Nineteenth and Twentieth Century development. Century Twentieth and Nineteenth
chemical plants that drove Middlesbrough’s drove that plants chemical
getting people to the steel works, docks and later and docks works, steel the to people getting
not only as a leisure activity, but also as a means of means a as also but activity, leisure a as only not
www.menvcity.org.uk station on Newport Road. For more information visit visit information more For Road. Newport on station
get plenty of fresh air and exercise. Cycling doubled Cycling exercise. and air fresh of plenty get
cycling information and guides. You can find it adjacent to the entrance of the bus the of entrance the to adjacent it find can You guides. and information cycling
later Stewart Park offered opportunities for families to families for opportunities offered Park Stewart later
indoor cycle parking spaces, showers, changing rooms, lockers and toilets plus toilets and lockers rooms, changing showers, spaces, parking cycle indoor
swimmer. Public parks such as Albert and the much the and Albert as such parks Public swimmer.
to leave your bicycle if you wish to explore the town on foot. It has free secure free has It foot. on town the explore to wish you if bicycle your leave to
by Tom Hatfield whose son, Jack, was a world class world a was Jack, son, whose Hatfield Tom by
The Cycle Centre, managed by Middlesbrough Environment City, is an ideal place ideal an is City, Environment Middlesbrough by managed Centre, Cycle The
opened on Gilkes Street in 1933 and was managed was and 1933 in Street Gilkes on opened
1884, but due to demand a larger facility was facility larger a demand to due but 1884,
The first swimming baths opened in Park Street in Street Park in opened baths swimming first The
held at the Talbot Hotel in 1876. 1876. in Hotel Talbot the at held
with the club which was inaugurated at a meeting a at inaugurated was which club the with
Clough and Souness have later become synonymous become later have Souness and Clough
imagination. Names such as Mannion, Hardwick, Mannion, as such Names imagination.
but it was football that really captured the town’s the captured really that football was it but
Cricket was first played in Middlesbrough in 1844, in Middlesbrough in played first was Cricket
relaxation were needed. needed. were relaxation
then that more suitable and healthier forms of forms healthier and suitable more that then
flourished in the town. Concern was expressed even expressed was Concern town. the in flourished and passes through the North York Moors. Moors. York North the through passes and
often spent in the 100 or so public houses that houses public so or 100 the in spent often part of the National Cycle Route 65, which starts in Hull Hull in starts which 65, Route Cycle National the of part
after many hours of toil by the workforce, respite was respite workforce, the by toil of hours many after commercial heart of Middlesbrough does just that. It follows follows It that. just does Middlesbrough of heart commercial
hardwork and tenacity of its labour force. However, force. labour its of tenacity and hardwork settlement in Coulby Newham, to the original industrial and industrial original the to Newham, Coulby in settlement
Middlesbrough grew as a town because of the of because town a as grew Middlesbrough heritage. A circular cycling route that takes you from the Viking the from you takes that route cycling circular A heritage.
transport and is also a great way to explore Middlesbrough’s explore to way great a also is and transport Today, cycling is still seen as an excellent healthy means of means healthy excellent an as seen still is cycling Today,
- Check to ensure the saddle is at the right height - Ensure brakes are in full working order - Ensure gears are in full working order and that you are familiar with their use - Use a cycle helmet at all times and appropriate clothing - If needed wear high visibility clothing - Be observant at all times - Use clear signaling and appropriate length of signalling - Maintain a good road position at all times - Follow the Highway Code - Always carry a copy of the Middlesbrough Cycle Map (Free from Middlesbrough Cycle Centre) - If not cycling with an adult, always inform your parent or guardian of your route and the time you are expected to return
HAVE A GOOD ONE!
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Graphics and Layout by Ben Gell, Anya Grainger and Alex Wright. Timeline 1. Coulby Newham mentioned in the Domesday Book as “Colebi” and “Nieweham”. These were originally two separate settlements. Church, Farm... Industrial Giant 2. Lingfield Farm Countryside Centre was up until the 1990’s, a working, farm and can be seen on the old Tithe Maps. 3. St Mary s Roman Catholic Cathedral opened in 1988 to 1119 The Church at Middlesbrough recognised as a Priory by serve the Diocese of Middlesbrough (from the Tees to the Robert de Brus. Humber). Its predecessor had been in Sussex Street since 1876. 1600’s Middlesbrough continues as a small farmstead. 4. Fairy Dell was once the private garden of Gunnergate Hall. The VIII. 1537 Benedictine Priory closed by Henry mansion built in 1857 by a Quaker Banker, Charles Leatham, 1801 Population 25 inhabitants. was later owned by John Vaughan, one of Middlesbrough’s first Iron Masters. 1821 5. Newham Grange Leisure Farm had been owned by the Hopper Family for over 400 years starting with Nathaniel in 1580. Edward Pease and a group of Quaker businessmen formed 6. Tollesby originally spelt “Tollesbi” was, like Ormesby, originally a the Stockton to Darlington Railroad Company. 1821 George Stephenson made Chief Engineer of the Company. Viking settlement. 7. Albert Park donated by Henry Bolckow for the “purpose of healthful 1825 Locomotion recreation and exercise” in 1864 and named after a fellow Prussian the late Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg Gotha. It was first. No. 1 travels from Shildon to Stockton, a world opened in 1868 by HRH Prince Arthur, son of the Prince Consort and Queen Victoria. 1826 The first coal shipped from the Tees. 8. The Central Library opened in 1912 by means of a donation given by Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-American philanthropist. 1829 The farmstead at Middlesbrough sold to a group of Part of the land for the building was also donated by Amos Darlington Quaker business men led by Joseph Pease, the Hinton, a grocer and politician. 9. The Town Hall opened in 1889 to replace the original one. It was “Father of Middlesbrough”. here that the first building, built in 1846, accommodated both a 1829 Richard town hall and covered market place. Otley commissioned to design a new town to house 10. Exchange Square became the financial centre of Middlesbrough a maximum of 5,000 people. in the 1860’s. The Royal Exchange, built in 1868, for a time 1830 The first house built in the “new town” of Middlesbrough stood at the center of the world’s iron and steel economy. Sadly it was demolished in 1985. (April). 11. The Railway Station opened in 1877. Designed by a famous 1830 “Port architect, William Peachey, it was a showcase for the greatness MasterDarlington” (December). opened as a new coal staithes with of Middlesbrough. Sadly in 1942 it was hit by German bombs William Fallows, another “Father and the glass roof was almost totally destroyed. 1830 The “Sunnniside” locomotion transportedOf Middlesbrough”, the first coal along as 12. Cleveland Buildings were Henry Bolckow and John Vaughan’s first the new Middlesbrough branch railway line (December). homes and offices in Middlesbrough, built in 1840. 13. The former Cleveland Club was originally a bank and is now 1831 William Fallows organises the first shipment of coal from considered one of Middlesbrough’s finest old buildings. 14. The Transporter Bridge opened in 1911. It symbolizes the Middlesbrough. industrial might and ingenuity of Teesside in the late nineteenth 1834 Middlesbrough Pottery founded in Commercial Street. It was, and early twentieth century. 15. The Dorman Museum opened in 1904, it was donated by Sir at the time, the biggest employer. Arthur Dorman, one of Middlesbrough’s prominent steel 1840 Coal exports from the Tees reaches 1.5 million tons a year. producers. 16. Acklam Hall built between 1680-83 by Sir William Hustler, a 1841 Bolckow and wealthy draper and altered in 1845 to a Victorian gothic style by Thomas Hustler. He himself was involved in the early development of Middlesbrough but resisted attempts to allow his Vaughan opened their first iron works. 1842 Middlesbrough land in Linthorpe and Acklam to be encroached upon by this ever-expanding industrial town. Dock opened. 1850 Iron ore discovered in the Cleveland Hills by John Vaughan 17. The Avenue of Trees. An avenue of lime trees planted at the end of the 17th Century originally stretched all the way up to Low 1853 Iron works producing 64,000 tons per year. Lane. 18 .Hemlington Lake was only created in the early 1970`s. Hemlington itself dates back to Saxon times, though a Neolithic 1853 Henry Bolckow becomes Middlesbrough`s first mayor. axe found in the nearby village of Stainton has been found dating as far back as 3,000 BC. 1855 John 1859 William Fallows made Mayor of Middlesbrough Vaughan becomes Mayor Of Middlesbrough. For further information on Lingfield Farm Countryside Centre, 1859 Boring begins at Bolckow and Newham Grange Leisure Farm, Albert Park, the Town Hall, Transporter Bridge and Central Library please go to Vulcan Street www.middlesbrough.gov.uk Vaughan’s Saltworks on 1868 Bolckow becomes Middlesbrough’s first MP.
1875
Dorman Long iron works founded. 1875 Bolckow and Vaughan open the first Bessemer Steel Plant. 1881 4 Bessemer converters turning out 3,000 tons of steel per
week.
1901 Population 91,302 inhabitants.
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