Its difficult to imagine such a picturesque place once being an area of heavy industry. The pit closed in 1911 but the shaft is open and only surrounded by a fence, a constant rush of water being heard from inside.
The corner of the mine managers house remains standing (although I don’t know for how much longer)
Monthly Archives: April 2007
St Thomas a Beckets Church, Grindon
Cemetery Corner Pillbox, Guisborough
Guisborough Milestone
Quaker Cemetery Guisborough
Site of the bombed Zetland Club, Redcar
The Zetland Club was hit by a bomb on 21st October 1941. Amongst the 15 killed were the mayor, councillors and a doctor.
Alderman Charles Harris J.P.
Frank Bainbridge. (Builder)
John C.D. Barnett. (School Master)
William Crozier. (Bank Manager)
Mabel Fletcher. (Club Stewardess)
Charles H. Goodwin. (Optician)
Arthur Pickering J.P. (Chairman of the local magistrates)
Matthew Ranson (Retired School Master)
Doris R. Rigby. (Club Maid)
Dr. Alfred S. Robinson.
Joseph Roebuck. (Councillor)
William J. Smallwood. (Company Commercial Manger)
Doris Walton.
Harold Watson.
Marion Watson.
The garden of rememberance also has plaques for those lost at sea and Dunkirk.
Redcar Rocks
I’ve had this scrap of paper that I bought from the lifeboat shop for at least 20 years, I’ve rewritten the legend but the rest is straight from the original.
Shipwreck on Bran Sands, South Gare, Redcar
Redcar Sound Mirror
Built around 1916 to detect approaching Zeppelins, now sits surrounded by houses but safe due to being a scheduled ancient monument.
The base of the column where the listening trumpet was mounted is a few feet in front of the mirror.
Information on other Sound Mirrors in the UK can be found here
Kilton Ironstone Mine
The shale heap is visible from miles around and a number of building survive on the ground.
Although one building, possible a workshop is in danger of complete collapse.
The winder house is much more sturdy as its built from reinforced concrete, although in recent years the steps pictured have collapsed
The capped 694ft shaft is also visible
In the side of a small shale heap is a small tunnel, perhaps some kind of shelter or storage area as this isnt a drift mine.
Away in the woods to the east is a small building, I initially though it may be a powder magazine but its not very sturdy and a 1950s map shows a meter house for the Cleveland Water Company in this area.