Did you work at the Teesside Steelworks, or have a family or community connection to the works?
Would you be willing to share your memories of living in the iron and steel communities of Teesside or share your responses to the changing industrial skyline?
Teesside Archives are appealing for memories, stories and responses to the changing industrial skyline as part of a new oral history project.
The project will turn attention to Teesside’s iron and steel history and heritage at a pivotal time in the area’s story as the last structures of the former iron and steelworks are demolished as part of regeneration of the site now known as Teesworks.
During November and December, the Teesside Archives team and partners – including former steelworkers – will be gathering memories through interviews with Teesside’s industrial communities to add to and enhance their collections as they capture experiences of this unique part of the area’s story.
Teesside Archives Manager Ruth Hobbins said: “There are already some fantastic collections of oral histories and steelworks heritage in the area.
“However now, some seven years after steelmaking on the site ceased and as the final landmarks of the Teesside Steelworks disappear from the skyline amidst efforts to regenerate the site, is a unique time to capture the memories, stories and community responses to the history of the steelworks and the industrial heritage of Teesside.
“We are keen to interview former steelworkers, those who worked in the supply chain, and members of the broader communities around the iron and steelworks who would like to share their memories of working and social life, what the steelworks means to them and their responses to seeing the changes to Teesside’s skyline.”
Would you be willing to share your memories of living in the iron and steel communities of Teesside or share your responses to the changing industrial skyline?
Teesside Archives are appealing for memories, stories and responses to the changing industrial skyline as part of a new oral history project.
The project will turn attention to Teesside’s iron and steel history and heritage at a pivotal time in the area’s story as the last structures of the former iron and steelworks are demolished as part of regeneration of the site now known as Teesworks.
During November and December, the Teesside Archives team and partners – including former steelworkers – will be gathering memories through interviews with Teesside’s industrial communities to add to and enhance their collections as they capture experiences of this unique part of the area’s story.
Teesside Archives Manager Ruth Hobbins said: “There are already some fantastic collections of oral histories and steelworks heritage in the area.
“However now, some seven years after steelmaking on the site ceased and as the final landmarks of the Teesside Steelworks disappear from the skyline amidst efforts to regenerate the site, is a unique time to capture the memories, stories and community responses to the history of the steelworks and the industrial heritage of Teesside.
“We are keen to interview former steelworkers, those who worked in the supply chain, and members of the broader communities around the iron and steelworks who would like to share their memories of working and social life, what the steelworks means to them and their responses to seeing the changes to Teesside’s skyline.”
- Anyone interested in participating in the Teesside Archives-led project, funded by the Tees Valley Combined Authority, is asked to email teesside_archives@middlesbrough.gov.uk or leave their contact details at 01642 248321 and arrangements will be made to carry out interviews either in person or online.
