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Teessaurus Park, Middlesbrough

Located around half a mile from the Tees Transporter Bridge is the Teessaurus Park, a 10 acre site which contains a variety of metal dinosaur models. They are definitely worthy of inclusion into the album as two of the photos were taken on 4th September 1992, the day I first started taking slide photos, so the park holds a special memory for me. That, and the fact that they are dinosaurs, which, as we all know, are just awesome anyway. From a photographic perspective, they make for a really imposing subject.

The park is located on the former Ironmasters districts of Middlesbrough, and is therefore a real piece of Teesside heritage and history and is well worth a visit if you are in the area; of course, you can do what I did in 1992 and visit both the park and the Transporter Bridge on the same day.

Left: 4 September 1992, Minolta 7000, Minolta 28mm f/2.8, 1/30sec @ f/6.7, Fujichrome ISO 100.

Right: 20 July 2024, Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/50sec @ f/8, ISO 100.

Then and now, the same dino, almost 32 years between these photos! I think this beast has aged well. Now sporting coloured scales, which add a touch of brightness.

20 July 2024, Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/200sec @ f/4.8, ISO 100.

The park is located on the edge of the River Tees, in a very heavily industrialised part of Teesside, as seen here.

20 July 2024, Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/200sec @ f/2.8, ISO 100.

I wonder if a distant relative to this bluey roamed these lands 66 million years ago; or indeed if the land in this area even existed on Planet Earth at this time!

20 July 2024, Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/200sec @ f/3.4, ISO 100.

20 July 2024, Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/100sec @ f/6.8, ISO 100.

Family outing; the turquoise dino on the right is the same one as per the first photograph on this page, that I took back in 1992.

20 July 2024, Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/60sec @ f/3.4, ISO 100.

Mother showing a certain displeasure on having her photo taken.

20 July 2024, Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/60sec @ f/4, ISO 100.

Side detail of the dino above.

20 July 2024, Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/40sec @ f/2.8, ISO 100.

An interloper, as wooly mammoths didn’t live amongst dinosaurs, but with those tusks I don’t think anyone is going to take issue with this one being in the park!

20 July 2024, Leica SL(601), Apo-Macro-Elmarit-R 100mm f/2.8, 1/200sec @ f/2.8, ISO 100.

20 July 2024, Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/100sec @ f/2.8, ISO 100.

20 July 2024, Leica SL(601), Summicron-R 50mm f/2, 1/100sec @ f/2.8, ISO 100.

This is the T-Rex that is located at the entrance of the park, ensuring people behave themselves, which, let’s face it, is quite a step up from something like a guard dog.

20 July 2024, Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 28mm f/2.8, 1/80sec @ f/5.6, ISO 100.

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4 September 1992, Minolta 7000, Minolta 50mm f/1.7, 1/125sec @ f/3.5, Fujichrome ISO 100.

One of the dinos in the park back in 1992; today, it is still in the park having received a new paintjob, so a bit like us receiving cosmetic enhancements! You can see what it looks like further down this page.