Middlesbrough is situated in northeastern England on the south bank of the River Tees, just eleven km from the North Sea. It is the largest town in the Teesside metropolitan area.
The earliest recorded mention of Middlesbrough is a reference to it by its old name of Mydilsburgh, which dates back to the time of Anglo-Saxon rule.
Middlesbrough was begun as a Benedictine priory on the southern bank of the River Tees. In 686, a monastic cell was consecrated by St. Cuthbert at the request of the Abbess of Whitby, St Hilda.
In 1119, Robert the Bruce granted and confirmed the church of St. Hilda of Middleburg to Whitby. Twelve monks maintained the church until Henry VIII decreed the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1537.
Over time, it evolved into a sparsely populated area of rural farmland until in 1801, there were approximately 25 people in the region.
In 1829, Joseph Pease led a group of Quaker businessmen looking for a place to establish a coal port. They bought 213 hectares (527 acres) of that farmland and established the Middlesbrough Estate Company. The acreage was set aside to be a town full of workers to keep the port going.
Joseph was the son of Edward Pease, who was known as “the Father of Railways,” and he helped his son to become “the Father of Middlesbrough.” He did this by extending the Stockton and Darlington Railway line to newly founded Port Darlington, a settlement to the east of Middlesbrough in 1830. The population at that time had grown to about 40.
The port became quite busy with imports and exports, and in 1841, an iron foundry and rolling mill (metal forming) was opened by Vulcan. This, coupled with the gigantic supply of ironstone locally, led to Middlesbrough’s unqualified success and the resultant nicknamed ‘the iron-smelting centre of the world.”
Work began on a new dock east of Middlesbrough. The official opening of the dock happened in May of 1842.
By 1851, the population had skyrocketed to 7,600, and the port was close to replacing Stockton as the main port on the Tee, and in 1890, the population of the Municipal Borough had bloomed into 90,000.
During World War II, Middlesbrough was the first major industrial target bombed by the Luftwaffe. By the end of the war, more than 200 Middlesbrough buildings had been damaged or destroyed. Numerous adjoining towns were absorbed, and the town has since morphed into newer, technology including the digital sector, while it remains a busy port.
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This website is maintained by Baltimore Hotel which is the topic of the site. There are descriptions and photographs of rooms, along as amenities of each, and contact information. The hotel offers a method by which to reserve a room or suite online.
https://www.baltimore-hotel.co.uk/
This family-owned property management business has owned and rented property in the area for more than 40 years. The properties the company manages is a mixture of student accommodations, private professional property and some properties get paid by the government.
https://www.collierproperty.co.uk/
Offers numerous galleries and collections, including one collection consisting of more than 3,000 artifacts from the 1920s and 1930s. Additionally, there is a collection which contains more than 1,900 medallions, badges, banknotes, and coins. Also displays the opening times of the museum.
http://www.dormanmuseum.co.uk/
The official website of the Middlesbrough city Council provides information about local news as well as services assigned to the Council. It is possible to use this website to register a birth, request an official certificate for deaths, births, and marriages, and civil unions.
https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/
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Specializing in commercial accommodations, including office space, refurbished office space, and cooperative buildings. There are before and after pictures of some of the properties which have undergone regeneration at the hand of Python Properties. Also available online are testimonials of current and former customers.
https://northeast-ea.co.uk/
Specializing in commercial accommodations, including office space, refurbished office space, and cooperative buildings. There are before and after pictures of some of the properties which have undergone regeneration at the hand of Python Properties. Also available online are testimonials of current and former customers.
https://pythonproperties.co.uk/
Intended as a guide around town, this website lists and describes local accommodations, restaurants, and a photo gallery of Middlesbrough. It also addresses entertainment and things to see and do while in the region. There are several articles here about the history of the town, complete with photographs, and for those who fall in love and wish to become residents, there is a job search and a list of homes for sale and let.
http://www.thisismiddlesbrough.com/
Shares information about this three-star hotel, including a virtual tour of the hotel, allowing the reader to see the quality and facilities available here. Declares that dining and drinking are now available at the hotel’s dining area called the Cobbles. Take-away and home delivery menus are downloadable here.
http://www.wainstoneshotel.co.uk/
