Middlesbrough's Lost Pubs

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  • čas přidán 25. 04. 2023
  • I've been planning this project for a long time and have managed to amass as many photos of the lost pubs as I could. Unfortunately I've not been able to find photos for all of the pubs and I haven't included the lost pubs of South Bank, Grangetown, Normanby or Eston because I've not included those areas in my Then & Now videos. Nonetheless I hope that you find this video an interesting reminder of our lost pubs.
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    The music used on this video is:-
    I Walk With Ghosts by Scott Buckley
    released under CC-BY 4.0.
    www.scottbuckley.com.au

Komentáře • 92

  • @chrismartin2001AD
    @chrismartin2001AD Před rokem +15

    good stuff - I havent seen a lot of these photos before.
    I've lived on Teesside for most of my life and it really saddens and depresses me to be reminded of the multitude of glorious buidlings we've lost thanks to the vandalism of the local council, who through the decades seem so ashamed of our history that they're prepared to drive a dual carriageway through the very heart of it.

  • @keironharvey
    @keironharvey Před rokem +10

    I was born in 86. Lived over the Border til 2004. I will always miss living there. I lived on Marlborough Garden on Suffield Street. I miss hearing the older folks like Jimmy Donague, my great Grandad Alec and my uncles Ian, Lenny, Derek and Stuart coming out of the Steam Packet and the Ship Inn all singing "By the Light, of the silvery moon"

  • @Ratsotone
    @Ratsotone Před 2 měsíci +2

    Amazing to see how bikes were left outside without any fear of them being nicked...how times have changed

  • @DaveH-zl3vd
    @DaveH-zl3vd Před rokem +14

    Congratulations and very well done in creating this video. This must have taken some time to produce but the time you have spent on it has not been wasted. This is a veritable time capsule of part of Middlesbrough’s life and the background music fits perfectly.

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před rokem +2

      Thanks Dave, it's been an ongoing project for a while now as I was trying to find photo's and information about the pubs. Sadly when it became clear that I couldn't find anymore photos I decided just to make the videos with photos that I had.

  • @antpearson9676
    @antpearson9676 Před rokem +7

    A masterpiece of social history.
    Pubs were so much more than buildings.
    Imagine all the joy,laughter fights and putting the world to rights happened there.
    Wish I could go back and experience them.
    Blinding video Stepehen
    Ant p

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před rokem +1

      Thank you Ant, I've been working on this video for a while and hope that the summery of the growth of Middlesbrough was brief enough not to be boring. Pubs and churches were once parts of the glue that held communities together. Sadly these communities like St. Hilda's, Cannon Street area, Newport and parts of North Ormesby were destroyed when the areas were demolished

    • @antpearson9676
      @antpearson9676 Před rokem +1

      @Stephen MacKenzie I have a great image of my great Uncle Tommy Dowle stood with two other Canon st residents outside his fish shop if you would like it
      Class video as a Geography teacher I taught the kids about the rapid growth of Middlesbrough there are graphs on line but we're very difficult to source.. The graphs show that by 1900 the population of Middlesbrough rockettes to over 100 000 people and caused a multitude of serious social issues.
      Ant

  • @paulinehouston3556
    @paulinehouston3556 Před rokem +4

    My Great-Grandparents , George Henry Leopard and his wife Harriet (Clough ) ran a few Pubs in Middlesbrough, The Royal Oak, Cannon street (1886) The Queen's Head, Dacre Street, The Empire Hotel (Swatters Carr) The Albert Park Hotel on Linthorpe Rd. It's a pity many of the old Victorian buildings have been demolished, they had such beautiful architecture.

  • @amandalewis3898
    @amandalewis3898 Před rokem +11

    People flocked from mainly Ireland, wales and Scotland. That’s why most people of my generation (I’m 54) whose x 2/3 great grandparents brought their families here for work haven’t much English ancestry at all and will almost find Irish ancestry in their DNA because Middlesbrough had the 2nd highest influx of Irish settlers with Liverpool being the 1st, not a lot of people know that!

  • @lasttimeof89
    @lasttimeof89 Před měsícem +3

    I wonder how many great pubs you can add to that list over the past 11 months? When Middlesbrough was Middlesbrough. How sad to see The state of the place now. Breaks my heart 😪

  • @TheMisscake
    @TheMisscake Před rokem +8

    So informative, didn't realise just how Middlesbrough has changed on a social level. Great video!

  • @italianjob4947
    @italianjob4947 Před rokem +5

    demolished, closed, demolished, closed, demolished, closed, demolished, closed, demolished, closed, 😞
    Great video!, what a town it was. If I had a time machine I'd go back and have a pint in every one of them.

  • @user-rq3nv3dt2p
    @user-rq3nv3dt2p Před 3 měsíci +2

    Great pubs all of them - brings back great memories- i think i must of been in almost 75% of them. I used to work on the door of a night club called the Marimba in 1961 which was terrific it got me a job in the oil industry and i ended up in Texas where i still am - the North Riding used to have lunchtime variety bandbox where if u got up and sang u got a free pint those were the good old days i feel sorry for the youngsters today stuck in their rooms with iphone for company

  • @christymart3068
    @christymart3068 Před rokem +9

    Love the video, brought tears to my eyes, not only the pubs I used to frequent and lost but the ones my parents mentioned when they were courting way back in the 50s. Lovely memories to look back on.

  • @nealwillis4361
    @nealwillis4361 Před měsícem +1

    Thank you so many memories from the late 70s and the pubs I’ve had a beer in great times for me.

  • @kencosmooth5317
    @kencosmooth5317 Před měsícem +1

    Brought tears to my eyes
    How middlesbrough has changed and lost alot of historic pubs and clubs .wow its heartbreaking. Once again beautiful video to keep those Middlesbrough memories alive .......UTB n god bless

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před měsícem

      Yes you couldn't have much of a pub crawl around the town centre these days 😥

    • @kencosmooth5317
      @kencosmooth5317 Před měsícem +1

      @@BigMack1959 not at all mate .I grew up in pally park .had my 1st pint in a pub at the brambles farm pub.had my 1st pint on a my 1st night out at the mashem. Miss these pubs miss ayresomepark too UTB

  • @lroding
    @lroding Před rokem +9

    Hi, I have only lived in Middlesbrough for the last two years but love local history. I'm also of the age that remembers the local being the hub of society. The place you met your mates, found a tradesman to fix the leaking tap and generally socialised at. Sad to realise that era is long gone. Loved the video. Many thanks

  • @martinhardy5462
    @martinhardy5462 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Beautifully put together and the music is perfect. Thank you.

  • @thomasleeforrester6997
    @thomasleeforrester6997 Před 7 měsíci +1

    My mum & dad trained to be publicans in the Westminster & the broadway about 76/77 & went on to have successful careers I remember staying there I will of been about 10 years old we were from billingham thanks for the memories

  • @godwinsonofwessex
    @godwinsonofwessex Před 10 měsíci +2

    i grew up in thornaby( old thornaby) being catholic we had irish roots probably from the irish immigration to thornaby or middlesbrough in the early/ mid 1800s...of which up until the 90s we had the annual may procession in thornaby..im not sure it exists anymore as i left teesside and been on south coast since 1998...i lived in boro next to ayresome for a few years in mid 90s..i do miss the old teesside i grew up in so much has changed...sad to see even though the completely deprived area of st hildas totally gone,just like old thornaby half of it was bulldozed for the a66..all that history,cobbled,streets and livelyhood sadly lost with time..brilliant tributes in these videos i feel look forward to more

  • @kencosmooth5317
    @kencosmooth5317 Před měsícem +1

    Well done this video is beautiful
    The brambles farm
    The old vic
    The raglan
    The red rose
    The white rose
    The Shakespeare
    The masham
    Ayresome park pub
    In off the park in the linthorpe village
    My god this brings back some amazing memories and friendship groups .❤ love this video thank you UTB

  • @trevorhart545
    @trevorhart545 Před rokem +4

    Brilliant piece of work. Looking at these there seems large areas where there are no Pubs anymore. It also reminds me of how many different Beers that were available. I do NOT remember North East Breweries though. McCewans, Newcastle "Blue Star Pubs", Vaux, Camerons, John Smith "Magnet" Ale, Federation Brewery in the "Clubs" and Theakstons out in the Countryside.

  • @shellacandvinylarchive3370

    Fascinating - thank you for sharing this social history document with us. I live in Stockton and have been interested in the history of Teesside for a long time.

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před rokem

      You're most welcome, I'm happy that you found this video interesting 👍

  • @djangsthemangs4085
    @djangsthemangs4085 Před 5 měsíci +2

    My sister and husband ran the Steampacket in early 70’s - I used to stay there during my early teens - the Ship Inn was just down the road and right next to it was a rag and bone man. Years later in my 20’s I returned to the same area to work at Redpath Lin Din Yard building modules for offshore oil fields - great memories

  • @SIRDKA
    @SIRDKA Před rokem +3

    Fantastic piece of social history. Well done sir.

  • @garymarsay
    @garymarsay Před rokem +3

    Great content as usual. Appreciate the hard work it must take. Look forward to the next compilation.

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před rokem

      Thanks you Gary, I'm happy that you enjoyed the video 👍

  • @gtn3x87fk9
    @gtn3x87fk9 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Great video and highlights some of the great buildings that have now been demolished.

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Thank you, I male these videos so that the buildings aren't forgotten.

  • @zackay8818
    @zackay8818 Před 7 měsíci +1

    im late 50s this brings back some memories , thanks

  • @bodybywayne
    @bodybywayne Před 10 měsíci +1

    That brought back some memories. Thank you..

  • @bazbazzler188
    @bazbazzler188 Před 3 dny +1

    Bloody fantastic

  • @mavissinclair9105
    @mavissinclair9105 Před rokem +3

    love this Steven, thank you - so many precious memories of my childhood, teens and now all brought back and somehow surrounded by pubs 🤔 how did that happen??

  • @RMPOWLS
    @RMPOWLS Před rokem +3

    Good video ,some new ones to me

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před rokem

      Thanks Roy, I've been preparing this video for a few years, sadly there are quite a few pubs where I couldn't find any photos.

  • @garethfranks4223
    @garethfranks4223 Před rokem +2

    Great work Stephen, love your videos. thank you for all your hard work

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před rokem

      Thanks Gareth, you're most welcome 👍

  • @eugenegilleno9344
    @eugenegilleno9344 Před 8 měsíci +1

    One pub that should be noted, and still surviving, is the Green Tree, on the corner of what was Baxter Street - but now behind the town’s bus station, and the multi storey car park......and the real Green Tree is still growing outside, where I used to play as a nipper........yes, still there, or at least it was a few years ago. 😁

  • @martinr5235
    @martinr5235 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Excellent video, so many memories of the Boro , miss my old pub The Newmarket

  • @gregmarshall1959
    @gregmarshall1959 Před rokem +2

    Really enjoyed that. So many old pubs I remember. My uncle Paul used to run (and live above) The Robin Hood (the modern one) over the border back in the 1970-80s.. interesting place !

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před rokem +1

      It certainly was on a Sunday afternoon Greg 😉

    • @biggusdickus5986
      @biggusdickus5986 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@BigMack1959Aye the erm afternoon entertainment, also at some Eston pubs, a collection would often be made for more erm entertainment after the programmed events, we used to come down from our market town as it wasnt allowed in ours in fact the wives would have had our guts for garters if there had been, so it was down the boro sunday afternoon, very warm pubs lead to a lot of disrobing. 😂

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před měsícem

      @@biggusdickus5986, I've heard some of those stories too 😉

  • @robtown
    @robtown Před rokem +3

    No mention of The Greenway in thorntree. I grew up on Shrewsbury rd

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před rokem +1

      I don't have any photos of The Greenway as a pub Robert.

  • @borosniper7725
    @borosniper7725 Před rokem +2

    Thank you for the Video it's so sad to see places as a young lad gone and Boro's historic buildings and culture gone.l with it.

  • @ruthberesford1198
    @ruthberesford1198 Před 10 měsíci +1

    What an amazing video - Extremely well-done for putting all the public house / hotel images together - that's some achievement and you've saved so much ! I'm 59 and used to deliver goods to some of these pubs around 20 years ago ( although they were more run down than how they appear in these lovely images ! ) .... Memories of my busier period in life came flooding back .... Thank you for this , it's truly an amazing video !! ❤ - Also, I didn't realise there were SO MANY of pubs / hotels in the areas shown ..... although many were much before my time !

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před 10 měsíci

      Thank you, sadly there were some lost pubs for which i couldn't find any photos but this is the most comprehensive collection I've amassed over the past few years.

  • @hosscartwright5495
    @hosscartwright5495 Před rokem +1

    Fantastic.
    Thank you 👍

  • @kellyis30
    @kellyis30 Před rokem +2

    Thank you for documenting St Hilda’s and I would love to see one on the priory, I only recently found out the font from there is in the Dorman Museum. Shame we can’t get Time Team over there before they build on it again.

  • @fastsnook
    @fastsnook Před rokem +1

    Fantastic to see the lost heritage, Thanks this Stephen, much appreciated.

  • @user-dr6lm1ze4e
    @user-dr6lm1ze4e Před rokem

    Steven , absolutely brilliant the sights and sounds of the people / communities came flooding back whilst watching this video . Also two of the pubs were yards away from my mums off -licences The Royal Oak and The Richmond . Brilliant, brilliant

  • @antpearson9676
    @antpearson9676 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Simply effing wonderful.
    Pubs were a key part of the social fabric of life.
    They arent now im afraid
    God im becoming /have become bitter lol
    Ant p

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před 6 měsíci

      Thank you Ant, this is one of the special projects I told you I was working on. Ironically this video is currently playing in the "Last Orders" exhibition in the building which was the old Masham pub. The event organiser contacted me and asked if they could show the video as it fitted in with the theme of Middlesbrough's lost pubs. The exhibition runs till 26th November Thursdays to Saturdays.

    • @antpearson9676
      @antpearson9676 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@BigMack1959 I will be popping in
      Thanks for the heads up
      Ant

  • @leegarvey1
    @leegarvey1 Před rokem +1

    Excellent, thank you! Being only 48 I think I have been in 5 or 6 of these.

    • @antpearson9676
      @antpearson9676 Před rokem +1

      In 53 and maybes visited 20 or so of them.
      But I bet you enjoyed your visits.
      I know I did.
      Pubs now in Boro are pretty soless places with the exception of one or two
      Ant p

  • @trevorjones7228
    @trevorjones7228 Před rokem

    Stayed at the Masham in 1985 for a few days. My cousin ran it. Was packed most nights. Last time in the Boro 2017, I think, was some sort of shop for prospective business, I think. Could work it out, really. Living in Australia, I look forward to your videos and looking at the changes. I'm hoping to get back again.,in a year or two.

  • @kaz11.11
    @kaz11.11 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Beautiful buildings instead of protecting our heritage. The council knocks em down to rebuild paper mach'e.

  • @johnmudd6453
    @johnmudd6453 Před měsícem +1

    I never see or hear mention of the marquis of granby, used to drink there in my younger days

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před měsícem

      A lot of these old pubs sadly are forgotten nowadays John that's why made this video.

  • @buy.to.let.britain
    @buy.to.let.britain Před 5 měsíci +1

    i went to middlesborough law school, and now im a top barista.

    • @biggusdickus5986
      @biggusdickus5986 Před měsícem

      You went to law school just to serve Coffee ? 😂

  • @terrymetcalfe500
    @terrymetcalfe500 Před rokem

    Young people of today may wander why there was so many Pubs in St hilders back then, over the border as it was also know. One of the main reasons was to quench the thirst of the men that worked hard in all of the steel works around that area that put Mbro,. on the map including my dad. Back in the 50s my uncle Tommy Higings ran the Eagle Hotel for some yrs then later The Cleveland Hotel Thornaby/Stockton nr the bridge.

    • @ruthberesford1198
      @ruthberesford1198 Před 10 měsíci

      I'm guessing that Council Tap Water was no good for them workers Terry 😅

  • @AlanBoddy-fl2qp
    @AlanBoddy-fl2qp Před měsícem +1

    Me mutha was Middlesbrough Welsh -Williams Like eh!

  • @oilbeefhooked351
    @oilbeefhooked351 Před rokem +2

    This is brilliant edited piece. I love the music you have chosen. Can you tell me the name of this tune? It's emotional and therapeutic

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před rokem +2

      Thank you, the music used is I Walk With Ghosts by Scott Buckley and you can find more of his marvellous music on his CZcams channel, here's the link:-
      www.youtube.com/@ScottBuckley

    • @oilbeefhooked351
      @oilbeefhooked351 Před rokem +3

      @@BigMack1959 thankyou very much and keep the good work up. I'm in my mid 50s and moved to Middlesbrough when I was only 6months old from London. My father worked all my childhood in British steel until retirement. Middlesbrough has changed so much over my life time and watching your videos takes me back to how I feel was the real Middlesbrough. So many beautiful buildings have gone also some housing estates I spent my childhood in. Watching your work makes me emotional remembring the good and bad times.

    • @BigMack1959
      @BigMack1959  Před rokem +5

      @@oilbeefhooked351 , you're most welcome, I'm in my mid 60's and have lived in Middlesbrough all of my life. I make these videos for people like us so we can remember how things were and to show younger people how Middlesbrough used to be.