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First one i’ve ever noticed in Middlesbrough, although it makes sense when you consider all the very highly appointed Victorian Villas that were in the immediate area, this one actually sports a crown on the top.
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The last one i’ve seen, on Park Avenue. Has a makers mark of Needham Stockport.
I would imagine this one is later than the ones in Coathamas the area would have been developed around 1920-1930
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In a back alley behind Queen Street, this one still has the pipe rather than being cut off at the base like many others.
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The more I look, the more I see. Redcar is full of them.
This one sits just within Locke Park.
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The whole area still seems to be littered with these, seems odd that they were not removed over the years.
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The photo was taken a few years ago before the redevelopment of Coatham Enclosure, it looks like the pipe was removed during that work.
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I had always considered these to be the bases of gas lamps, but this document from 2007 says its an old stench pipe from the drains.
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One of a number of iron gas lamps that can still be spotted around town, I imagine they will all still be around long after the present round of new street lights are gone too.
UPDATE : In light of this posting I now think its actually a stench pipe from the old drains.