Archive Information: Teesside Archive

Name of Archive: Teesside Archives 

Location/Address: Dorman Museum, Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS5 6LA

Opening Hours: 10am-4pm Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 

Accessibility Information: Step free access 

  • Teesside Archives is located within The Dorman Museum in Middlesbrough
  • This is our on site strongroom where we keeps the material that has been requested for the public as well as material staff are working on 
  • Our search room is open to the public 3 days a week

Staff: 2 professional archivists, 1 professional Conservator, 2 part time Archive assistants and 1 part time community engagement officer

What we collect: Teesside Archives collects, catalogues and preserves records and documents relating to the areas of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool, and Redcar & Cleveland, and makes them accessible for research. 

Most Unusual Item: This Tees Conservancy Commissioners map of the River Tees in 1913 has a few unusual aspects – such as the scale which shows the cities of Carlise, Manchester & Sunderland confusingly close to Teesside. Can you spot the floating hospital too? 

Search our catalogues online through the National Archives Discovery Catalogue using our instructions here!

Also check out our blog post ‘Welcome to Teesside Archives‘ about the history of Teesside Archives!

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