South Bank, Middlesbrough

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 54.58
longitude= -1.17
official_name= South Bank
population = 7,800
unitary_england= Redcar and Cleveland
region= North East England
lieutenancy_england= North Yorkshire
constituency_westminster = Redcar
post_town= MIDDLESBROUGH
postcode_district = TS6
postcode_area= TS
dial_code= 01642
os_grid_reference= NZ535205

South Bank is a small town in North Yorkshire and part of the Middlesbrough Urban area that lies 2.3 miles from the centre, 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 has a population of approximately 7,800 residents. It is served by South Bank railway station.

South Bank has a long history of steelmaking in the companies Bolckow and Vaughan and Dorman Long and shipbuilding in the famous Smiths Dock Company.

It was historically part of the parish of Eston and formed part of the Middlesbrough constituency from 1867 until 1918.

Shipbuilding

In 1907 Smiths Dock Company, the oldest firm of Tyneside shipbuilders, set up a Teesside operation at South Bank.

South Bank's shipbuilding era came to an end on 15 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 15 April 2001, Cammell Laird closed the doors at its ship repair yard for the last time.

Notable people

Paul Daniels - Magician
Wilf Mannion - Footballer
Ken Churchill - Paralympic Athlete

Twin Cities

*flagicon|GER Troisdorf, Germany, since 1990

Image gallery

External links

* [http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/painter/ Tribute to the late South Bank painter David Mulholland]
* [http://www.bpears.org.uk/NE-Diary/Bck/Warships1.html List of warships built at Smith´s Dock (and other North-East yards)]
* [http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/archaeology/underwater/preserves/uwvamar.cfm The interesting tale of Admiral Byrd's Polar Ship (Kilmarnock) now submerged off the coast of Florida]
* [http://www.bluestarline.org/list_of_ship_builders.html#sd South Bank built ships sailing with the Blue Star line]