Old Middlesbrough map 1929.

In our family we have a book from the 1960s called History of Middlesbrough I think the author is called Lillie (who was a high up council official). It is hardback with a plain green cover. its a big book with lots of written information on the Town. Not many photos or maps, but it could be a good reference book on the Town. Even now I find it hard to believe how quickly it grew. There must be lots of interesting social history stories buried in time now from the 1850s to 1880s.

Yes I remember the large grave stones propped up against the old cemetary walls - even in the late 1980s. The old Forbes Bakery was rejuvented about 1982 and George the programme dealer moved into a small unit - he didn't like how it was locked at 6pm and so he was shut for night matches. The Linthorpe cemetary is very big and I alway thought it was because there were alot of dead coming out of the workhouse/later General Hospital.
I'm sure the grave stones where still there, middle to late 80's. Or am I imaging it. Against the back wall on the left as u head towards crescent road
 
Going back to Albert Park, does anybody remember “Bell Hill” in the Park? It used to be near the golf putting course going towards Linthorpe Road. During snowy weather in the winter we used to sledge down it into a small valley when we were kids in the 1960s. They eventually filled the valley in and flattened the area with mud dredged out of the main lake!
 
I wonder if the north lake is still there under the ground? An engineering company has recently being doing flood defence work in Albert Park. They were working at the north end of the lake where the beck goes under Park Rd North toward the Porthole Cafe, but they also dug up the ground roughly where North Lake is situated on the map, and installed drains and manholes there.
 
Rob - thanks for the information on Lillie I knew there was some connection with Local Government and him. It the largest book in words I have seen on the history of the Town.

I might get in touch with the Linthorpe Cemetery group in connection with family graves which I have history about and are a bit different from the normal run of the mill graves.

Albert Park must be a relatively old part of Middlesbrough if it was opened by Prince Albert as he died in December 1861
 
Albert Park was named after Prince Albert rather than being opened by him.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000646

"A public park designed by William Barratt of Wakefield and opened in 1868, with war memorial entrance screen walls and a cenotaph of 1922.

HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT

The idea of creating a public park in Middlesbrough was raised in the Borough Council in 1859, but no immediate action was taken. In 1864, a local industrialist, Henry Bolckow, bought land off Linthorpe Road and presented it to the Council for use as a public park. An agreement drawn up between Bolckow and the Council in 1865 specified that the park should be called Albert Park and that £3000 should be spent on laying it out. Work commenced in 1865 to a design by William Barratt, using trees and shrubs from his nursery in Wakefield. A plan of the park design of 1868 shows the proposals and a plan of 1875 probably reflects the executed layout.

The north-east quadrant has informal playing fields on the north-west side in an area where the small North Lake, shown on the 1875 plan, was situated. This was constructed in 1869, extended in 1878, and finally filled in in 1951. "

Have a look out for a booklet about Albert Park that came out for 150 years celebrations. Lots of info including the special hawthorn tree on the Sailors Trod where it is alleged sailors left letters for sweethearts etc. The tree is still there. And details about the football and the cricket ground where the first ever Boro kick about took place. There is no evidence that anyone ever practised archery on the Old Archery Ground - perhaps aspirational wishful thinking.
 
Need clarification but the rail line along Albert Park was the link one that ran up Cumberland Rd to Linthorpe and once supplied Linthorpe Pottery . Hence Cumberland Rd really wide .
On the side by side maps the rail line led to a coal depot on Cumberland Rd, about where the Red Rose was.
 
No Linthorpe Pottery was behind Linthorpe School - where there used to be a dairy - between Roman Road, Burlam Road, Rockcliffe Road - there is a wall sculpture marking the site and a guided trail from Dorman Museum and the Linthorpe Pottery collection to the site that takes in various sites of interest along the way eg the green space on Ayresome Park Road is were there was once another brick works.
There were big brick workings along Cumberland Road estate area.
https://issuu.com/lovemiddlesbrough/docs/linthorpe_trail
 
No Linthorpe Pottery was behind Linthorpe School - where there used to be a dairy - between Roman Road, Burlam Road, Rockcliffe Road - there is a wall sculpture marking the site and a guided trail from Dorman Museum and the Linthorpe Pottery collection to the site that takes in various sites of interest along the way eg the green space on Ayresome Park Road is were there was once another brick works.
There were big brick workings along Cumberland Road estate area.
https://issuu.com/lovemiddlesbrough/docs/linthorpe_trail
On the NLS side by side maps 1892-1914, the line does go to the brick works on Cumberland Rd but it also branches off to a coal depot which appears to be where the Red Rose was, now a funeral parlour.
 
Love old maps.

For comparison have a look at this map from a survey of 1853, there is hardly anything built to the south of the railway line (which looks to be not much more than a single line!)

Middlesbrough 1853
 
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