Cris Rea's Cafe - Young Brian Clough met his wife Barbara In Chris Rea's cafe

Christopher Anton Rea is an English rock and blues singer and guitarist from Middlesbrough. Known for his distinctive voice and his slide guitar playing, ...

[@lessaint]

Chris Rea brilliant voice, one of 2 fantastic singers from Boro Paul Rodgers being the other

[@50Hawkmoon]

Reas Cafe at the Clairville Common end of Albert Park was a must for me as a kid, teenager and youth. Mr and Mrs Reas orange squash was absolutely the dogs nuts :)

[@Arthur.in.the.Fridge]

Micky Moody is also from Middlesbrough. Fabulous guitarist.

[@ingridfranks-nd2dj]

Spent loads of time in there before match day with my boys.

[@GarthRobson]

That was not the Porthole, that was at the other end of Albert Park

[@stussyhuff]

I used to meet Lee Harrison in port hole on a Saturday afternoon

[@thesanestdaysaremad]

No no, this was Rea's cafe in 1959. There was 3 of them in total

[@lesleymarshall7611]

@@thesanestdaysaremad The cafe he's talking about wasn't the porthole... it used to be called Rafe Rheas ... my mam used to know them well

[@georgehaynes394]

I bet you have some story's to tell from that era​@stussyhuff

[@Capedcrusader79]

It was where fella is is not ramsdens ,,,,, next door

[@thesanestdaysaremad]

Wasn't, we asked an historian