A PROJECT to capture the history of Stockton town centre's buildings is now complete.

Over the last five years volunteers have recorded every building in the town centre, from the 18th to 20th Centuries.

Armed with clipboards and cameras, they have recorded more than 400 buildings so an accurate representation of the town's history can be created.

The project has been coordinated by Tees Archaeology with support from Stockton Council's Grants for Heritage Buildings programme.

Stockton Council's cabinet member for arts, leisure and culture, Councillor Ken Dixon said: "It is really important that we ensure our history and heritage is safeguarded for future generations and projects like this are helping us to achieve this."

Robin Daniels, from Tees Archeology, said: "It has been surprising to discover how many 18th Century buildings survive in Stockton town centre. You only have to look above the shop fronts to see some fine Georgian town houses."

As well as providing an important archival resource, the building recording will also be used by Tees Archaeology for a summary booklet about the town.

A full copy of the document will be available in Stockton Central Library in the coming months.