York House was built in 1937/38 for Constantine Shipping Company Ltd by Graham Dawbarn (London) and Kitching & Co (Middlesbrough), architects.

Joseph died in 1922 so his sons would have been at the helm by then.

The Constantine coat of arms is still above the door with the motto ‘facta non verba’ (deeds, not words)

The stained glass windows also carry a flag with a “C” motif.

The Constantine Building at the University stands directly opposite.

This sadly neglected building was once the office of the architect Robert Ridley Kitching, who later went on to be Mayor of Middlesbrough.

The building is now considered by some to be an eyesore and is scheduled for demolition and re-development, although it is probably unique and well before its time in terms of design.

John Andrew Malcolmson was Medical Officer of Health for Middlesbrough until his death aged 46 on 1st March 1898 during a smallpox epidemic (although he died of apoplexy or what we would now call a stroke)

This relief is dated 1899 by Doyle Jones

Again this is now in James Cook Hospital as part of a permanent display.

Angus MacPherson was secretary of North Riding Infirmary for 32 years from 1873 to 1904

He was Secretary of the Cleveland Institute of Engineers and also a poet, much of his work can be found in this in-depth article

The MacPherson Memorial Fund raised £115

This plaque once marked the part of the North Riding Infirmary that was erected as a memorial to Sir Bernhard Samuelson by his sons in 1906.

The porch in question is the arch that was put around the corner when the hospital was demolished in 2006, as that has a 1906 date stone on it.

The porch and two wings either side are clearly from the later date as they are a different colour to the rest of the 1864 building in this picture.

The plaque is currently located in an exhibition at James Cook hospital.