Kirby College of Further Education, formerly girls-only Kirby Grammar School, is a campus in

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. Founded in 1910 with the

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of Alderman Kirby, in its recent history it was part of

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, created via a merger of Kirby and Acklam Sixth Form College. This was further expanded with the inclusion of Teesside Tertiary College in 2002. In summer 2008, the various sites were consolidated onto a single site at Middlehaven.

Current status

After several years of abandonment, the site has now been bought and is currently under redevelopment as ''The Old College'' - a set of residential apartments. The developer, Green Lane Capital, plans to use the building to create 'upmarket' apartments.

Gallery

File:Kirby_opening_1910.jpg, Kirby Grammar School circa 1910 File:Kirby_College_wing.jpg, Recent photo of one of the wings File:Kirby_front_entrance.jpg, View of the front entrance to the building

References

External links

Official site of Middlesbrough College

''The Old College'' development

''The Evening Gazette'' article
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