A-Z of Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough has accrued layer upon layer of fascinating history, from the early nineteenth century when it was a small hamlet with a population of just twenty-five, to rapid expansion following the discovery of extensive iron ore deposits in the Cleveland Hills and becoming a burgeoning manufacturing town with the nickname 'Ironopolis'. The northeast city was hailed as 'the youngest child of England's enterprise' and was the first major British town and industrial target to be bombed during the Second World War, which left it badly damaged and in need of substantial redevelopment. In this fully illustrated A-Z tour, local author Tosh Warwick uncovers the intriguing, the surprising, the neglected and the quirky hidden just below the surface of the city's highways and byways.