Cultureshock

Posted 21/11/2010 at 10:20

can you tell me when the prince of wales public house was built

Posted 19/06/2011 at 10:02

Wonderful stuff - my dad was from Middleton (George Grainger) and we spent many weekends and holidays there.

Posted 01/09/2011 at 10:42

My great grandma, Grace Crawford, had the corner shop in Commercial Street, Crawfords Dining Room. I believe it was on the opposite corner to Woods Dining Room, owned I believe by Teddy gardiner

Posted 22/04/2012 at 15:52

My Dad grew up in Middleton, his name is Don Aird. His best friend was Eddie Bissell.
For a time his mam and dad had the Commercial Hotel, when he was older they lived in number 24 Commercial street.
He was one of the last paper boy's in the Village of Middleton.
Bull Boagey rowed the Ferry boat that took them to school each day.
I have grown up listening to story's of Middleton from my Dad, i have and will always love to hear these Story's : )

Posted 26/04/2012 at 21:56

my father was born in princess street his name is brian hogg his father and grandfather all lived in middleton teddy gardiner is related to me and my aunt carrie uesd to have a shop and carries soup kitchens in middleton my father has many memories of middleton and recent photo's printed in the hartlepool mail showing commercial street and many others he knows many of the people who lived there.
does anybody have any photo's of middleton possibly showing street parties or local people if so please contact me as i am looking for possible pics of the hogg family from middleton
i can be contacted on karen.hogg1@ntlworld.com

Posted 19/05/2012 at 10:04

This has brough back many memories for me, especially the last comment. My mother Esther (nee Grainger) spent her childhood in Middleton and I was often taken there to visit my two aunts - Alice & Nellie and spent many happy hours playing with my cousins in the streets which always seemed full of friendly people talking - you don't see that nowadays. I remember my mother talking about a lady she called Aunt Carrie who had a shop in Middleton so this must be the lady mentioned.I was told that when I was born Aunt Carrie gave my mother some parachute silk to make me a dress ! Also my mother told me that she and my aunt Alice used to make Teddy Gardiner's boxing shorts. What a lovely community it must have been, such a shame it had to just disappear.