanted to amputate one of his arms and one of his legs but my father would not agree to it and what a good decision as Ray later went on to swim for the county. 21/01/2009 19:06:50

Stephen Terry

The disappearing steeple: I wasn't sure whether my memory was playing tricks but Keith Bradshaw confirmed it almost as I'd remembered. As I heard the story, Ray was after birds' eggs when he fell. However, I hadn't remembered that the steeple was already being demolished and the legend was that it was removed because of the fall. I was born in '52 so this must have been '56 or a bit later. I remember Keith well.02/08/2009 18:34:36

Jack Dale

My paternal grandparents were married at Holy Trinity in 1909. I've heard that the church has been relocated from its original location. Is this true? Could someone provide me with the original address for Holy Trinity Church? I would like to visit there someday and find out more about my family. 11/02/2010 15:58:16

Ian Sutherland

Both Church and School have gone. I was at the school from 42 to 47 moving on to the Grammar School. Alan Wealleans may have been a bit younger if starting in 44 - us older chaps would not remember such shrimps! Sadly so many names of good people have slipped out of the memory bank. Many years later when we retired to our house in Robin Hoods Bay I met Ian Grant - who still lives there - but neither of us have any memory of each other even having been in the same class from 42 to 47. Ian G moved to Grangefield Grammar school - a much less gloomy place than the old Grammar School and probably better teachers. The Church was very handsome and active. 12/03/2010 15:15:52

J.Norman Kidd

About two years ago I was told that a move was being made to re build Holy Trinity Church. That would be something for the local council to be really proud of. It is time to show some drive to give the area some credit, most has been thrown away since the second world war. I was a Trinity pupil 1936-1942. The town has a fantastic history but who cares! Most of the people who do, make comment through Picture Stockton. Keep it up. 12/03/2010 16:17:16

Paul Hardman

A total of 1131 bodies were exhumed from Holy Trinity and re-interred in Oxbridge Lane Cemetery in 1976 , to make way for a new road (between Borges restaurant and the riverside roundabout. Of these bodies, 837 were adults and 294 were children. 12/03/2010 22:48:27

Neil Pallister

Ian, the reason that you and your friend Ian Grant cannot remember being in the same class at Holy Trinity from 1942 to 1947 is that very likely you weren't! If Ian went on to Grangefield Grammar School, he must have been in a later class than you, since Grangefield only opened in September, 1950.15/03/2010 15:04:58

Maureen Walker nee Laing

I was in the first form of Grangefield Grammar when it opened in Sept 1951. Also my husband, Colin, was a pupil at Holy Trinity from 1940, does anybody remember him?15/03/2010 16:20:18

Bob Irwin

Maureen, my wife, was the last intake in 1949-50 at the old Sec School, being transferred over to Grangefield in 1951. She passed the 11 plus at Tilery. In Sept of last year she attended a 1949-50 class reunion at the Parkmore Hotel, Eaglescliffe. 15/03/2010 19:26:27

Pat Pattison (nee Beard)

That sounds like a lot of bodies to re-inter! Anyone know where they were buried and if there is a memorial? I have family plots in Oxbridge Cemetery, both in the old and new ends, and have not noticed anything.16/03/2010 10:46:16

Maureen Walker nee Laing

I may know your wife Bob, what's her name? Looking forward to the Co-op Reunion on St Georges Day,hope there's a good turnout!16/03/2010 14:51:20

Bob Irwin

In those days she was known as Pat Hepple. She went onto the Sec with Margaret Boston and Moira Campbell. After leaving Grangefield she worked at the Stockton Library in Wellington Street.16/03/2010 15:53:51

Maureen Walker nee Laing

I can't recall a Pat Hepple Bob but I remember Margaret Boston & Moira Campbell. Moira was my friend, Stella[Allen]'s cousin. Your wife may remember my husband's cousin, Angela Slade, who was a librarian at Stockton Library.16/03/2010 16:55:16

Paul Hardman

Pat - They are buried in 47 grave spaces so there must have been a lot went into each grave. Do you know where the cremated remains garden is? Well, there is a grey headstone for the Holy Trinity burials just outside of the cremated remains garden (near a new-ish wooden fence). The bodies are in a row of graves just in front of that headstone. If you come into the cemetery when I'm working in there I'll show you. 16/03/2010 17:17:43

Ann Davinson

Enjoyed reading all the snippets about Holy Trinity Church. Married there in 1957 but moved away from Stockton immediately afterwards. Was a member of the Youth Club from about 1948 onwards when the wonderful Mr Rock was the leader. Anyone remember him? Was also a member of the choir and netball team. My maiden name was Kennedy.03/05/2010 19:40:54

Anne Barrett (neeParkin)

I was christened at Holy Trinty on 30 Jan 1937 and later married by the Rev F A Youngaman on 19 Sep 1959 It was such a lovely church and a disgrace that it came to such a sorry end. I seem to remember a girl called Ann Modral who was in the same class at Oxbridge Lane School.02/06/2010 19:50:03

Betty Thomson

My eldest sister was baptized in Holy Trinity Church Nov 1st 1911. She only lived a short time & is presumably interred there. Her name Alys CORNEY. I wonder if she was one of the ones moved? I also wonder if grandfather John CORNEY is interred there as well? Such a shame to have the church go to ruins.31/08/2010 03:33:05

Ken Sawyer

Betty Thomson writes of Holy Trinity Church: 'Such a shame to have the church go to ruins'. Yes but the shame is that any reasonable size of worshipping and active community had diminished. Buildings like these from the 18th Century onwards were usually built as the result of money given by a benefactor or benefactors. If there is no sufficient source of income then inevitably curches, and other buildings dependent on people's giving ,then it is inevitable that they 'go to ruins'. 31/08/2010 10:44:56