Cliff Thornton

In the 1950s our family doctor was Dr Marquis, and his surgery was in the middle of this terrace. 11/01/2007 08:22:06

Alan Bailley

Years ago was there a school at the end of Garbutt Street/Norton Road? 12/01/2007 12:59:45

Phil Rambert

For Alan Bailey You are correct Alan, an earlier Stockton Grammar School sat at this site following it"s "amalgamation" with "The High School"on that site in 1899. The buildings were extensively refurbished and new parts added during a major refit which was heraldad with an opening ceremony on 10 December 1936. It was these buildings that most people remember as the old grammar school. As in it"s later reincarnation the opening ceremony was performed by the then Archbishop of York. The Headmaster at this time was Mr T. Ridley and the Senior Assistant a Mr J.A. O"Neill. I have floor plans of the old school which I will forward to the website. 12/01/2007 14:57:42

jean miller

My uncle was Dr. Walsh and his surgery was 74, Norton Road. He and my auntie also lived there. 06/06/2007 09:20:24

Ian Sutherland

Thank you Phil Rambert - I had forgotten the Heads name - Tom Ridley - when I started in 1947 having moved from Trinity School. Sounds as though you were there about that time but ageing memory has thinned out many names. I left in '52. 12/03/2010 14:56:41

Ken Sawyer

Phil Rambert & Ian Sutherland. Do you not recall them as Tommy Ridley (the Boss) and Paddy O'Neill? The new block of 1936 were used mainly for Latin (Mick O'Donnell, a fine and very well read man who also gave time to cricket and football), upstairs French with Willie Tebble - later Head of Grange School in Bradford, English (most of the time - war time years - there was a youngish lady (Miss Waller) and the other ground floor room for various including Geography. The woodwork room outside was initially the proud possesion of a man called Warren, who had to go off to the War as did 2 or 3 others. I was one of the 1939 starters - our initiation was delayed for 2 or 3 weeks whilst adaptions/reinforcements were made to act as air raid shelters and brick shrapnel walls were built outside some class room entrances.12/03/2010 19:26:31