Coordinates: 54°35′N 1°10′W / 54.58°N 1.17°W
| South Bank | |
  South Bank
South Bank shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 7,800 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Unitary authority | Redcar and Cleveland |
| Ceremonial county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | North East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MIDDLESBROUGH |
| Postcode district | TS6 |
| Dialling code | 01642 |
| Police | Cleveland |
| Fire | Cleveland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| European Parliament | North East England |
| UK Parliament | Redcar |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
South Bank is a small town and civil parish which forms part of the Middlesbrough Urban area that lies 2.3 miles from Middlesbrough centre, in North East England. As the name suggests, it lies on the south bank of the River Tees. Although it is part of the Middlesbrough conurbation, it is a ward of Redcar and Cleveland and is within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. It has a population of approximately 7,800 residents. It is served by South Bank railway station.
Formerly known as "Tees Tilery", South Bank has a long history of steelmaking in the companies Bolckow and Vaughan and Dorman Long and shipbuilding in the famous Smiths Dock Company. It used to rejoice in the nickname of "Slaggy Island" as it was surrounded by Slag heaps, the waste product of the Iron and Steel furnaces that formed the basis of the economy of the area during it's formative years.
It was historically part of the parish of Eston and formed part of the Middlesbrough constituency from 1867 until 1918.
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Shipbuilding
In 1907 Smiths Dock Company, the oldest firm of Tyneside shipbuilders, set up a Teesside operation at South Bank.
South Bank's shipbuilding era came to an end on 15 October 1986, when the last ship was launched from Smith's Dock. Some traditions were revived when the Dock was reborn as Tees Offshore Base in 1988 and became home to a range of offshore service industry companies including Tees Dockyard, bought out by Cammell Laird in 1998. However, On 15 April 2001, Cammell Laird closed the doors at its ship repair yard for the last time.
Notable people
- Ken Churchill - Paralympic Athlete
- Jack Curtis, footballer
- Paul Daniels - Magician
- Vin Garbutt - Folk Musician
- Wilf Mannion - Footballer
Twin cities
Image gallery
 St. Peter Church in South Bank. |
External links
- The Homepage of the South Bank Nostalgia Society
- Tribute to the late South Bank painter David Mulholland
- List of warships built at Smith´s Dock (and other North-East yards)
- The interesting tale of Admiral Byrd's Polar Ship (Kilmarnock) now submerged off the coast of Florida
- South Bank built ships sailing with the Blue Star line
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