Exchange Square - Middlesbrough, UK - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

In Victorian Times Middlesborough grew rapidly from a mainly small rural community into a heavily industrialised town with iron and steel at its heart.

The square contains a statue of Henry Bolckow, one of the main people who developed the industry and the towns wealth. It was erected in 1881 and celebrated the fact that the helped to develop the Royal Exchange Building, a prominent building designed to promote trade.

The Royal Exchange was demolished in 1985 to make way for a flyover for the A66 to improve traffic flow through the area.

The square has recently been refurbished with new hard paving, seating, lighting and the statue was cleaned.

A number of large heads that were originally on the Royal Exchange have also been used as decoration in the square.

A blue plaque in the square has the following information.

TEES TRANSPORTER TRAIL


ROYAL EXCHANGE

The foundation stone of the Royal
Exchange was laid by Henry Bolckow
on 22nd November 1866. The building
was formall opened on 29th July 1868
and was a centre for the iron market.
The building was demolished in the
1980s to make way for the A66

Name: Exchange Square Street Location: Exchange Square and Exchange Place Local Municipality: Middlesbrough State/Province, etc.: North Yorkshire Country: United Kingdom Web Site: [Web Link] Memorial/Commemoration: It is the site of an old Victorian Building that was demolished to create the A66 flyover Date Established: 1985 Monuments/Statues: Henry Bolckow - Victorian industrialist Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Sttone heads taken from old Royal Exchange Building Picnic Facilities: Not listed Recreational Facilities: Not listed Fountains: Not listed Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed Special Events: Not listed Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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