Memory Lane...

Life is full of surprises and non more than my old teaching ground! My first lecturing job was at Cleveland College of Art & Design at Burlum Road in Middlesbrough-it was a great venue-a flash back to how art colleges used to be in the 70's(not that I can remember them-just what I have read about!) So when we heard it was to close you can imagine how upsetting it was.
So when I went to visit the old haunt-imagine my surprise when I found this in its place...


 

 

It certainly has been cleaned up! The windows above was one of the art rooms the office I worked from with Amanda Smith is the small window above the bins!

 

 

 

 

 

So my old haunt is a great little tea room and very nice apartments. The owner of the Tea Room very kindly showed me around-I tried to place the different rooms and areas but it had changed so so much-and for the better! There was only one down side...

 

 

This beautiful press was left behind and is now used as a centre piece to the entrance to the Tea Room-very sad as it used to work but it is all rusted now.

 

If you are ever over Middlesbrough way then call into to this little gem of a Tea Room-great cakes, fabulous service and a room full of memories!