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Middlesbrough, The Grand Opera House 1913
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The Grand Opera House opened in 1904 at a cost of £38,000, but struggled and was taken over by John Imeson in 1909. Imeson was one of the leading figures in the town's entertainment business; his involvement with the theatre began in 1866, when he started building the Royal Albert Theatre. In 1870 it was renamed the Theatre Royal and did extremely well, presenting a wide variety of shows ranging from comedies to pantomimes and operas.

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A Selection of Memories from Middlesbrough

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Middlesbrough

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Mbhs1957 1964
I attended MBHS from 1957 to 1964, first at the Albert Rd Old School and later at the new Prisick(sic) site on Marton Rd. I started in form 3A in the 3rd floor of the clock tower, where morning roll call went: Appleton, Barley, Brown, Clare, Conquest,...and so on. Our form master was new too, Lenard Temple(?). Our Upper VI form out at Prisick was pretty unchanged. Col Metcalf (the Met) was our physics and form ...see more
Middlesbrough, the Wesleyan Chapel 1896
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Lived In Grove Hill Early 60s
I lived in grove hill in the early 60s with my mum dad sister and brothers.my dad henry mcalpine,worked on the transporter bridge,we came down from Glasgow. unfortunately my dad passed away.as the house came with the job,we had to move out,so we moved back up to Glasgow,grove hill was a great place to live,i wondered if anyone on here knew or worked with my dad?he would have been in his early 30s when he died.
Middlesbrough, the Lake, Albert Park c1955
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The Demise Of Big Wesley
I can remember when Big Wesley was demolished to make way for the new "British Homestores", seems that things are turning full circle. It must have been in the late 1950`s when my pals and I used to play on the demolished masonry. We lived in Buxton St just opposite the Empire Theatre and enjoyed the new playground. This was of course before the Cleveland Centre and Dundas House were built, when Hintons ...see more
Middlesbrough, the Wesleyan Chapel 1896
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Grove Hill
I lived in Eden road grovehill from 1967-68 till 1972. We were a family of 10, i remember albert park and still go there. The park as changed alot though. Cried when we were took out of marton grove school and told we were moving. Best friends were Jane peirce and Janet station. Last year we lost our brother Brian Gunn at age 56. Great childhood memories from Eden road 😊
Middlesbrough, the Lake, Albert Park c1955
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