The Half Moon Inn, STOCKTON-ON-TEES, North Yorkshire

The main Stockton road through the village was originally a toll road established by a Turnpike Trust in the late 18th century. In the early 19th century, it was used by horse-drawn stage coaches. The village had eight water pumps and five public houses (dating back to at least the 1820s). The Salutation and the Smith’s Arms (thought to be the oldest) are still trading. The Half Moon Inn, which didn’t have a cellar and stored its beer in barrels, lost its licence in 1908. The old inn then became a popular fish shop for years and was eventually demolished.