The North Riding Infirmary donated to the town by Ironmaster Henry Bolckow in 1864 was demolished in late 2006 to make way for a much needed Aldi and Travelodge (ahem)
The portico was saved after pressure from locals, although initially hidden behind road signs the owners have still not seen fit to remove the numbering and clean it up properly
This painted sign has somehow survived 65 years and indicates the site of a likely still intact Second World War air raid shelter for 367 people.
Apparently only demolished in 1963 but I can locate no photos on the internet, does anyone have one ?
All that remains is this plaque very hidden away in a back alley.
Despite being one of the last in the area to close in 1962, there are very few surface remains left in Lingdale, with the area now covered by an industrial estate.
The only substantial remains are part of the Scirocco fanhouse which ventilated the mine, its curved walls can still be seen and either wind or water can be heard roaring inside the No. 1 shaft if you put your ear to the metal door. I would love to see whats in there.
The other large but heavily modified building is the remains of the boiler house.
This recent plaque next to the mine site, records the date of the sinking of the first shaft in 1873 until the closure of the mine in 1962
Nova Scotia was the name of the piece of woodland that existed at this location before the mine was built
Right next to the crossroads is a modern recreation of a mine tub.
The internet has so far given me no information on who made them.
The statue of ironmaster and mayor of Middlesbrough John Vaughan was sculpted by George Anderson Lawson and unveiled on 2nd June 1884.
There are four metal panels on the sides of the statue depicting various mining and industrial scenes.
Red Barns has the family home of Gertrude Bell, writer, traveller, political analyst, archaeologist.
Bell and T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) helped to create the Hashemite dynasty in Jordan and define the outline of the modern state of Iraq.
The Zetland Lifeboat Museum houses the oldest surviving lifeboat in the world, from 1802
Its has just gained its new heritage plaque, upstairs at the museum there is a fine collection of old photographs of Redcar.
A coastwatch station, is located above the museum, they have a memorial plaque on the other side of the building
Redcar Pier was built in 1873, it suffered numerous mishaps with ship collisions, fires, deliberate breaching in WW2 , damage by a mine explosion and storm damage before finally being demolished in 1981.
The remains of the foundations can still be seen on the beach.
Update 22/07/09 - The location of the pier has just been marked with a new heritage plaque.
Sir William Turners school stood here from 1869 to 1963
Who knows what inspired the demolition of this attractive building to be replaced with the current Redcar library ’shed’
These bungalows built in 1931 were the first local authority homes for the elderly in the whole of England and Wales.
As a result they are actually one of the few listed buildings in Redcar.
The Victoria Pier was built in 1875 and intended to be 2000ft long, the Griffin and Corrymbus collided with it in a storm in 1874 before it was even complete and it was shortened by 200ft.
The pier had two two pavilions, the first an indoor skating rink. The second pavilion located in the middle of the pier, was for band concerts.
In 1898 the Birger collided with the pier, splitting it in two and leading to its closure closed.
In 1923 the end of the pier was renovated and a glass and metal pavillion placed on top.
In 1928 this was in turn demolished and the New Pavilion Theatre built which finally became the Regent Cinema in the 1960s
The original 1846 Redcar railway station was located just near the town clock, its long gone and the site is now a modern building. However one of the new Redcar Heritage plaques has very recently been erected there.
The location can be seen marked as “Central Hall” in this previous post about the railway cottages
The clock was originally intended to be built for the coronation of King Edward VII but insufficient funds were raised and it was not built opened until 1913 after he died.
The clock was built on the boundary of Redcar and Coatham, William Duncan was the architect, Robert Richardson made the clock’s mechanism and the builder was John Dobson.
The opening ceremony took place on Wednesday 29th January 1913.
After many years of campaigning by Vera Robinson, the clock was finally restored to full working order in 2006
The Wainstones are a huge natural rock formation, very popular with climbers
There are vast formations such as one resembling a Sphinx head (note climber in for scale to the bottom right of the photo below right)
There are inscriptions all over the rocks, from very modern graffiti to much older beautifully carved names and dates.
There is an inscription somewhere which I failed to find and photograph that was alleged by antiquarians to be a memorial inscription to a slain Danish chieftain, although other explanations were later given that sounds a lot more plausible.
The whole area around Kettleness is heavily scarred by industry (despite now being very picturesque) there are workings for Jet, Alum, Ironstone and Cementstone all in a small area.
Ironstone was quarried on the foreshore and around the edge of the headland there are many inaccessible jet workings located high in the cliff.
Down at sea level there are also numerous jet workings accessible at low tides
Traces of jet can still be found in the rocks in the area
The headland has also taken victim much shipping over the years, with two wrecks identifyable.
The cottage which was the birthplace of Captain James Cook in 1728 stood in what is now Stewart Park.
It was actually demolished in 1786, its position was originally marked by cobbles but was replaced by Bolckow with a granite vase in 1858
This is all that remains of Henry Bolckows residence, built in 1856. The original building showing the collonade can be seen here
The house burnt down just before it was due to be demolished in 1960, it is now the site of the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum. and has some interesting Totum Poles outside. Northwest Coast Canadian totem pole by Tim Paul and Richard Hunt (1979) and Community totem pole by North East carver David Gross (2006)
Also theres the Marton Moai made with stone from Aislaby
Finally a short distance to the west, stands a garden temple
Alpha Place was the first building in “new” Saltburn, the foundation stone was laid by Joseph Pease on 23rd January 1861, before the line opened on 19th August 1861.
It stood directly in the middle of what is now Milton Street between Garnet Street and Ruby Street, and was demolished in 1908 to extend Milton Street.
The foundation stone has since been reused and can be seen in flats on Marine Parade.
The status by Vivien Mallock was unveiled on May 16th, 2007. It is positioned where Brian crossed the park on his way to Ayresome Park.
The statue was removed in March 2009 when cracks developed in the leg and returned in June 2009 with a redesigned plinth.
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