South Bank, Middlesbrough
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South Bank is an area in Middlesbrough that lies 2.3 miles from the Town centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and Cleveland and is within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It has a population of approximately 7,800 residents. It is served by South Bank railway station.
South Bank has a long history of steelmaking in the companies Bolckow and Vaughan and Dorman Long) and shipbuilding in the famous Smiths Dock Company.
It was historically part of the parish of Eston and formed part of the Middlesbrough constituency from 1867 until 1918.
[edit] Shipbuilding in South Bank
In 1907 Smiths Dock Company, the oldest firm of Tyneside shipbuilders, set up a Teesside operation at South Bank.
South Bank's shipbuilding era came to an end on 15th October 1986, when the last ship was launched from Smith's Dock. Some traditions were revived when the Dock was reborn as Tees Offshore Base in 1988 and became home to a range of offshore service industry companies including Tees Dockyard, bought out by Cammell Laird in 1998. However, On 15th April 2001, Cammell Laird closed doors at its ship repair yard for the last time.
[edit] External links
- List of warships built at Smith´s Dock (and other North-East yards)
- The interesting tale of Admiral Byrd's Polar Ship (Kilmarnock) now submerged off the coast of Florida
- South Bank built ships sailing with the Blue Star line
| Locations in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. |
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Towns: Brotton | Dormanstown | Eston | Grangetown | Guisborough | Loftus | Redcar (Lakes Estate, Redcar East)| Saltburn-by-the-Sea | Skelton-in-Cleveland | South Bank | Teesville Villages: Boosbeck | Boulby | Carlin How | Charltons | Coatham | Dunsdale | Easington | Handale | Kilton | Kilton Thorpe | Kirkleatham | Lazenby | Lingdale | Liverton | Margrove Park | Marske-by-the-Sea | Moorsholm | New Marske | Newton under Roseberry | North Skelton | Ormesby | Scaling | Skinningrove | Stanghow | Upleatham | Warrenby | Westfield | Wilton | Yearby Parish & Town Councils: Guisborough | Lockwood | Loftus | Saltburn, Marske and New Marske | Skelton and Brotton |
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