Teesside Steelworks Redcar entrances, situated on the A1085. The site is adjacent to Teesport that was used for iron ore, coal, and other raw material imports, and steel exports. The site is served by the British Steel Redcar railway station, which opened on 19 June 1978. There is no public access to and from the station (being located on private land), it has a very limited service provided by Northern. Teesside Steelworks The Teesside Steelworks was a large expanse of steelworks that formed a continuous stretch along the south bank of the River Tees from Middlesbrough to Redcar. At its height there
History of Durham University Russell Group. The idea of Durham University establishing a presence on Teesside was first floated in 1987 and planning began in earnest in 1988 for a "Birkbeck of the North" with around 1,000 students. Teesside was, at that time, the largest conurbation in Europe without a university, and the Teesside Development Corporation had recently been established to try to regenerate the area. In April 1989 a formal announcement was made that Teesside Polytechnic and Durham University were working together "in planning a major development in Higher Education in Cleveland and its adjacent areas". Stresses in the partnership arise in December