CLEVELAND |
| Guisborough Priory |
In Guisborough town |
Guisborough Priory was founded in 1119 by Robert de
Brus, the most powerful Norman lord in north-east Yorkshire, and rebuilt in Decorated
Gothic style in the late 13th century after a fire. Following the destruction
wrought by the Dissolution of the Monasteries in Tudor times, there remains only the
Norman gatehouse, and the east end of the abbey church. The abbey was the forth richest in
Yorkshire, and even in its decay it recalls the enormous skill, energy and resources
committed in the Middles Ages to the Christian faith. |
| Kirkleatham Old Hall Museum |
Off A174, 2 miles south-west of Redcar |
In 1710 the Queen Anne house known as Old Hall was
built as a free grammar school with money left from a local boy. In 1738 it became a
museum and lending library - one of the first in the country. Today the Old Hall and its
Pavilion have 14 exhibition rooms showing different aspects of local life and industry,
and a changing programme of exhibitions in the main hall. |
| Middlesborough Art Gallery |
In Linthorpe Road, 0.5 miles form town centre |
Within this Victorian building is one of the most
important collections of British 20th century art in north-east England,
including work by Lowry, Augustus John, Gwen John, Victor Pasmore and many more. There are
lively changing exhibitions and an outdoor sculpture garden. |
| Ormesby Hall |
Off A171, 3 miles south of Middlesborough |
The interior of this 18th century country
house is an impressive example of the work produced by the craftsmen of York. Sir James
Pennyman, the 6th baronet of the family which built and occupied the hall
finished its interior in the 1770s. The dining room, drawing room, principle bedrooms and
the Palladian hall and gallery are fantastic examples of craftsmanship. |
| Preston Hall Museum |
Yarm Road, 1.5 miles south of Stockton-on-Tees |
This museum contains an entire Victorian cobbled street
complete with shops. At dusk gas street lamps are alight and the shop windows illuminate
with a warming glow. The street creates a powerful impression of one of the most appealing
aspects of Victorian life. One of the most striking features of the museum street is its
range of specialist shops, which include a pawn shop. In 1890 Stockton had 15 such shops
which acted rather like banks for poorer townsfolk. The museum also contains displays on
Victorian industrial and domestic life. The hall itself was built in 1825. Other museum
displays include pewter, arms and armour, snuff boxes and an attic full of toys. |
