Bute Street in Stockton was built to house workers in the late 1800s
Due to single private ownership the residents were not allowed to modernise the properties, so theres no pebbledash, PVC windows. As such most of the houses are pretty much as they looked when originally built.
The street still has its old enamel sign, old style lamps and cobbles.
Bute Street, Stockton
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These houses look beautiful, well looked after and unspoiled. Nice to see the brickwork left as it is, lots of lovely old brick terraces in Stockton are being covered in cream render. They look dreadful, all character removed and will look even worse when the cream gets discoloured and dirty.
‘no pebbledash, PVC windows’.
sadly, satellite dishes though….
The buildings don’t appear on the OS Six Inch 1888-1913 map, so must be later.
Whilst they are not on the 1899 map, I went with the late 1800s date because that’s whats on the Councils conservation appraisal.
https://www.stockton.gov.uk/media/5986/c02-bute-street.pdf
Could have gone up in 1899, I guess the quickest way to know for sure would be to see if people are living there on the 1901 census ?
no enamel sign now gone .none anywhere in the street.
and the cobbles are missing and holes filled in with tarmac .people move out and leave the sat dishes up on the walls .not as good as when i was 15 and i remember it ,now 80 .why the street still here i dont know council knocked better down in stockton .