South Bank, Middlesbrough
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South Bank is an area in the town of Middlesbrough, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and Cleveland and is within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It is historically part of the parish of Eston and was incorporated into the Borough of Middlesbrough for Parliamentary purposes during the late 1800's. It has a population of approximately 7,800 residents.
-->South Bank has a long history of steelmaking (Bolckow and Vaughan, Dorman Long) and shipbuilding (Smith's Dock Co. Ltd.).
Shipbuilding in South Bank
In 1907 Smiths Dock and Co., the oldest firm of Tyneside shipbuilders, set up a Teesside operation at South Bank.South Bank's shipbuilding era came to an end on 15th October 1986, when the last ship was launched from Smith's Dock. Some traditions were revived when the Dock was reborn as Tees Offshore Base in 1988 and became home to a range of offshore service industry companies including Tees Dockyard, bought out by Cammell Laird in 1998. However, On 15th April 2001, Cammell Laird closed doors at its ship repair yard for the last time.
South Bank is still served by the Darlington - Middlesbrough - Redcar - Saltburn railway.
External links
- For a list of warships built at Smith´s Dock (and other North-East yards)
- The interesting tale of Admiral Byrd's Polar Ship (Kilmarnock) now submerged off the coast of Florida
- South Bank-built ships sailing with the Blue Star line
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