Description and History of Site:-
Installed by Dorman, Long & Co Ltd in about 1928 at their Britannia Steel works to test new steel sections for Sidney Harbour Bridge. The 1250 ton tensile strength machine was the largest in the county. It is still operated by Durham Lifting. It is the last surviving building on the Britannia Works site at the end of a short road from Metz Bridge
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Key Words :- test house testing machine
Address :- Rolandkirk Road, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, TS2 1HB
Grid Ref :- NZ 48570 20980
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.581699 , Long -1.250048
Local Authority :- Middlesbrough Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Dates :- 1928 -
Contributor :- Charles Morris - 2 April 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris
Grid Ref :- NZ 48570 20980
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.581699 , Long -1.250048
Local Authority :- Middlesbrough Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Dates :- 1928 -
Contributor :- Charles Morris - 2 April 2015
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Charles Morris