Tunnel under road at Boulby
Although there ironstone workings in the immediate area and this looks like a drift I dont think it is.
I think this is more likely the location where the culvert from the Boulby Alum Works passed underneath the road on its way to the Alum House for processing.
The house is probably not original, although a wall in the garden at the edge of the cliff looks much older. The vertical shaft from the Boulby Alum Tunnel on the shore would emerge in the garden of this house were it still open.
November 24th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
I have often passed this remnant by whilst walking in the area and have been at a loss to explain what it is. Bearing in mind the closeness to the alum house and works and the age and condition of the stonework indicates that it is alum and not ironstone industry related.
That wall is awfully close to the cliff edge…..
December 23rd, 2008 at 8:52 am
Following on from my last post, does anyone know anything about the Boulby ironstone mine remnants? I have seen some of the concrete bases for the old tin houses but do not know if anything else exists. There is rumoured to be the site of the main drift somewhere in the area but it may be within the potash mine complex, and thus inaccessable.
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:01 am
There a book by Simon Chapman on the subject.
http://www.cihmag.com/BL.pdf
But pretty much everything was lost under the Potash Mine development.
I believe some remains can still be seen jutting out of the cliff face.