Situated on the southern edge of the new town on the Redcar branch line, Middlesbrough's first passenger station was designed by John Middleton and opened on 26 July 1847.
The elliptical roof was severely damaged in a German daylight air raid in the afternoon of 3 August 1942[REF] and eventually removed in 1954, to be replaced by the current design over the concourse and platforms [REF].