Middlesbrough trends in English architecture. Another landmark, the Tees Newport Bridge, a vertical lift bridge, opened further along the river in 1934. Newport bridge still stands and is passable by traffic, but it can no longer lift the centre section. The urban centre of Middlesbrough remains home to a variety of architecture ranging from the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, opened in January 2007 to replace a number of former outlying galleries; and Centre North East, formerly Corporation House, which opened in 1971. Many believe that there is a beauty to be found in the surrounding landscape of industry along the
Middlesbrough 2013, Middlesbrough was used as a stand in for Newcastle 1969 in BBC's "Inspector George Gently" starring Martin Shaw and Lee Ingleby; the footage appeared in the episode "Gently Between The Lines" (episode 1 of series 6). Reference is also made to Middlesbrough in works by London author Paul Breen including a work of fiction entitled "The Bones of a Season". In 2010, filmmaker John Walsh made the satirical documentary "ToryBoy The Movie" about the 2010 general election in the Middlesbrough constituency and sitting MP Stuart Bell's alleged laziness as an MP. Captain James Cook (1728–79) the world-famous explorer, navigator,