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Until the coming of the railway in 1830, Middlesbrough was a small rural hamlet with less than thirty residents. By the end of the 19th century however, it had become a major producer of iron and steel and home to more than 90,000 people. Today the employment base has widened making the town a lively commercial centre. The traditional skills of the past have been adapted to create exciting new industries and new opportunities but Middlesbrough is proud of its industry and heritage.
In recognition of the pioneering spirit that has helped shape the Middlesbrough you see today, there has been a series of plaques and panels placed around the town. These link in with information panels that Cleveland County Council have also placed at five historic sites in Middlesbrough to interpret buildings that originally stood on these sites.
Sites, which are marked by Interpretation Panels, include the Transporter Bridge. The bridge is Middlesbrough’s most prominent landmark and a symbol of the town’s engineering prowess. Interpretive panels have been placed on the viewing platform at Corporation Wharf and at the bridge’s Winding House to bring to life the history of this unique bridge and its workings. The central section of the bridge moves across the River Tees and on a cantilever system ferrying cars and pedestrians.
Other sites include the Cleveland Shopping Centre. The panel here celebrates the life of Captain Cook and is appropriately situated under the fifth scale replica of Cook’s ship “Endeavour” which is suspended from the centre’s ceiling. Captain James Cook R.N., perhaps Middlesbrough’s most famous son, was born at Marton, on the outskirts of the town in 1728.
The magnificent Captain Cook Birthplace Museum is situated close to the site of Cook’s birth and tells you more about his incredible life and achievements. A panel outside the museum gives an introduction to the museum and to the adjacent magnificent conservatory, which contains examples of the tropical plants Captain Cook, and botanist Joseph Banks would have seen on their voyages.
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