The Former Site of Middlesbrough Winter Garden

The former site of Middlesbrough Winter Garden, Middlesbrough. 2022. Image credit: Rachel Deakin.
‘The Proposed Winter Garden, Middlesbrough’. Image courtesy of Teesside Archives.
The Middlesbrough Winter Garden, Middlesbrough. Image courtesy of Teesside Archives.

Opened in 1907 to provide an alternative to the many public houses, Florence Bell’s Winter Garden stood for over 30 years. In that time, for a penny, you could play cards and read the papers. Cheap food and drinks were available and it was also warm during the winter months.

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