Grangetown, Broadway c.1955
Photo ref:
G88015
Photo ref:
G88015
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How amazing to see such a lack of road traffic by comparison with today! The Broadway is in practice a section of the main trunk road between Middlesbrough and Redcar. Grangetown developed around the old Grange Farm, when a local iron works was established here by Bolckow and Vaughan in the early 1850s.
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A Selection of Memories from Grangetown
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Grangetown
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I lived in the police station, on bolckow road ,in the 1950s. My dad was the local Bobby,it was a town of rough diamonds with hearts of gold ,who cared for,and helped each other and lived life to the full.I have very fond memories of this place, and those who lived there.
Hello everyone-- i am hoping someone out there can help me trace a very dear friend from Grangetown -- let me add my memory -- i live in South Wales but in the early 1960 i lived with my aunt in Eston but i became very friendly with a family from Grangetow who i would love to contact again-- their details are as follows -- the family surname was Malloney-- the father was Bill and the children were Billy ...see more
Hello. I did not live in Grangetown but loved the bus ride through it on the way to Redcar for a day out. Leaving South Bank on the right hand side of the road there was a row of houses with grassy front gardens and long paths leading up to the front door. As we lived in a row house with a pavement front and a back yard, I always envied the people their `country homes`. Funny how things are through a child`s ...see more
I attended this school 1951/55, when Mr Atherton (the boss), William (Bill) Berry was PT instructor, Dick (the stick) Toomey was the punishment teacher, and Sgt (sit by numbers) was art teacher. After visiting (the stick) sitting by anything wasn't easy....who was a bad boy, then?!
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