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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
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The Halfpenny Bridge was constructed in 1869 for Mr John Thomas Wharton of Skelton by Messers Hopkins, Gilkes and Company Limited for a cost of £7000. Its purpose was to open up the opposite side of the valley for development (which never actually happened)
The iron bridge was somewhere between 120ft – 160ft high (depending on your sources) and 660 feet long. Faced with rising maintenance costs the bridge was sadly demolished on 17 December 1974
A small bridge made from salvaged parts of the original still crosses the river.
In the woodland on the Saltburn side, remains of the bridge abutment can still be found.
Next to the modern bandstand is a plaque which marks the Saltburn end of the bridge
The railings behind the bandstand are also the same design from the bridge
The toll-keepers house also still stands on the Skelton side.
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Minewater first appeared in Saltburn Gill on 18 May 1999, since then the beck has been stained with ochre, this occured 35 years after Longacres mine actually closed so many think its probably due to the construction of the Skelton – Brotton bypass between Longacres and this location causing some movement underground.
This problem also exposed a legal loophole whereby neither the current landowners nor former operators can be held responsible. The coal authority is also not currently responsible for old metal mines.
An extrememly informative article on the subject can be found in a recent issue of Geoscientist.
The interesting overlay of the workings is to be found on the informations boards by the beach.
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This portico originally stood on the 1856 railway station at Barnard Castle.
It was moved to Saltburn in 1863 and placed in the Valley Gardens as a memorial to Prince Albert by the Saltburn Improvement Company
Sadly the memorial is currently in a pretty poor state, which is very suprising considering the amount of time and effort Saltburn ususally spends on its heritage and it being a listed building.
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These maps were manufactured by Craven Dunnill of Jackfield in Shropshire.
9 are said to still exist in their original stations, Beverley, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Morpeth, Saltburn, Scarborough, Tynemouth, York and Whitby.
This one if unfortunately hidden behind a sheet of horrible scratched perspex (although that is saving it from vandals)
It is possible to purchase these tiles maps from new if you have about £3K burning a hole in your pocket.
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This model train was winched into place on 25th July 2010. I suspect its going to be used to display flowers and is probably part of the Saltburn 150 celebrations
The model is a half-size J27
Update September 2011 : The model is now complete and full painted.
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The first panel was unveiled on Wednesday 8th June as part of the Saltburn150 celebrations, it features the original 1870-1883 cliff hoist from before the cliff lift. Also the Halfpenny Bridge which stood from 1869-1974 is shown over the valley
The local artists are Helen Gaunt and Derek Mosey and the panels are being unveiled one a month, there will eventually be five.
The second features Malcolm Campbell in Sunbeam setting the landspeed record of 138.08mph on 17th June 1922
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This steel sculpture by Ray Lonsdale is located outside the Artsbank in Saltburn
Whatever your opinion of the art, its size alone is certainly impressive.
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The mill race started at a pair of breached dams to the west of the viaduct.
It runs along the north bank of the beck, alongside the modern footpath. There appear to be some remains here relating to a time water still flowed.
The ditch that remains continues east towards the mill site where there are some markers for a long forgotten Marske Mill trail.
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This carved marker stone is located at the top of the short climb up from the Ship Inn in Saltburn onto the cliffs
