| Stockton-on-Tees is a market town located in North | | | | production. Today The Queens Campus occupies the |
| East England. The market in Stockton-on-Tees dates | | | | south shore of the river while the north shore is the |
| back to 1310 when Bishop Bek of Durham granted a | | | | recipient of a £300 million grant for |
| charter establishing the market. The Scots captured | | | | redevelopment. This grant will provide much needed |
| Stockton castle in 1644. The Scots occupied it for two | | | | funding for the urban renewal of the city center of |
| years. At the end of the Civil War, Oliver Cromwell | | | | Stockton-on-Tees. |
| ordered the castle destroyed and no trace of it | | | | Each year in late July to Early August, the Stockton |
| remains today. | | | | International Riverside Festival is held. For over 20 |
| Today, Stockton-on-Tees is undergoing extensive | | | | years this festival, which is one of England's largest |
| redevelopment. Durham University maintains the | | | | free open air festivals brings outdoor theater, street |
| Queens Campus on the south side banks of the river | | | | entertainment, music and dance to Stockton-on-Tees. |
| Tees. This campus is located in what was formerly a | | | | The festival provides international artists and |
| rundown and decaying industrial area. The Queens | | | | performers and fringe music festivals have been |
| Campus was founded in 1992 and has grown into an | | | | established around the main festival. |
| integral part of Durham University. This modern | | | | The transition from a manufacturing economy to a |
| institution of learning is set on the Stockton-on-Tees | | | | service economy has caused growth pangs for |
| waterfront providing a wide variety of both educational | | | | Stockton-on-Tees. The establishment of the Queens |
| and social opportunities for the student. | | | | Campus and ongoing urban renewal has changed the |
| The riverfront of Stockton-on-Tees has played an | | | | face of Stockton-on-Tees. Although the economy of |
| important part in the history of the town. This riverfront | | | | Stockton-on-Tees has changed, the town, to this day |
| has in the past been a center for ship repair and steel | | | | remains a vibrant and lively market town. |