URBAN TRANSLATION
Middlesbrough Town Centre
18, 24 October
14.00
Following on from the Urban Translation tours of Newcastle and Sunderland developed for DE07 and DE08, Northern Architecture have devised Urban Translation Middlesbrough, a new, alternative tour of the town.
Up until 1829, Middlesbrough was just a farmstead with a population of 40. This tour will explore Middlesbrough’s rapid evolution, quirks of character and recent re-invention. Offering their opinions, anecdotes and expert perspectives will be Les Southerton, Economist and Chartered Town Planner who has worked on Teesside since 1970, Tim Bailey, Principal of Xsite Architechure, Steven Stokoe, Head of Design Services at Middlesbrough Council, Rachel Cleminson, Middlesbrough’s first Urban Design Officer, and writer Andy Croft who has lived in and written about the town over the last 25 years.
Booking is essential. To book your place visit the website or call Northern Architecture.
0191 260 2191
If you are in Newcastle check out the self guided Urban Translation tour at www.northernarchitecture.com/urbantranslation/
