BBC's 'Great Coastal Railway Journeys' visits Middlesbrough Heritage Unlocked's Tosh Warwick met with Michael Portillo at the top of the Tees Transporter Bridge to discuss #Middlesbrough's history, #deindustrialization and importance of #Teesside's #industrialheritage. Full episode on BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001mg0c/great-coastal-railway-journeys-series-2-6-middlesbrough-to-boulby | Heritage Unlocked

Middlesbrough Old Town Hall & Transporter Bridge – A Story of Industry and Pride 🏛️🌉 Opened in 1846, Middlesbrough Old Town Hall was once the centre of civic life in St Hilda’s – a place of markets, meetings, and decisions that helped shape a growing industrial town. On the skyline behind it, the Transporter Bridge has spanned the River Tees since 1911 – a steel giant and an enduring symbol of Middlesbrough’s engineering heritage. Together, these landmarks tell a story of ambition, hard work,

Standing tall over the River Tees, the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge still defines the skyline — a symbol of Teesside’s pride and engineering genius. Opened in 1911, it once carried cars, workers, and pedestrians across the river on its suspended gondola in just 90 seconds. For over a century, it linked Middlesbrough and Port Clarence, becoming one of the town’s most enduring icons. But since 2019, it’s stood silent. Structural issues forced its closure, and in 2025, it was added to Historic

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