Port of Middlesbrough
This is part of St Hilda's Digital Walk which you can explore in it's entirety starting at the Custom House on North Street
Originally known as Port Darlington, The Port of Middlesbrough's history can be traced back to 1830, when an extension of the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened to deliver coal from the Durham coalfields to the new coal export staithes in Middlesbrough. The Port is now owned by AV Dawson. Watch the video below from Gary Dawson as he tells you about the port and the birthplace of Middlesbrough. After that you can enjoy a video by Jane Hackworth-Young.
From this very same port, in 1936 the SS Barbara set off for Russia with the first steam locomotive to be delivered to Russia. Jane Hackworth Young tells the story below.
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