DATING back to 1862 and operational in Middlesbrough for over a century, the historic Forty Foot Road-based William Lane Foundry has been put up for sale and the owners hope to see the site’s industrial heritage continue.
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Previously unpublished historic photographs, an array of fascinating old postcards and plans of Middlesbrough’s lost landmarks feature in the new Historic Middlesbrough book by historian Dr Tosh Warwick.
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DO you have historic postcards of a Middlesbrough landmark or an old postcard photograph of an ancestor or street scene? Historian Dr Tosh Warwick is appealing to the public to share their collections as a part of a new book project exploring life in the town over the decades.
Historic Middlesbrough, to be published by Heritage Unlocked in time for Christmas, will feature hundreds of historic images of the area – including many previously unpublished - from Middlesbrough Libraries, Teesside Archives and private collections. Inspired by postcards from the past, Historic Middlesbrough will explore the events, people and places that have shaped the area over the decades.
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A parmo-inspired greetings card has helped raised hundreds of pounds for Middlesbrough Foodbank.
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THE story of George Camsell, Boro’s greatest ever goalscorer and England’s goals-to-games record holder, is to be told in a new authorised biography by Heritage Unlocked historian Dr Tosh Warwick.
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THE story of George Camsell, Boro’s greatest ever goalscorer and England’s goals-to-games record holder, is to be told in a new authorised biography by Heritage Unlocked historian Dr Tosh Warwick.
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MEMORIES and previously unpublished photographs of Middlesbrough from the 1970s and 1980s feature in a new book by historian and Heritage Unlocked consultant Dr Tosh Warwick. Memories of Middlesbrough in the 1970s and 1980s has brought together images and recollections of the area, including unique material from John Severs’ photographic collection, to shed new light on two turbulent decades for Teesside.
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FASCINATING insights into life growing up in interwar Middlesbrough’s Marsh Road in the town’s Cannon Street area have been published following the discovery of the memoir of Patrick Durkin.
The Most Famous Man on Marsh Road tells the story of the son of Irish migrants, Durkin’s memoir recollects his early life in Middlesbrough in the aftermath of the First World War. The former shop owner describes schooling in the 1920s, life as a 15-year-old working at Furness Shipbuilding Company, the insanitary conditions of the area and some of the incredible characters and events that shaped the lost community.
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A major funding boost is set to breathe new life into Middlesbrough's Historic Quarter.
Grants will be up for grabs to help with repairs and restoration works to businesses and other premises.
The quarter was designated a Conservation Area in 1989 and centres around the Grade II-listed railway station, extending north towards Middlehaven and south towards the town centre.
The area is now set to benefit from a key funding injection through Historic England's High Street Heritage Action Zone fund.
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As part of Heritage Unlocked’s work with businesses on their heritage, recently we have been working with Teesside logistics business, AV Dawson ahead of the launch of their new port facility ‘Port of Middlesbrough’.
The link up between AV Dawson and Heritage Unlocked has seen archival research undertaken on the ‘Port of Middlesbrough’ and digitisation of unique historic resources. Heritage Unlocked are now working with the company to identify opportunities to celebrate and promote AV Dawson’s history in Middlesbrough.
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THE latest edition of a new Boro magazine has been launched with proceeds from sales once again helping to raise vital funds for a local charity.
Established by Robert Fletcher and featuring articles by fans of Middlesbrough Football Club, Boro Mag features a range of articles on the Boro past, present and future. Following on from the success of the first issue, which raised over £750 for Teesside Hospice, funds from Boro Mag Vol.2 will be donated to Zoё's Place Baby Hospice in Middlesbrough, which provides palliative, respite and end-of-life care to babies and infants.
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A NEW app will help Middlesbrough visitors step their way to fitness - on a series of fun treasure trails for the whole family.
Lockdown saw many residents explore our area like never before during their daily exercise. Now a number of treasure trails have been designed on the Huntee app to tap into the trend. Walkers can clock up steps in a way that interests them, including through Middlesbrough's parks and Historic Quarter.
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A new online football art exhibition celebrating Boro’s former Ayresome Park home has been launched by Middlesbrough Football Club as part of a collaboration led by Heritage Unlocked’s Dr Tosh Warwick.
Bringing together work spanning the early 1900s to the modern day from acclaimed architects, cartoonists, illustrators, painters, photographers and sculptors, Art of Ayresome celebrates the people, performances and place that defined the club for almost a century.
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