Teesville
Coordinates: 54°33′54″N 1°09′47″W / 54.565°N 1.163°W
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Teesville shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 6,862 |
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| OS grid reference | NZ545195 |
| Unitary authority | Redcar and Cleveland |
| Ceremonial county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MIDDLESBROUGH |
| Postcode district | TS6 |
| Dialling code | 01642 |
| Police | Cleveland |
| Fire | Cleveland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| EU Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Redcar |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Teesville is an area in the Middlesbrough agglomeration in the north east of England, and part of the Unitary Authority of Redcar and Cleveland and in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It has a population of approximately 7,000 residents. It is between South Bank and the River Tees, to the north, and Normanby, Eston and the Eston Hills, commanding an excellent view of the monument at Eston Nab, to the south.
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[edit] Town Hall
Teesville has the distinction of being the home of Redcar and Cleveland's[1] town hall. The building departs from the neo-gothic norms of town halls in the region, presenting with a more modern 1960's design.
[edit] Schools
Eston Park School is one of two secondary schools on the same site as the town hall. It is a Business & Enterprise College. Gillbrook College is the other secondary school on the same site. It opened in 1955 as Eston Grammar School and is now an Arts College. Gillbrook College moved into a new building in 2008, owned by the government backed Building Schools for the Future project. Both schools are due to amalgamate and use the Gillbrook College building.
Teesville Infant School is a thriving little school, unusual in the area for being a separate Infant School, catering for children aged 4 – 7, rather than the usual Primary School for 4 - 11 year olds. In 2007 it was declared an outstanding school by Ofsted.[2] Consultations were initiated in 2011 on a proposal by Redcar and Cleveland Council to expand Teesville Infant School to include Ravensworth Junior School, turning it into a school for the full primary age range[3]. Under the plan £2.1m will be spent providing additional accommodation on the Ravensworth site for a 300-place primary school[4].
[edit] Recreation
Eston Sports Academy is situated on Normanby Road, just off from the A1 trunk road. The centre provides three swimming pools, a gym with a dedicated weight room, a large sports hall, squash courts, a bowls rink, multiple group fitness classes, a cafe and a large kids soft play area. It is available for public use and is run by Tees Valley Leisure.[5]
Football training is provided by an outreach element of Middlesbrough F.C., called Middlesbrough Football Club in the Community.[6]
The Eston Hotel, pub, is a formidable building opposite the Town Hall. It is the only public house in Teesville.
[edit] Churches
The Catholic parish of St Andrew[7] was formed in 1962. The parish church, built by architect Frank Swainston, and church hall stand opposite the Town Hall.
St George's Church is nearby and was also built in the 1960s. It shows a triangular design with a long sloping roof almost to the ground on one side. It forms half of the team parish of two Anglican churches - the other being the much more traditionally designed Christ Church, in Eston.
The One Life Church, an evangelical, non-aligned church, meets at the James Finegan Municipal Hall, next to the Town Hall.
This hall also houses a rare Wurlitzer organ.
[edit] Other Places
| N.W. | North | Teesport | N.E. | |
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| North Ormesby | South Bank | Grangetown | ||
| West | Thorntree | Teesville | Whale Hill | East |
| Ormesby | Normanby | Eston | Lackenby | |
| S.W. | Nunthorpe | South | Bankfields | S.E. |
A small brick building next to the Eston Sports Academy has a history unknown to most locals. It was originally the North Riding of Yorkshire's Grangetown Area Control, a communications centre during the Cold War and opened in 1954. The control was closed in 1968 after the Civil Defence Corps was disbanded.
In the 1980s the building was not re-used; a room in the Redcar and Cleveland (then Langbaurgh) Town Hall was used instead.[8]
[edit] Photos of Teesville
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The Eston Hotel is the only pub in Teesville.
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Eston Park School, in 2010, was under threat of closure.
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Teesville Infant School is unusual in Redcar and Cleveland by being a separate infant school, as opposed to a full primary school.
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St George's Church, Teesville, works with its team parish of Christ Church, Eston.
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St Andrew's Church on Fabian Road, Teesville, is a Catholic Church.
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Gilbrook College, in 2010, occupied a 'Building Schools For The Future' building.
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Gilbrook College, in 2010, seen from the side.
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The James Finegan Municipal Hall, Teesville, - home of the Mighty Wurlitzer.
[edit] References
- ^ Recar and Cleveland Council
- ^ Teesville Infant School - Ofsted report
- ^ Teesville Infant School and Ravensworth Junior School Consultation
- ^ Evening Gazette: Have say on Ravensworth and Teesville Infants School plans
- ^ Tees Valley Leisure Website
- ^ Middlesbrough Football Club in the Community
- ^ St Andrew's Parish Website
- ^ Site Name: Eston - Grangetown Area Control
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