'We're bringing to life all of those forgotten histories.' 💬 Middlesbrough's Historic Quarter was the commercial centre of the town's manufacturing and trade boom in the second half of the 19th century. Now, this area is central to the town's ambitious regeneration programme. The handsome Victorian townscape was made up of financial institutions: chambers of commerce, business clubs and banks. Many of the buildings in the area are of architectural and historical significance, with around half o