Show on map The Holgate wall started life as the perimeter of a workhouse called the Holgate Poor Law Institution, the site of which later became Middlesbrough General Hospital.
The wall enclosed the Holgate end of Ayresome Park football stadium which stood here between 1903 and 1997, it is now the only remaining part of the stadium in its original position.
Show on map These two cottages on Lilac Grove carry plaques for “NER Cottage Homes” 
The ‘North Eastern Railway Cottage Homes and Benefit Fund was formed in 1919 and funded by a deduction for railway workers wages, presumable houses at that time were only for railwaymen.
Despite being neighbours one was built in 1925 and the other in 1926 so are relatively early in the organisations existence.
The charity still exists today and is known as the Railway Housing Association which provides affordable rented homes for anyone.
Show on map This fantastic survivor still sits in Norton High Street, originally steam driven trams owned by the Middlesbrough and Stockton Tram Company ran from Norton to Thornaby, but they were taken over in 1896 by the Imperial Tramway Company who electrified the system and joined it with Middlesbrough.
The first electric tram ran in 1898 so this post must be one of the very first when the route was being electrified, the extended service ran from Norton Green to North Ormesby
Trams ran from Norton until the end of 1931, this excellent article in Remember When has many pictures of the trams in operation including the depot at Norton. A more detailed history can be found here.
Many thanks go to Wayne Martin for making me aware of this and sending photos.
Show on map This was instantly recognisable as one of Steve Iredales chainsaw carving as it resembles those in Errington Woods.
It was carved from a dying Chestnut tree in January 2008 and can be seem to have weathered-in a lot since its unveiling
Show on map The sculpture ‘Growth’ and Andrew McKeown dates from 2009
It stands in Linthorpe Cemetary on the site of the two identical chapels builts in the 1870, one for CofE and one for other religions. Sadly the last remains of the chapels were removed in 1986, their outlines remain in stone.
Show on map Moses Carpenters real name was Ska-Run-Ya-Te, he was a Canadian Mohawk Indian who came to Middlesbrough in 1889. The traveling company who offered ‘miracle cures’ was lead by Sequah (who was actually an Englishman named William Hannaway Rowe). This picture is thought to show Ska-Run-Ya-Te stood next to a seated Sequah.
The show was in Middlesbrough for three weeks with twice daily shows selling cures such as Prairie Flower and Sequahs Oil.
Moses was taken ill in Middlesbrough and died on 15th August 1889, it is said that 12,000 – 15,000 lined the route of funeral to pay their respects.
The grave is still decorated to this day with feathers and flowers.
