Heritage railway stations · North East England
Henry Bolckow
Henry Bolckow — Public artwork (statue).
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Middlesbrough · 0.1 km
- Free entry
About
Henry Bolckow is a place of interest in North-East England. Built or established in 1881, it dates from the Victorian period. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Middlesbrough and Thornaby East parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Middlesbrough, about 0.1 km away. Postcode area TS1.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Henry William Ferdinand Bolckow, originally Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Bölckow, (8 December 1806 – 18 June 1878) was a Victorian industrialist and Member of Parliament, acknowledged as being one of the founders of modern Middlesbrough. In a lifelong partnership with John Vaughan, Bolckow set up and ran an ironmaking business which became the company Bolckow Vaughan. It came to operate coal mines, limestone quarries and a major ironworks which stimulated the growth of Middlesbrough. Bolckow became the town's Mayor and its first Member of Parliament.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.5784, -1.2332
- District
- Middlesbrough
- Parish
- Middlesbrough, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS1 1DE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Established
- 1881
- Nearest railway station
- Middlesbrough — 0.1 km
- Official site
- pinnaclebowling.co.uk
Sources
- osm: n3556545288 (ODbL)
- commons: Monument To H.W.F.Bolckow.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- wikipedia: Henry Bolckow (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Henry Bolckow?
- Henry Bolckow is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS1 1DE), in the parish of Middlesbrough, unparished area.
- When was Henry Bolckow built?
- Built or established in 1881.
- Is Henry Bolckow a protected site?
- Yes — Henry Bolckow is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Henry Bolckow free to visit?
- Yes, Henry Bolckow is free to enter.
- How do I get to Henry Bolckow?
- The nearest railway station is Middlesbrough, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS1 1DE.