Saltburn Sea Wall, Stone Sleepers from Stockton to Darlington Railway
The sea wall and slipway are constructed from the stone sleepers of the original Stockton to Darlington railway (the worlds first steam hauled public railway) the footing can be seen in the stones.
Henry Pease who built the resort of Saltburn was the son of Edward Pease the railway pioneer.
May 6th, 2009 at 7:41 am
I suppose the Pease family collaborated on the ‘Saltburn’ project, with the railway being extended to the new spa town. The way the railway line extended right up to the original hotel (after stopping at the town station) I believe was unique at the time.
May 14th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
the platform and earthern tracbed to the revolving doors at the back of the hotel lasted - mazeingly - until the very early 1980’s
May 18th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
It was a shame that the redevelopment plans did not make more of a feature of this. I believe the short run could have been preserved in some way.