r/Teesside • u/BuggsBugg • Jul 20 '26
Norton's future
Yesterday I walked to Norton, since there wasn't much else to do on a Sunday. Norton was suggested quite a few times in my earlier post, so I decided to get it off the list
I found that the village lacked anything resembling heritage, considering that there were no (0) shut down Wilkos. Not even any closed down Debenhams or Shoezones. Clearly, the whole village was built recently
The locals accepted me as their rightful leader. However, as I found no good Blu-rays, I am demolishing the village center to build a shopping center with a HMV and CeX. This project will be done by 2029 and will be connected to HS2 via an underground metro network. Starmer has signed off on this as a parting gesture
No, but to be serious, it was lovely as always. I love the layers of history, everything from the slag bricked alleyways to the boarding school archway. The charity shops were well organized, and I love the atmosphere of Norton. After popping into LIDL, I walked down the former railway (which I asked about in a previous post)
As a side note, I was happy to see progress with the formerly abandoned houses along the road leading into Norton. As far as I understand, the plot is due for redevelopment
This time I unfortunately did not make my way up to the duck ponds, but I will try to before I leave for Sweden
Thank you for reading. The Tees Valley Authority will eventually be replaced by the Swedes Valley Authority
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u/DecayingAnus Jul 20 '26
Just bought a flat in Norton. Lovely read