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Show on map Happy Birthday Transporter Bridge
Show on map The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge is 100 years old today.
Details from LoveMiddlesbrough :-
Members of the public are also invited to join the party at the foot of the bridge on Monday – the Transporter’s 100th birthday – when, from 1.30pm, there will be special performances, official speeches and even a Transporter Bridge cake!
The bridge’s Visitor Centre will also host a heritage exhibition, featuring Transporter artefacts, memories, photographs and video clips collated by the centenary reminiscence project.
And for those crossing the Transporter on the 100th birthday itself, there will be a special memento of the occasion.
Also from listenupnorth.com :-
listenupnorth.com and Writer’s Block North East have created the
Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge Centenary Writing Competition to
celebrate 100 years of this wonderful bridge. The winning entries are
recorded and available to listen to on
http://listenupnorth.com/writer-profile/354 – they share a great affection
for the bridge and wonderful ways of capturing this feeling.
Listen and enjoy!
Bridges Over The Tees
Show on map A new leaflet is available on the ICE website, which details all 13 crossings of the Tees from the Transporter Bridge upstream to the Yarm viaduct.
It has been produced by the Institution of Civil Engineers in conjunction with the Cleveland Industrial Archaeology Society and the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.
Esso Ghostsign Middlesbrough
Show on map This sign is painted onto the gable end of the last house in Carlow Street.
I don’t know how long its been there or if it was once associated with a garage.
Anyone ?
Stench Pipe, Marton Grove Road,
Show on map First one i’ve ever noticed in Middlesbrough, although it makes sense when you consider all the very highly appointed Victorian Villas that were in the immediate area, this one actually sports a crown on the top.
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Gates and Gatehouse to Grove Lea / Bishop’s House, Marton Road, Middlesbrough
Show on map Next door to Erdely Villa stood Grove Lea which was the home of Herman Harkewitz a German iron and steel merchant.
In 1885 it became the home of the first Bishop of Middlesbrough Richard Lacy
The gates still remain near the current Aldi supermarket
Also next to the gate is small gatehouse which now looks very out of place with its surroundings.
This photo of Bishop Lacy is his study was most likely taken at Grove Lea, the same contact of mine has also unearthed a picture of Grove Lea so many thanks for those.
Below is a map of the location
Erdely Villa / Convent of the Holy Rood, Middlesbrough. Home of E W Hornung
Show on map Erdely Villa is located at 404 Marton Road.
It was the childhood home of of E. W. Hornung the creator of Raffles – The Gentleman Thief. His father was Hungarian born iron and coal merchant John Peter Hornung. (Erdely is the Hungarian name for Transylvania)
I’ve been told he was actually born at Cleveland Villas which was next door, but even his descendants didn’t seen sure of that when they visited the town last year.
Quote from Bernard Hornung
BH: It is my first time and I have never been to Middlesbrough before. I travelled up from London yesterday. But there is a dual purpose for my visit and that is we cannot be certain where E W Hornung was born because it was at the time when the family was moving out of Cleveland Villas to Erdley. We don’t know whether he was born in Cleveland Villas or whether he was actually born at Erdley. But one thing is for certain and that is that on 23rdFebruary 1886 my great grandmother gave birth to my grandfather, Bernard Hornung, after whom I am named. So I am certain that at least one Hornung was born at Erdley and that was my grandfather and I am very proud of that as well.
Between 1924 to 1979 the building was the Convent of the Holy Rood, I believe its now offers temporary accommodation for ex-offenders.
Outside the villa is a cross in memory of Edith Mary Cordeux of Brierley who donated Hodroyd Hall to the Convent of the Holy Rood of Middlesbrough
Newham Bridge / Devils Bridge – Acklam, Middlesbrough
Show on map This small packhorse bridge stands where Marton West Beck meets Newham Beck
Its known as Devils Bridge as there was supposedly a cloven hoof mark on one of the stones, but I was unable to locate it, I suspect its long since worn away.
Message Tree – Albert Park Middlesbrough
Show on map The message tree is a hawthorn. Before the park was create a Sailors Trod ran from Newport to North Ormesby.
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Its said that sailors left messages for each other under a piece of ironstone in the tree, which is still there with the tree having grown around it.
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I like the story, but having checked the first OS map of the area the only footpath seems to co-incide with the one currently running through the centre of the park with this location being in the middle of a field. Although there’s then a 30 year gap until the next OS maps when the park is fully layed out so its possible the footpath moved.
UPDATE 23/11/2011 :
Prompted by Mikes comments I overlayed the first OS map onto Google Earth by aligning points that still exist today, this shows the path running east-west exactly where Mike says south of the Longlands Club
This also puts the path further north in the park than I originally thought, but it still doesn’t run next to the tree.
Dorman Museum, Roman Coffin and Tees Stepping Stone
Show on map The Dorman Museum opened in 1904, it was given to the town by Sir Arthur Dorman as a memorial to his son who has been killed in the South African War. The building also has a green plaque dedicated to Frank Elgee the curator between 1923 and 1932. The museum itself if full of interesting exhibits and well worth a visit, but I shall only comment on items outside the building.
A roman coffin in the grounds is actually from Irchester in Northamptonshire but was found on the property of the Cargo Fleet Iron Company (presumably at the iron ore quarries)
The large stone which seems to have lost its plaque at some point, is said to be a stepping stone from a crossing of the Tees at Newport.
Other items include an 1884 foundation stone laid by Lady Pease and Middlesbroughs coat of arms.
“Erimus†is Latin for “We shall beâ€, it is a development of the motto of the Brus family “Fuimus†meaning “We have beenâ€.
