Sources & Links
The Defence of Britain Project - from April 1995 to March 2002, 20000 twentieth century military sites in the United Kingdom were recorded by an army of some 600 volunteers.
Mine Explorer - This website provides photographs and information on many of the disused mines found across the U.K. It is intended as a comprehensive resource for not only Mine-Explorers, but cavers, historians, industrial archaeologists and professional bodies. It relies on content provided from Mine-Explorers out in the field who continually update the database.
Tomorrow History - Extremely useful site that allows you to compare old OS maps with the current day, invaluable for finding location of old mines.
The Modern Antiquarian - Since launching in March 2000, the site has grown to be a massive resource for news, information, images, folklore & weblinks on the ancient sites across the UK & Ireland
Freds Photos - Someone with a real passion for local history
Tom Leonard Mining Museum - Has some useful maps of mine locations
Allenby.info - Aircraft crashes in and around the North Yorkshire Moors
Life on Coatham Marsh - A regularly updated blog of local wildlife
Cleveland Industrial Heritage Magazine
Tommys Underground Exploration - Some excellent photos here
Ghost Tees - the web-receptacle for all things ghostly, supernatural and downright terrifying from Teesside
AditNow - Similar idea to Mine Explorer, less popular for our area but offers some different information in places.
Lost Teesside - Lost buildings of Middlesbrough.
