Local Historian’s Books Up For Grabs At Community Hubs

BOOKS by a renowned local historian are currently available free of charge across Middlesbrough.

The works by Norman Moorsom – known locally as ‘Mr Middlesbrough’ – are available from Community Hubs and Teesside Archives.

The works cover a number of titles written and compiled over Mr Moorsom’s long career.

Titles free to pick up are:

• The Life and times of William Fallows JP – a biographical sketch of the father of Middlesbrough and the Tees.

• The Middlesbrough 150 Celebrations of 1980

• The County Borough of Teesside: a souvenir of its formation, April 1^st 1968

• Touching the Past: an experience of history – a warm account of Norman’s development as a historian and an illustration of how history can enrich our lives.

• Everyday Life in Victorian Cleveland, Volume 2: Pastimes and Entertainments in 1859

The books will be available while stocks last – strictly first come, first served.