Nostalgic memories of Cargo Fleet's local history
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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 15 in total
I was born at 3 prospect place in 1962. My grandmother was hilda readman, i remember the tarry beck and the old railway station which i believe was lit by paraffin lamps on a night. We moved in 1962 to town farm but spent much of my childhood in cargo fleet, playing on the common, the cobbled back alleys and the tarry beck. The shops always seemed to have everything you needed and who could forget robinsons fish shop with the post office next door and watching colliers dairy
I was born in Cambridge Road. My family were the Pearsons. My Nana Renee Pearson took in lodgers after my Grandad Arthur died. She worked in chippy aswell. My mum was Valerie Pearson nee Johnstone. My dad is Michael and his brother Terry. I remember as a child going round to the "ruin" The Crown pub to meet Grandad coming from work at Steel works. The Corner shop where I went for sweet mix...I remember the rag and bone ...see more
A young man called Howard Watson, lived in Dover Street, owned a convertible sports car. Beautiful thing,maybe a Triumph with a bonnet that opened forwards. His Dad was sitting in it on the top common and somehow launched it across the top road and through the wall of Lawson school. That wall was two feet thick and that car was through it!
Ah memories.
I am very pleased to have found this site, I was on Friends Reunited but it closed.
I was born in 19 Chester Street in 1947, went to Lawson infants school, Smeaton Street and Middlesbrough Tech. My sister, Pat, grew up there through the war. My Dad worked at Tees-Side Bridge and Mom was the cook at Lawson school. Have a few school class pictures I will try to post.
Grew up with Graham Massingham, Walter ...see more
I remember dover street very well. I worked on the Wilson Walton site constructing equipment for the north sea in the mid seventies as a crane driver.
I lodged with a lovely lady Mrs Renie Pearson at No 6 Dover Street for a few years and she looked after me like her own son. I did most of my socialising in the Crown pub (the ruin ) as it was known.
I have great memories of that time because being a Welsh man from ...see more
I remember Pamela very well as we were an item once. But unfortunately she dumped me for another. Lol. I remember her mam and dad made lovely fish and chips. I often wonder how Pamela got on. As I have fond memories.
i was born in 13 cargofleet lane people i remember--j.mothersill 8 cargofleet lane m.bainbrige;hodsons;hornigolds maurice;keneth;david the leeches ;the sivitors the graftons the pollards and the scurs mary;jimmy;billy and my gran alice cooper john bashford the masinghams the hattons the chattertons the hugils[nicky]
the greems prospect place.the maddisons corner shop owners there are lots more memorys to follow
Finally managed to get around to uploading a few pics of Cargo Fleet, but can't see on this site how to post them online. So if anyone can suggest, that would be great. Alternatively, email me with your email address and I will share them..
Andrew Catton
I spent the first 10 years of my life in Cambridge Road, Me, my younger sister, Janet and Brother Gary, My father was Gerald Thompson, there was an outside toilet and no bathroom. I remember Snaith's off licence, and the sweet "scrambles" - word would go out that their'd be a scramble, all the Fleet children would gather and Mr Smith would throw handfuls of penny sweets into the air. ...see more
I remember pulling George Thompson from the beck at high tide. The streets were Prospect Place, Customs Row, Cargo Fleet Lane, South View, Bristol Street, Dover Street, Chester Street, Cambridge Rd and one I don't remember. I lived there for the 2nd time in 60's.Friends; George Thompson, Cliff Wigglesworth, Noreen and Christine Alders, John Hood, Les Hood, Ray Clarke, Paul Mgintey, June and Paul Manders, Susan and ...see more