“We’re delighted to see that this iconic building is being saved and rejuvenated as part of Teesworks’ redevelopment.”īut in fact, that’s not the blast furnace either. Perhaps this statement from the TVCA could be about the blast furnace: The taskforce has recently commissioned an investigation to determine the feasibility of saving it for posterity. For me it’s an important reminder of my roots, of where I come from and also of all the potential Teesside has for the future – from the banks of the Tees, we built the world.”Ĭould that be Redcar Blast Furnace, beloved of artists and photographers that he’s referring to? No. “Now a picture of it hangs proudly in my office in Westminster. As he says of one of the iconic structures around the banks of the Tees: Redcar MP and co-chair of Teesworks Heritage Taskforce, Jacob Young, is committed to commemorating this region’s industrial heritage. This is deciding on the preservation of some of its most important structures. Now that the South Tees site is being redeveloped, a new task has emerged. Teesworks Heritage Taskforce has the job of preserving our heritage i the Tees Valley. Many people see these as fitting tributes to the generations of people whose lives were characterised by danger at work, poverty at home, and massive air pollution everywhere. This is celebrated from the Brick Train to the sculptures on the A66 roundabouts, and the Ironstone Mining Museum.

The Tees Valley is not short of monuments to its industrial past. Iconoclasts of the Tees Valley: Meet Teesworks Heritage Taskforce co-chairs, Jacob Young MP and Kate Willard OBE

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