Middlehaven is the oldest district in Middlesbrough, situated to the north of the current centre, North Yorkshire, England. It is adjacent to the Transporter Bridge and by the River Tees to the north, and the railway (originally) or A66 in the south.

Middlehaven St Hilda's, Over the Border, Old Middlesbrough
Old Town Hall, Middlesbrough
Middlehaven Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	NZ496210
Unitary authority	Middlesbrough
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MIDDLESBROUGH
Postcode district	TS2
Dialling code	01642
Police	Cleveland
Fire	Cleveland
Ambulance	North East
UK Parliament	Middlesbrough
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.5825°N 1.2338°W / 54.5825; -1.2338

The area has had waves of regeneration since post-war devastation. Today, the area includes from (west to east) a manufacturing and industrial sector, and Boho zone developments (residential and commerce), Middlesbrough College and the Riverside Stadium.

History

The area formed what was the original town centre of Middlesbrough after its foundation around 1830,[1] and was originally known as St. Hilda's after the parish church of the same name.[2] The district was eventually separated from the southward expansion of the town by the railway in 1846.[1] The Old Town Hall was completed at that time.[3]

By the 1930s, the area had become slums, with overcrowding and high crime, and demolitions begun despite protests from residents.[4] Later, in the 1950s, the clearance continued with sweeping demolitions, and the replacement of the remaining homes by low-rise flat blocks.

Once again, beginning in 1969, there was another wave of demolition, this time replacing the 1950s flats with a suburban housing estate. In the regeneration, St. Hilda's church was demolished.[4]

In 2004, the homes were mostly vacant and plans were announced to demolish the estate, relocating the remaining 300 residents.[5] In the following years, the site was levelled as new developments began in the area, and the area became known as Middlehaven.

Gallery

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  Cleveland Police headquarters
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  Community in a Cube apartment building on the left and the docks in the foreground
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  Temenos Sculpture, dock clock tower and Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge
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  Riverside Stadium, home of Middlesbrough FC

See also

• Boho, County Fermanagh
• Bolckow, Vaughan
• Middlesbrough Priory
• Sheffield Old Town Hall

References