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The area formed what was the original town centre of Middlesbrough after its foundation around 1830, and was originally known as St. Hilda's after the parish church of the same name. The district was eventually separated from the southward expansion of the town by the railway in 1846. The
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By the 1930s, the area had become slums, with overcrowding and high crime, and demolitions begun despite protests from residents. Later, in the 1950s, the clearance continued with sweeping demolitions, and the replacement of the remaining homes by low-rise flat blocks.
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In 2004, the homes were mostly vacant and plans were announced to demolish the estate, relocating the remaining 300 residents. In the following years, the site was levelled as new developments began in the area, and the area became known as Middlehaven.
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The area has had waves of regeneration since post-war devastation. It currently includes, from west to east: a manufacturing and industrial sector, Boho Zone developments (residential and commercial), the
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Once again, beginning in 1969, there was another wave of demolition, this time replacing the 1950s flats with a suburban housing estate. In the regeneration, St. Hilda's church was demolished.
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to the 1:4.4 rectangular dock. The dock was expanded multiple times, growing from 9 acres (0.036 km) in 1869 to 25 acres (0.10 km) in 1902.
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plans, the dock was expanded, and formally opened on the 12 May 1842. The dock was designed to have a 80 feet (24 m) entrance channel from the
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The original dock for the 1830 Port Darlington development became too small within a decade of opening, and needed expanding. From 1839–42 under
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In 1994, a training ship called the "Tovarisch" was impounded at the dock for five years for being unseaworthy. The rotation of crew from the
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769,000 long tons (781,000 t) of goods went through the dock in 1978, while the wider ports in the area (under the jurisdiction of
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played in a local five-a-side league during this time. The ship left on the 29 August 1999 for restoration in
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Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways Company
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apartment building on the left and the docks in the foreground
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Old Town Hall
Middlehaven is located in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
OS grid reference
NZ496210
Unitary authority
Middlesbrough
Ceremonial county
North Yorkshire
Region
North East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
TS2
Dialling code
Police
Cleveland
Fire
Cleveland
Ambulance
North East
UK Parliament
Middlesbrough
UK
England
Yorkshire

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