Hidden Teesside

The 6th set of Jim Roberts boots i’ve found, but theres still one more out there. This is the start of the Teesdale Way which goes to Dufton in Cumbria,

South Gare is entirely man made, it was constructed between 1866 - 1888, its 2.5 miles long and contains an estimated 5 million tons of slag from the local blast furnaces, which shows the vast size of the industry in that period.

This particular area contains some intact balls that havent been attacked by the sea or covered by sand and vegetation.

This cast iron sign must be exceptionally durable, its in a very exposed place but still seems to have much of its original paint despite the fact the Dorman Long became part of British Steel in 1967.

The two mounds carried 4.7″ Hotchkiss QF guns during WW1.

The mound closest to the river was re-used during WW2 when it held a BL 6″ Mk7.

An extensive battery covered the whole site, with much underground, but very little remains visible on the surface now.

These plinths would each hold a Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun, there are a total of four at the location 14ft apart.

The second mount for a 29mm Spigot Mortar that I located today.

I had previously misidentified something on the other side of the road as this several years ago.

This concrete base with its stainless steel pin would have been used to mount a anti-tank spigot mortar, also known as a “Blacker Bombard”

This one is almost buried by some recent work nearby, but the pin still looks almost new.