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Darlington Railway Centre and Museum, North Road Station, Darlington
Tel: 01325 460532 - Restored 1842 station housing a collection
of exhibits relating to railways in the North East of England,
including Stephenson's Locomotion. It is located on the 1825
route of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, the world's first
steam-worked public railway. www.drcm.org.uk. About 3 miles north
of Hurworth on Tees.
Preston Hall Museum, Yarm
Road, Stockton-on-Tees. Tel: 01642 781184. The museum is best
known for its Victorian Street and its many period rooms, giving
a glimpse of domestic life in the area over the years. It has
an impressive display of weaponry in its cellars, and also houses
Stockton's most famous painting, the Dice Players by Georges
de la Tour. Set in 112 acres of parkland, between Stockton and
Yarm on A135. About 8 miles east of Hurworth on Tees.
The Riverside Stadium has been the home of Middlesbrough F.C.
since the beginning of the English Premier League season 1995-96.
Its current capacity is 35,049 all-seated. www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk.
About 13 miles east of Hurworth on Tees.
The Middlesbrough Transporter
Bridge links Middlesbrough with the borough of Stockton-on-Tees,
spaning the River Tees. It carries a travelling 'car', suspended
from the bridge, across the river in 90 seconds and is the largest
working bridge of its kind in the world. It has featured in films
and TV programmes including Billy Elliot, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet,
The Fast Show, and Steel River Blues. About 15 miles east of
Hurworth on Tees.
Darlington Tees Cottage Pumping Station, Coniscliffe Road. Darlington
Tel: 01325 760216 A Scheduled Ancient Monument with two completely
original pumping engines in full working order, displayed running
under their pumping load on about four weekends each year. One
is a two-cylinder compound steam beam engine, the other engine
a two-cylinder gas engine, the largest preserved example in Europe.
The engines are housed in their own purpose built buildings,
dating from 1847 to 1901, in themselves superb examples of Victorian
architecture. About 4 miles west of Hurworth on Tees.
Designed by leading contemporary
artist and sculptor David Mach, Train is made from 185,000 local
"Accrington Nori" bricks and commemorates Darlington's
illustrious heritage as "home of the railways". 60
metres long and 6 metres high, it is a perfect rendering of the
1938 classic locomotive "Mallard", complete with plume
of billowing smoke. About 4 miles north of Hurworth on Tees on
the A66.
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