Thornaby John Walker's Walk, in memory of Colin Woodgate, historical walk instructions

Parking available in Cranworth Street car park, TS17 7DR.

Begin the walk outside St Patrick's Parish Centre (former school chapel designed in 1872) and follow alongside St Patrick's Church (c1891 this replaced the school chapel).

Turn left onto Westbury Street and keep following until reaching the traffic lights at the junction of Lanehouse Road. You will pass the Thornaby Muslim Association Mosque and St Patrick's Primary School along the route on your left.

Cross the crossing on your right and head along Lanehouse Road towards Thornaby Baths.

After crossing Oxford Road, Irene Jessop's Funeral Service is on the corner, and in the front garden, amongst other memorials, is a stone depicting the names of the 33 people who lost their life in the tragic Dibbles Bridge accident of 1975.

Continue to the traffic lights at the junction of Thornaby Road and cross at Thornaby Baths.

Turn left and walk up Thornaby Road for approximately 0.5 miles until reaching The Oddfellows Arms. On route you will pass the site of the former Jolly Farmers pub, where a coin from the Augustian Period (31 B.C. to 14 A.D.) was once discovered.

At the junction of the Oddfellows Arms, turn right walking along Upper Green Lane then bear right where you will come to the Anglican church of St Peter ad Vincula. This 12^th century church is noted for being the baptismal location of Grace Pace, Captain James Cook's mother.

The history of the five lamps in Thornaby is linked to Robert de Thormodbi who was wounded in the Crusades at the Battle for Acre. He swore to create a shrine to the Virgin Mary if he survived his wounds, which he did. As part of his wish, a shrine was established in St Peter's Church and lit by five sanctuary lamps, hence 'The Five Lamps'.

Retrace your steps back to the Oddfellows Arms, cross over Upper Green Lane and turn right, continuing to walk up Thornaby Road.

On the left is a vast area of the former Thornaby Aerodrome site. Built in 1929 and used until 1958, RAF Thornaby had various operations based here. It was notable particularly in the air-sea rescue environment and the development of the 'Thornaby Bag' - an emergency bag dropped to downed aircrew at sea and contained food, cigarettes and drink.

Prior to reaching the Airman Memorial, alongside a pathway to The Green on the right-hand side of the road, you may notice an unusual shaped house. It is said to be styled in the shape of a cornflake and that it was built by Kellogg's in the late 1960s as the first-place prize in a competition they ran.

Continue walking, crossing Thornaby Road you will see the Thornaby Airman Memorial, erected in 1997 commemorating the work of the aerodrome. Tucked away behind the statue is an aerodrome boundary marker.

Can you spot our John Walker metal box? If you have the 'What3Words' app search for 'rising.rocks.eaten'.

Heading past the Airman statue, stop at the path along Lockerbie Walk. Looking down Thornaby Road you will see Bader Primary School. This is built on the site of the former aerodrome and was dedicated to, and opened, by the famous Battle of Britain pilot Sir Douglas Bader. Further along is Spitfire Roundabout, on which a replica Spitfire aeroplane was installed in 2007.

Head left along Lockerbie Walk and bear left when the path forks. Join the pavement on Master Road and follow the bend to the right towards Thornaby Town Centre.

Cross the common after Fullerton Way, heading along Manning Close onto Trenchard Avenue.

With Christ the King Church on your left-hand side, cross at the crossing and continue straight ahead, passing Thornaby Health Centre and turning left at Asda.

With shops on either side, head towards the large car park, turn right towards Allensway, then left following the path along Allensway. Cross the road at the traffic lights near McDonalds turning right onto Mitchell Avenue all the way down to the Roundel Pub.

Opposite the Roundel on the other side of the road is a replica statue of the 'Five Lamps', located here since 2010. The original was erected in 1874 at the junction of George Street and Mandale Road and became a focal point of the town.

Behind the Five Lamps is Littleboy Park. This was opened in 1930 in memory of Lt Wilfred Littleboy on a plot of land donated by his parents.

Walk past the Roundel, over the crossing and into Thornaby Cemetery. Bear right and see the war memorial to the fallen as well as a number of war graves. To the far right of the war graves is a headstone to Sgt Ernest Idle (died 1945) - this is the father of the Monty Python actor Eric Idle.

Walk through the cemetery towards the main entrance, keeping an eye out for the many squirrels living there. As you leave the main entrance of the cemetery, turn right and continue walking along Acklam Road.

After passing Teesside Golf Club on your right, at the top of the hill enter the gate into the Harewood Pleasure Gardens, walk along the top level path and you will pass the Thornaby Cenotaph War Memorial before exiting the gardens opposite the former St Luke's Church.

Walk a little further down Acklam Road and cross the road heading down Cobden Street, with St Mary's Park on the right-hand side. Take your fourth exit on the right along Eldon Street.

Passing Gilmour Street on your left-hand side, you will turn left into Cranworth Street, then arrive at The Don War Memorial Museum & Last Post Memorial Bar. This is where the walk finishes.