The most promenant feature is a large brick structure which is believed to be part of the system which carried raw materials to the top of the three blast furnaces. Apologies for the dark photos but it was getting late and I only had a basic camera.

Closer to the railway station is the base of the third blast furnace, added in 1876

A tramway ran down the hill past Scale Cross farm towards the railway at the bottom of the valley.

If you look over the wall there next to the side door, there are a series of levels carved into the wall showing the heights of large floods.

The 1930 flood washed away bridges at Egton and Glasdale.

On the day I visited the Esk was swollen with melting snow and the stepping stones were covered, but the chapel is still 50m from the water which shows the extent of those floods.

Very little is know of the history of this site, such as whether it was linked with the underground workings of the Gribdale Mining Company about 1km west.

As the whinstone ridge head in that direction a large cutting is visible where the whinstone has been removed, and numerous tramways can be traced through the woods.

A small quarry cutting can be seen with rocks outcropping from the sides.

A small bridge over a stream is visible which connected the site to the adjacent railway line

Some people say this is a First World War jetty, it may well have been reused / rebuilt then but the 1894 OS maps already shows a tramway running from the powder wharf in the direction of the gare, joining up with the tramway on which sail bogies were also known to run. This would tie in nicely with 1880’s submarine mine loading complex on the gare which presumably needed a supply of explosives.
   

The small inlet immediately to the south east is known as Powder Hole.

Bolckow died in Ramsgate on 18th June 1878, 10,000 people attended his funeral, said to be one fifth of the population of Middlesbrough.

Vaughan died in London on 16th September 1868

A plaque to Vaughan which was found under a bush 20 years ago is also going to be put back on display

‘World Fruit’ is a series of exotic cast iron fruits and vegetables by Andrew McKeown

They can be found in the grass at the edge of Ayresome Gardens towards Linthorpe Road.

The name of the town and mine are said to have been altered to avoid confusion with Lofthouse near Wakefield when the railways arrived.

The pit for the Waddle ventilation fan is still very prominant on the site

The Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum (formerly the Tom Leonard Mining Museum) which occupies the site is currently closed for the winter, so I shall have to return for internal shots next year, however a few items can be seen outside even when its closed.

1882 datestone from the engine house of Lumpsey Mine

1914 datestones from the fan house at South Skelton Mine

The mine stables are currently being converted, a drift ran underground from the stables directly into the mine

Considering the subject matter, its rather sad that part of the park has recently been lost to roundabout for new housing estate and the general state of disrepair of the steps leading up to the monument.

However I found some council meeting minutes which say the developer is to spend £500,000 on upgrading the public open space, hopefully those will include the park and memorial.