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Norton
Norton, TS20 2RZ
Explore the popular market town of Norton, Stockton-on-Tees in this digital treasure trail.
Begin your adventure to the south of the High Street at the junction with South Road.
Begin your adventure to the south of the High Street at the junction with South Road.
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Jubilee Memorial
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Begin your adventure at the ornate Jubilee Memorial cross near the central shops.
Walk closer to this point to reveal a question.
The decorative wording on the cross celebrates the Jubilee of Queen Victoria. In which year did she become Queen?
Hint: 4-digit year
54.587136
-1.309585
This Jubilee cross is often mistaken for the War Memorial and poppy wreaths are often laid here on Remembrance Sunday. While Queen Victoria is likely to have appreciated the poppys, the actual War Memorial is located in St Mary's Church grounds.
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Board School
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Look around for a brick archway nearby with a sign above stating 'A.D Norton Board Schools'.
Look for the small brass plaque by the archway and find which year the Norton Board School clock was restored.
Hint: 4-digit year
54.587561
-1.309695
The shops of Norton High Street have changed a lot over the years. This undated photo shows how the shops used to look.
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New Holme
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Continue walking along the High Street (past the old Norton Board School) for around 200m. Look for a decorative building near a bus stop.
What is the name of this building?
Hint: Two words
54.588927
-1.310882
The original Westminster’s Big Ben bell was originally cast in at John Warner & Sons Norton Foundry. However, due to delays and issues with testing the bell cracked. The prive Warner's gave to break up and re-cast the bell was deemed too high and the actual Big Ben bell was cast in another foundry.
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The Doctors House
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Continue walking along the High Street and look for an old-fashioned house with a blue plaque (opposite The George & Dragon pub).
The former resident of this house, Dr G.C.M M'Gonigle, identified a link between poor health and... what?
Hint: One word
54.590363
-1.311660
Dr M'Gonigle served as the Medical Officer of Health for Stockton. He is ecognized as a champion of public health, although his views did not match those of the medical establishment, and he was not honored by it.
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Norton Green
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Continue along the High Street until you reach Norton Green and the Duck Pond. Carefully cross the road and look for the National School building (behind The Hambletonian pub).
Search the two shields and find which year the school was restored.
Hint: 4-digit year
54.592327
-1.313312
Before education was funded by the state poorer children were limited to charity schools. In 1811 the Church of England founded the 'National Society' with the aim of opening National Schools in every parish of England & Wales.
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Around The Green
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Facing the National School building turn left and walk across the High Green until you see a white building with arched windows by the far corner.
What is this building?
Hint: Three words
54.592941
-1.311145
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Duck Pond
Teesside Archives
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Continue around Nortons beautiful High Green until you return to the Duck Pond. Look for a wall-mounted red postbox on thecorner near the Duck Pond and te High Street.
Which two letters are prominent on the red postbox?
Hint: Two letters
54.591632
-1.313356
The duck pond has long been a popular spot. This photo shows a warm day in 1971.
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Toymakers
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Turn right and follow the buildings around the edge of the High Green. At the next junction on your right (after about 100m) carefully cross the road and search for a small plaque by the door of one of the old-fashioned houses.
What is the name of the Toymaker, Puppeteer, and member of Norton Heritage Society that once lived here?
Hint: Two words
54.591585
-1.314874
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St Mary's Church Gate
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Continue past the houses and turn left into the grounds of St Mary's Church. Head to the Lychgate
Inscribed in the Lychgate are the words 'In Memory of Albert Edwards and Emily Pickersill' along with which year?
Hint: 4-digit year
54.592396
-1.315708
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St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church, 1900
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Enter the church grounds and look for a sundial on the wall near one of the entrances to the church.
What three digits can be seen inscribed vertically in the right-side of the sundial?
Hint: 3-digits
54.592411
-1.316311
Under the curch and Norton Green is rumoured to be a secret escape tunnel used by the Saxons and priests when in danger... though it is more probably a drainage culvert.
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High Street Cottages
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Exit the church grounds and return to the High Street. Continue heading back along the High Street, staying on the near-side this time.
Look for a stone plaque high on the wall above the shop at 127 High Street (currently a florist). What is the name of these buildings?
Hint: Two words
54.591151
-1.312476
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Almshouses
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Continue walking along the High Street until you reach the beautiful Almshouses and look for a plaque on the end-wall.
The Almshouses were founded and endowed in 1897 by... who?
Hint: Three words
54.588305
-1.310856
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Rock
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When you reach the junction where you began (by the Jubilee cross) keep following the High Street for around 100 metres until you reach the end of the road. Find the small public garden which features a large vertical stone in the centre.
Look back across the road for a large stone plaque high on the building opposite titled 'Stockton Co-Operative'. Which branch number was this building formerly?
Hint: 1-digit number
54.585959
-1.309856
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1837 2022 New Holme Poverty 1833 Friends Meeting House VR Leslie Brown 1948 543 Waterloo Cottages John Henry Fox 8
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