In c.1400 Bishop Skirlaw of Durham built a stone bridge across the River Tees connecting Yarm and Egglescliffe.

The Town Hall on the High Street in Yarm was built in 1710.

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The River Tees flooded at Yarm in March 1811. A line marking the water level is recorded above the garage of Flood Cottage. There is also a plaque on the south wall of the Town Hall on the High Street, also marking the height of the 1811 flood.

Feb. 2. - A most tempestuous wind accompanied with a heavy rain began to blow from the South-west, and continued with little intermission till the morning of the following day, when it abated. The rain caused a considerable flood in the rivers Tyne, Wear, and Tees….

Great damage was done upon the river Tees, particularly at Yarm.

From: T Fordyce, J. Sykes. Local records; or, Historical register of remarkable events which have occurred in Northumberland and Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Berwick-upon-Tweed..., published 1867