It was a day that has gone down in Teesside folklore, indeed it has taken on legendary status, a day that would forever be remembered as The Dark Day
The Five lamps and an ordinary street lamp, included in a view of Mandale Road, Thornaby, looking towards the Sadlers Hotel. The Five Lamps were presented to Thornaby by three Justices of the Peace in 1874. the original gas lamps were replaced by an electric five lamp standard during the 1950,s. In 1983, a replica…
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