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The ‘D13′ building is an original part of the Stockton to Darlington Railway.
It was an agents house and coal depot.
D13 Building Egglescliffe / Yarm
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John Walkers Grave, Norton
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The inventor of the friction match in around 1827, died 1 May 1859 and was buried here.
This is actually a replacement headstone from July 1972 and it says the original is in the Preston Park museum
However the heavily weathered stone next to it also mentions John Walker which seems a bit too co-incidental, although its too worn to make out any dates.
‘Commerce’ Tiles 126 Stockton High Street.
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This shop facade is a listed building dating from around 1900.
The design featuring a sailing ship certainly put the current sign to shame.
Dodshon’s Fountain, Stockton
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John Dodshon (1811 – 1875) was a local Quaker philanthropist and president of the Temperence Society. This fountain was erected by public subscription in 1878
The fountain was moved to Ropner Park around 1892 because fish sellers were using it to clean and store fish
It was restored in 1992 and then moved back to the High Street (in a slightly different location) in 1994
Holy Trinity Church, Stockton
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Consecrated on December 22th 1835 with a 200ft high steeple, the building ran into trouble in the late 1950s when its steeple was found to be unsafe and in need of £20,000 of repairs, so had to be dismantled.
More financial troubles and falling congregations lead to the church finally closing in 1982
The Greek Orthodox church took over in 1985 but the church was unfortunately plagued by vandalism, including the destruction of its valuable organ.
The final straw came on October 1 1991 when the building was destroyed by fire
Stockton & Darlington Railway Ticket Office
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St Johns Well (48 Bridge Road) is said to be the first railway ticket office in the world, although there are some doubts to the truth of this claim as passengers may have bought their tickets at inns, as they would have with a stagecoach.
The building carries a plaque which commemorates the laying of the first rail of the Stockton & Darlington railway by Thomas Meynell of 23rd May 1822
