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Before its well known cliff lift, Saltburn had a cliff hoist between 1870 and 1883.
The wooden structure built by John Anderson of the Saltburn Improvement Company dropped people 120 feet to the pier level and must have been a pretty intimidating journey.
The new plaque to mark the location was unveiled by Councillor Vera Rider on Thursday July 28 2011.
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The final installment in the series of 150th anniversary mosaics.
The main subject this time is the valley gardens and features the Prince Albert Memorial , section of the Halfpenny Bridge and Viaduct
The artists are Helen Gaunt and Derek Mosey with assistance from the people of Saltburn.
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Very little information exists on the Saltburn Alum works which operated 1670-1695 and 1765-1775.
The semi-circular sandstone structure with a water-tight clay lining that is currently eroding out of the cliff strongly resembles a cistern for alum liquor such as those seen at well known alum working sites such as Boulby and Loftus.
Much timber and brickwork is also present, suggesting there was a building adjacent and perhaps even steeping pits.
The site is gradually being destroyed by erosion as a central wooden post was originally visible in the cistern.
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This memorial is considerably more elaborate than most in the area.
The panel is carved by Sir William Reynold-Stephens
The memorial was unveiled by Major General Sir Percy Wilkinson on 14th November 1920, it was comissioned by Mr and Mrs Littleboy parents of Wilfred E Littleboy, who was killed at Ypres.
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Between 1906 and 1937 the sands between Saltburn and Marske were used for speed record attempts.
Sir Malcolm Campbell recorded 138.08mph on 17th June 1922 in Sunbeam (although this was not recognised offically as electronic timers were not used)
The plaque say he reached 144.32mph in 1924, (at this time the record seems to have been beaten on a weekly basis)
On two wheels Ron Storey recorded 122.91mph in 1928 on a Brough Superior SS100
The plaque was unveiled in October 2011 by Desmond Heckle, one times holder of motorcycle speed record.
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The 4th in the series of 150th anniversary mosaics was recently unveiled by Anne Bedell.
Subjects this time are still existant buildings such as the Primitive Methodist church, Queen Hotel and Railway Station as well as on the left the now demolished public Brine Baths
It also features a representation of current Saltburn town crier Sharon Wilson , the artists are Helen Gaunt and Derek Mosey with assistance from the people of Saltburn.
Below is a shot of the mosaic actually being worked on, shortly before it was unveiled.
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Built in the usual pale Pease bricks, the Police Station is now a private residence.
Its marked as a police station on OS maps up until 1928 and by 1938 a building at the current location exists, so the switch is probably somewhere between those dates.
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‘Jacks Castle is a shelter on Marine Parade in Saltburn, I’m afraid I can find nothing on the origin of the name although it is supposedly 70 years old.
There was some talk of it being demolished a few years ago, but its still there today.
These photos from 1932 and 1938 calls it the Grotto
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This teddy bears picnic mysteriously appeared in mid October 2011, the tags suggests they are part of Saltburn’s 150th anniversary.
The identity of the creator ‘Yarn Junkie’ remains a mystery !
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The third mosaic in the series depicts the arrival of the first train in Saltburn on 17th August 1861
It has some similarities to this photograph, however this is not the event itself as no photographs of that are known to exist.
The mosaic was unveiled on 17th August 2011 by Captain Nigel Pease, the great, great, grandson of Henry Pease. (I would assume thats him on the right in the tall hat)
The building shown in the background is Alpha Place
