Middlesbrough: Town and community, 1830-1950

by A.J. Pollard (Editor)

Taking as its starting point Asa Briggs' classic essay on Middlesbrough, 'a turbulent urban frontier', in Victorian Cities, this volume offers a comprehensive survey of the development of this unique ninteenth-century 'new town' in all its economic, social and political aspects.

202 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1996

About the author

Anthony James Pollard (born 1941) is a British medieval historian, specialising in North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses. He is considered a leading authority on the field.