Jenny Braddy
It is with profound sadness that the Society share the news that Jenny Braddy died peacefully in her sleep at James Cook University Hospital on Wednesday 6 May 2026. A …
Cleveland & Teesside Local History Society AGM 2026
The Annual General Meeting of the Society will take place on Saturday 25 April 2026, commencing at 10.15am, at The Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough. The doors to the Dorman Museum open …
BE IT REMEMBERED
William Lister, Iron Founder and Engine Builder (1785 – 1850) The Society, in partnership with the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, ran an essay competition called ‘Research on …
Research on the Rails Competition Winner Announced
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825, Cleveland & Teesside Local History Society and the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway …
Celebrating 200 Years of the Railways
The Frank Elgee Memorial Day School Saturday 15 November 2025 Preston Hall Museum – Stockton on Tees Book Here To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, …
CTLHS / SURTEES SOCIETY DAY SCHOOL
Stockton-on-Tees 1600-1835: Urban History in Regional Context Saturday 5 April 2025 River Tees Watersports CentreStockton on Tees To mark the publication of Book of Orders and Accounts for the Borough …
More History Books for Sale
There’s a name for May the fourth – Star Wars Day…. “May the Force (the fourth) be with you.” Well the force certainly was with us in Guisborough this year …
“Research on the Rails” Prize Essay Competition
Our Society was founded in 1968 as the result of a conversation between Barry Harrison, a university lecturer’ and Tom Sowler, the Stockton historian, so naturally we are looking forward …
History Book Sale – 4th May
Local history month will be upon us soon, and to celebrate this we are going to host a book sale, including hundreds of books in the collection of the late …
Annual General Meeting 2024
The Annual General Meeting of the Society will take place on Saturday 20 April 2024, commencing at 10.15am, at St Mary’s Centre, Corporation Road, Middlesbrough. NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE The …