Middlesbrough Town Hall
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Middlesbrough Town Hall by Mick Garratt as part of the Geograph project.
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Middlesbrough Town Hall
Image: © Mick Garratt Taken: 19 May 2005
The town hall with its 170 foot clock tower was built in 1889 and cost £130,000. It was seen as representative of the town's growing economic importance and was officially opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales, the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.577296
Longitude
-1.235741