History of Port of Middlesbrough
Find out more about the 200 year history of Port of Middlesbrough.
Find out more about the 200 year history of Port of Middlesbrough.
Port of Middlesbrough
The Birthplace of Modern Middlesbrough
Port of Middlesbrough’s history can be traced back to 1830, when an extension of the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened to deliver coal from the Durham coalfields to the new coal export staiths in Middlesbrough. The port was in fact the birthplace of modern Middlesbrough.
This timeline highlights key events in Middlesbrough’s history that shaped the port and the local area. It covers some of the wider developments linked to and around the port including urban developments, river developments, celebrations in the town and the wars.
1800
1825
1830
1831
1842
1850
1862
1881
1911
1914-1918
1920s - 1930s
1939-1945
1945-1970's
1980
1980's-1990's
1995-2000's
2020s