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Henry Pease effectively created Saltburn, after having a vision of it on the cliff.
“seated on the hillside he had seen, in a sort of prophetic vision, on the edge of the cliff before him, a town arise and the quiet unfrequented glen turned into a lovely garden.”
Sculpure by Hilary Cartmel
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Kirkleatham was surrounded by defensive positions during the second world war, this ornamental tower from the now demolished Kirkleatham Hall was converted into a gun emplacement as part of the ring of nine pillboxes, four roadblocks, three anti-craft guns, minefields and three miles of anti-tank ditches.
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Railway sleepers can be seen at a few points on the approach to South Gare, although they become much clearer after the gates next to the Coastal Battery, where the cars are not allowed.
Several pictures of the Sail Bogies in use can be found here
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Sited at the entrance to Coatham Marsh. By Andy McKeown, along with the gates before you get there.
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Impressive row of undamaged cubes blocking a gap which now sits in the hinterland between the Coatham Marsh and Corus site.
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Very prominent gun emplacement on the approach to the light house at South Gare, it would have housed a 6″ gun during WW2
The gun here was never fired in anger.
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This is one if the most obvious pillboxes in the area, sat in the middle of the beach and at high tides in the water.
As of January 2007 its virtually submerged in sand, last year it was completely uncovered and actually tipped over the other way, see this pic on Freds Photos.
I’m sure it will become uncovered again, its a real display of natural forces at work seeing this thing constantly change.
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Nothing much left other that a series of holes now visible in the sea wall, opposite the pilots house.
There is a suggestion of an entrance from above in the concrete
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A fantastic building hidden away in the woods, an 1870 fan house to draw fresh air through the mines.
Named “SS Castle” due to the wall ties. The layers of grafitti suggest its been a popular haunt for the junior drinkers of Eston and Lazenby for many years.
