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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Port Clarence

  

Port Clarence Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Port Clarence

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Port Clarence history

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Formerly known as Samphire Batts, it is situated on the River Tees. As the Industrial Revolution took shape and ships got bigger, access to Stockton became harder, so colliery owners needed better access to the North Sea.

19th century

Investors created Clarence Railway which connected Stockton to the newly developed port at Samphire Batts, and also Haverton Hill, a 0.5 miles (0.80 km) upstream. Meanwhile, its great rival the Stockton and Darlington Railway extended to Middlesbrough, on the opposite side of the river. The opening of the railways provided the stimulus for the growth of Port Clarence.

20th century

The area had a strong history of immigration from Ireland, with many travellers settling in the village between 1900 and 1920 to work in the local steel and chemical industries.

You can visit Port Clarence places with Walkfo Port Clarence to hear history at Port Clarence’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Port Clarence has 62 places to visit in our interactive Port Clarence map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Port Clarence, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Port Clarence places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Port Clarence & the surrounding areas.

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62 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Port Clarence tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Port Clarence

  

Best Port Clarence places to visit

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Port Clarence has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Port Clarence’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Port Clarence’s information audio spots:

Middlesbrough Theatre Middlesbrough Theatre (formerly the Little Theatre) was opened by Sir John Gielgud in 1957. It was one of the first new theatres built in England after the Second World War.

Linthorpe Linthorpe is an inner-suburb of Middlesbrough and former village. The area is near Ayresome, Acklam, Grove Hill and Grove Hill. It contains two wards, one containing the cemetery and one containing Albert Park.

Paradise Ground The Paradise Ground was a football ground in Middlesbrough in England. It was the home ground of Middlesbrough Ironopolis.

Middlesbrough Council Middlesbrough Council is independent of the county council. The authority has combined some duties with its nearby councils to form the Tees Valley Combined Authority. It unsuccessfully bid to achieve city status in 2012, to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough The Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough was founded on 20 December 1878. It is part of the province of Liverpool. The Bishop’s See is in Coulby Newham, Middlesborough, at St Mary’s Cathedral.

Club Bongo Bongo Club, also known as Club Bongo International, is one of the oldest nightclubs in Middlesbrough. It closed in June 2017 due to its licence being revoked after a man was attacked at the club. It is due to re-open after a £400,000 refit in spring 2018.

Thorntree Thorntree is a housing estate in east Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It was built in the late 1940s, in the lands of the former Thorntree Farm. The estate was identified as the 3rd most deprived (out of 8,414) housing ward in England, in 2000.

Billingham Billingham is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. The town was founded circa. 650 by a group of Angles known as Billa’s people, which is where the name Billingham thought to have originated. The chemical industry has played an important role in the growth of Billingham.

Tees Valley Tees Valley is a combined authority area in the north of England around the River Tees. The area covers five boroughs: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees. The combined authority was established in 2016 after public consultation in 2015.

Thor Cogeneration Power Station Thor Cogeneration is a planned, but undeveloped, gas-fired cogeneration plant. It was to be built on Seal Sands near Billingham, in County Durham, North East England.

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