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The Tees Transporter Bridge, also referred to as the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, is a bridge in northern England. It is the furthest downstream bridge across the River Tees and the longest remaining transporter in the world. The bridge is grade II* listed and its winch house and piers are grade II listed.
Temenos Sculpture, The Clock Tower, Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge and Able UK's Gate Guardian.
And not forgetting a Sun Pillar.
The 1P79 15.00 Manchester Victoria to Saltburn TPE service, thanks to Andrew Shenton for taking us to this interesting viewpoint of the lifting Newport Bridge which opened in 1934 and performed its final lift in 1990.
Middlesbrough College at Middlehaven Dock, with the Transporter Bridge in the background.Taken at sunrise.
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On 4th October 2000, EWS 'Dutch' (Civil Engineers) liveried 56048 heads away from Middlesbrough Goods sidings at 10:50am with a rake of hopper wagons following their discharge of rock salt product at A.V. Dawson's Ayrton railhead. The Doncaster Works-built 'Grid' was to be withdrawn from service in August 2002 and was disposed of by EMR at Kingsbury.
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Taken with DJI Mavic 3 Pro drone, not from a great height, in fact the drone was just a metre or so above the water. Included in groups as an aerial photograph.
DB 66101 with the returning empty slab flats near Middlesbrough working 6D11 13:24 Lackenby B.S.C- Scunthorpe B.S.C. 22/03/2018.
The building to the left, is Webb House. This is believed to be the only commercial building designed by the father of the arts and craft movement, Philip Webb.
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The building to the right is the Zetland Hotel. This is a Victorian pub that has recently been refurbished and has the most fabulous tiled interior in the bar.
On 2 December 1989, 37069 passes Middlesbrough on 9P75 Tees Yard trip, which visited various locations such as Middlesbrough Goods and Tees Dock.
Under leaden skies and the light failing rapidly, 'B1' class 4-6-0 61264 makes a spirited departure from Middlesbrough station, attempting to recover some of its 11-minute down time, heading the 1Z47 16:30 Whitby to York 'Whitby Flyer' charter at 6.20pm on Saturday 18th March 2017.
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Middlesbrough Town Hall is a Grade II listed building located in Middlesbrough, England. It was built between 1883-1889 to replace the older and much smaller Old Town Hall. The architect was George Gordon Hoskins of Darlington and the project cost £130,000. The official opening took place on 23 January 1889 and was performed by the then Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra).
The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge is the furthest downstream bridge across the River Tees. It connects Middlesbrough, on the south bank, to Port Clarence, on the north bank. It is a transporter bridge, carrying a moving 'gondola', suspended from the bridge, across the river in 90 seconds. The gondola can carry 200 people, 9 cars, or 6 cars and one minibus. It carries the A178 Middlesbrough to Hartlepool road.
Following a 1907 Act of Parliament the Bridge was built at a cost of £68,026 6s 8d (equivalent to £6,490,000 in 2015 values), by Sir William Arrol & Co. of Glasgow & Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company of Darlington between 1910 and 1911. A transporter bridge was chosen because Parliament ruled that the new scheme of crossing the river had to avoid affecting the river navigation. The opening ceremony was performed by Prince Arthur of Connaught on 17 October 1911 and was Grade II listed in 1985
The Bridge has an overall length (including cantilevers) of 851 feet leaving a span between the centres of the towers of 590 feet the beam of the bridge being carried at a height of 160 feet above the road. The bridge is the longest remaining transporter bridge in the world. The bridge is currently owned by Middlesbrough Council and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Middlesbrough Council has control of the day-to-day operations and maintenance. In 2011 the Tees Transporter Bridge received a £2.6m Heritage Lottery Fund award for improvement and renovation work to mark the Bridge's centenary.
The iconic Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge across the river Tees on an extremely wet April morning! The Grade II-listed structure, which opened in 1911, is one of only six of its type still operating in the world and the only one in England. Refurbishment of the 104-year-old structure, which closed in August 2013, had been expected to last eight months. However, a string of problems meant the reopening date was repeatedly put back and costs rose from £3.1m to £4m. It eventually reopened on 7th March 2015.
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Middlesbrough College, located on one campus at Middlehaven, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, is the largest college on Teesside. Wikipedia
Address: Dock St, Middlesbrough TS2 1ADe
60074 hauling another heavy fly ash at Middlesbrough working 6D15 14:26 Redcar B.S.C Ore Terminal-Scunthorpe Trent T.C. 20/04/2017.
DB 60001 is seen approaching Metz Bridge, Middlesbrough working 6D15 14:26 Redcar B.S.C Ore Terminal-Scunthorpe Trent T.C. 11/04/2017.
Peppercorn 'K1' 2-6-0 62005 makes a brief stop at the historic Middlesbrough station during its positioning move from Fort William to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, the the 5Z09 15;17 Carlisle High Wapping Sidings to Grosmont shortly after sunset on Monday 16th September 2019. The eastern wing of the station, designed in a Gothic style by William Peachey and opened in 1877, were originally the refreshment and dining rooms. The station originally had two splendid overall roofs, for the trainshed and booking hall, which were sadly destroyed during a bombing raid in 1942. The trainshed overall roof cam up to the edge of the refreshment rooms, beihind the loco chimney.
The following website describes the former station in detail:
www.railwayarchitecture.org.uk/Location/Middlesbrough/Mid...
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... sinking in the mud to shoot this one...
The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge (or simply Transporter Bridge) is the furthest downstream bridge across the River Tees, England. It connects Middlesbrough on the south bank to Port Clarence on the north bank. It is a transporter bridge, carrying a travelling 'car' or 'gondola' suspended from the bridge, across the river in 90 seconds. The cart can carry 200 people, 9 cars or 6 cars and one minibus. It carries the A178 road from Middlesbrough to Hartlepool.
The bridge was built by Sir William Arrol & Co. in 1911 under a 1907 Act of Parliament. The opening ceremony on the 17 October 1911 was performed by Prince Arthur of Connaught. The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge reflects the dynamic industrial heritage of the area.
Teesside has a long tradition of bridge building. Many of the world's greatest bridges including the nearby Tees Newport Bridge, the Tyne Bridge and the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia were designed and constructed from Dorman Long steel.
The Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge has an overall length of 850 feet (260 m) (including cantilevers), leaving a span between the centres of the towers of 580 feet (180 m), the beam of the bridge being carried at a height of 160 feet (49 m) above the road. This combined with an overall height of 225 feet (69 m), makes this bridge the second largest example remaining in the world; the largest being the bridge across the River Usk, at Newport in South Wales.
37.002 beside Middlesbrough station. March 26 1978.
Middlesbrough Dock Goods is in the background.
37.002 was re-numbered as 37.351 in 1989, and scrapped in 2007. Rail traffic to Middlesbrough Dock Goods ceased in 1980.
This is the view looking south along Linthorpe Road in Middlesbrough on the morning of Sunday 9th February 2020. The structure in the foreground, sheltering the photographer from the damp conditions, carries the A66 trunk road. It's a prospect that might greet a traveller who has just arrived at nearby Middlesbrough station and is looking to find the town centre.
By the way, the title is not intended to be ironic. On this - my first proper visit to Middlesbrough - I found the town to be vibrant and full of character. When I was last here, in the nineteen-seventies, I think I merely passed through the station by train.
Kodak Tri-X 400
Nikon FM2
Nikkor 24mm lens
Epson V600 scanner
Ilfosol 3, 1+9, 7 minutes 30 seconds, 20º C.
Temenos, an art installation by Anish Kapoor, in Middlesbrough. I think this is the most interesting angle to view it from. To me, it looks like a vortex drawing you in towards the clouds.
From lovemiddlesbrough.com: Sited at Middlehaven Dock, Middlesbrough, Temenos is a striking contemporary artwork that brings together art and the engineering and the industrial heritage of the area.
The sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor and leading structural designer Cecil Balmond, stands almost 50 metres high and is 110 metres long.
It stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the Transporter Bridge - which it now rivals for the starring role of iconic image of the town.
The new UK passport, launched in 2015, celebrates “Creative United Kingdom” and places Middlesbrough firmly on the map as internationally acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor’s Temenos is featured prominently in this representation of the greatest achievements of the last 500 years.
Temenos was unveiled in 2010.