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Middlesbrough Heritage

Bolckow and Vaughan – World War 1 Roll of Honour

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Bolckow and Vaughan created this plaque to commemorate their 670 employees who died in the Great War. It was made by C.F. Mundell and Company, Tees Joinery Works, Marsh Road, Middlesbrough.Each plaque is split up into the works or mine they originated from, zooming in on Flickr will allow you to read every name.
Bolckow and Vaughan - WW1 Roll of Honour
Middlesbrough Office, Middlesbrough Works, South Bank Works
Bolckow and Vaughan - WW1 Roll of Honour
West Auckland Colliery, Shildon Lodge Colliery, Byers Green Colliery, Newfield Colliery, Black Boy Colliery, Auckland Park Colliery
Bolckow and Vaughan - WW1 Roll of Honour
Leasingthorne Colliery, Westerton Colliery, Dean & Chapter Colliery
Bolckow and Vaughan - WW1 Roll of Honour
Newlandside Quarry, Eston Mines, North Skelton Mines, South Skelton Mines, Belmont Mines
Bolckow and Vaughan - WW1 Roll of Honour
The plaque is currently on display at Kirkleatham Museum

Michael Pease – ‘On War Service’ Badge

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These photos were kindly shared by the owner of the item in question. They show the 1915 On War Service badge of Michael Pease.Pease family 009
These badges were issued to people to avoid them being accused to dodging military service, in this case this one was for the Cargo Fleet Iron Company Ltd
Pease family 008
Part of the Pease dynasty of Quaker businessmen, Michael Lloyd Pease was born in 1891 and died in 1968, a photo of his grave can be seen here

Sunken Boat, Middlesbrough Docks

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Heres one of my occasional challenges to you all, as i’ve currently been unable to find any information on this boat or when it sunk.
Sunken Boat, River Tees
It can be found at low tide at the entrance to Middlesbrough Docks, right next to the football ground.
Sunken Boat, River Tees

Transporter Bridge at Newport

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When you’re near a large steel works and see a Transporter Bridge near Newport, you can be easily fooled into thinking you’re on Teesside.
Newport Transporter Bridge
However this is the version in Newport, South Wales and was built 5 years before the one in Middlesbrough in 1906.
Newport Transporter Bridge
The Newport version is a little taller, although Middlesbroughs has a longer span.
Newport Transporter Bridge
Theres also a sign pointing to all the other remaining transporters (222 miles to Middlesbrough)
Newport Transporter Bridge

Stench Pipe, Weatherhead Avenue, Middlesbrough

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Another Stench Pipe for the collection on Weatherhead Avenue, Middlesbrough.
Stench Pipe, Weatherhead Avenue, Middlesbrough
Thanks to whoever pointed this one out to me in the last couple of weeks, I can’t seem to track your suggestion down.
Stench Pipe, Weatherhead Avenue, Middlesbrough

Stainton Board Schools, 1876

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The building was erected by the Stainton, Thornton and Maltby School Board in 1876
Stainton Board School 1876
The school was originally called St. Peters before becoming Stainton County Primary School until it was closed in 1971.
Stainton Board School 1876

Stainton Memorial Hall 1844

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This building originally opened as a ‘Nation School‘ in 1844 which cost sixpence a week.
Stainton Memorial Hall 1844
It closed in 1878 when a free school opened and then became a reading room.
Stainton Memorial Hall 1844
It was extended in 1922 to become the Village Hall and War Memoral.
Stainton Memorial Hall 1844

It remains in use to this day and carries possibly one of the most out-lying of Middlesbroughs Heritage plaques.

Middlesbrough Mineral Water Company

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A friend of mine with an interest in old bottles sent me the following images of a ‘Middlesbrough Mineral Water Company’ bottle.
mineral
(photo courtesy of Gavin Brett)
The gentleman on the bottle with a coat over his arm seemed very familiar, and I soon figured out it appears to be John Vaughan in the same pose as his 1884 statue.
John Vaughan Statue, Middlesbrough

K6 Phones Boxes, Middlesbrough

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This line of phone boxes behind the Town Hall are a Grade II Listed Building
K6 Phones Boxes, Middlesbrough
They no longer contain any telephones and have been adopted by the council. The K6 was designed by Gilbert Scott to celebrate King George V’s silver jubilee in 1935