Learn more about the story behind the latest Heritage Unlocked publication The Man Who Paints Football by debut author and football artist Paul Town...
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For those outside the region, it may surprise you to learn that Hartlepool is home to the only First World War battle site in the United Kingdom. The Heugh Battery Museum, situated in the town's Headland, is dedicated to remembering the Hartlepool Bombardment of 1914 and sharing passion for local history.
The small, independent heritage site is packed with artefacts that help tell the story of the wartime life in the area and beyond. Yet, in 2019 it was nearly lost forever, only surviving through a remarkable grassroots fundraising in the local community. Here, Teesside University student and Heritage Unlocked intern Adam Shillaw explores the history of the museum and reveals a story of survival against the backdrop of a challenging time for the heritage sector…
Middlesbrough's historic and lost pubs - take a pub crawl through time to the town's watering holes and rediscover lost pubs and communities.
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In May 2022, Heritage Unlocked’s Dr Tosh Warwick linked up with Enjoy Stockton-on-Tees for a book signing event for his Memories of Stockton-on-Tees in the 1970s and 1980s. As part of the event, the historian invited members of the community to come along and share their memories at the Stockton High Street based venue. Here he discusses his conversation with Peter Thompson, born in the Newtown area of Stockton-on-Tees, who passed away on 4th July at the age of 96…
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During Summer 2021, Teesside University BA (Hons) History graduate Dylan Cooper undertook an internship with Heritage Unlocked as a part of a partnership with the University. Here Dylan shares his experience…
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As Boro once again look to add firepower to their forward line as they seek promotion to the Premier League once more, the club can only dream of discovering a talent that once hammered home a remarkable 59 league goals in one glorious season back in 1926/27! This remarkable statistic is just one of the many legacies of Middlesbrough’s George Camsell that I have exploring during a recent placement with Heritage Unlocked and Teesside University as part of my BA (Hons) History degree. During the six week placement, I have spent hours delving into historic records on Camsell’s career as a Research Assistant to Dr Tosh Warwick, who has been busy writing a biography of the Boro great.
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A new link-up between the University of Huddersfield’s History Division and a heritage consultancy established by a Huddersfield graduate has helped shed new light on the global impact of the mining, iron and steel industries of the North East and Yorkshire.
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The Opening of the Tees Newport Bridge: An Apprentice's Story of a Royal Visit to Middlesbrough Town Hall and a Golden Toilet Seat.
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A book review by Heritage Unlocked’s Dr Tosh Warwick of the new My Boro Debut book by Robert Nichols.
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Following the announcement by Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen that the iconic Redcar Blast Furnace is to be demolished, Heritage Unlocked’s Dr Tosh Warwick looks back at the 1920s demolition of the iconic blast furnaces and Middlesbrough works of Bolckow Vaughan in the shadow of the Tees Transporter Bridge.
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As part of a link up between Heritage Unlocked, MIMA and New Mappings of Europe, ‘A Town of Immigrants: Histories of Migration’ by Heritage Unlocked’s Dr Tosh Warwick was published in 2019.
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Throughout May, the ‘Rediscovered Voices of Teesside: Memories from the Archives’ link-up between Heritage Unlocked and Teesside Archives will showcase a selection of oral history recordings featuring unique, first-hand accounts of life in the area dating back to the late nineteenth century. Featured recordings focus on a range of key themes including industrial heritage, sporting memories, social conditions. and life during the World Wars.
New recordings will be added each Thursday at 5pm during Local History Month and will be available on Heritage Unlocked’s Facebook and YouTube channels.
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As part of a link up between Heritage Unlocked and Hidden Teesside, Chris Twigg from Hidden Teesside takes a look at Dorman Long Illustrated.
Produced by Dorman Long from the 1940s until the 1960s, the company magazine promoted the work of the company and provides an insight into life working for the famous bridge building and steel manufacturing firm.
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As part of our #StayAtHome history initiative we are making Middlesbrough in 1885: Original Sketches by J. Thomson Dunnning available via download and online.
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As part of our #StayAtHome history initiative we are making Memories of Mannion - South Bank’s ‘Golden Boy’ available via download and online.
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The Coronavirus has brought chaos to global sport with major football matches played behind closed doors and postponements have been widespread across elite football, despite Government insistence that the show would go on.
Dr Tosh Warwick, Heritage Unlocked founder and Research Associate at Manchester Metropolitan University , looks at how the threat of COVID-19 has echoes of a Victorian epidemic and twentieth century outbreaks that brought tournament postponements, matches behind closed doors and conflict between clubs and football’s governing bodies…
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he Tees Transporter Bridge is one of the UK’s most recognisable bridges and a landmark of Teesside. Heritage Unlocked is currently working with Cleveland Bridge, designers of the bridge, to enhance access to the company’s heritage and celebrate the area’s engineering and industrial history. Heritage Unlocked’s Dr Tosh Warwick caught up with artist Rosie Morris during a visit to her RoRo Studio in the shadow of the ‘Tranny’ to learn more about the recent Tees Transporter Bridge 108th Birthday Exhibition at the gallery.
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