Show on map The Police Station in Redcar dates from 1910 and stopped being used in November 2006 when a new HQ opened at Kirkleatham, with a small office on Lord Street, it has since been converted into houses.
The railing over the entrance spell out NRCC, possibly North Riding County Council or Constabulary ?
The old court house to the rear of the police station has also been converted.
Show on map The school is one of the few remaining buildings of the village of Warrenby which was demolished in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
It is currently in use by a seafood company.
Show on map This anchors stands outside the British Sub Aqua Club Hut at South Gare
Presumably it was recovered locally by the club, but i’ve been unable to find out exactly where from. Suggestion welcome as always
Show on map This railway crossing now ends in a brick wall although the rails are still in-situ.
The crossing became redundant around 1978 when the railway was diverted through Coatham Marsh to build the new steelworks.
Show on map The removal of a modern sign on a newsagents has revealed a sign for the Lending Library in Skelton, I suspect it won’t be visible for long before being painted over or covered again. I believe this building was once Whittaker’s Newsagents and Pay Lending Library.
Thanks to Dave Walsh and GhostsignsUK for both pointing this out to me.
Show on map This building now stands alone behind Marske railway station, but on maps up until the 1960s theres a siding running into it and its marked as a Goods Shed.
The areas immediately to the east is also a coal depot, the station building itself was removed around 1973
Show on map Hidden away in Norton Bottoms is this spectacular hexagonal pillbox.
It doesn’t appear to follow any of the standard designs as it has loop holes on the corners.
The entrance is part-buried with brick steps.
Inside looks to be relatively grafitti and litter free due to the remote location.
My thanks go to Wayne Martin for braving the marshes to get these photos for me.
Show on map This sign is a little odd as I can’t imagine how you could see it apart from on a double-decker bus as its not easily visible from ground level.
It certainly says “Grays” but i’m unsure of the rest, the word below seems to be “Cash”, so perhaps “Cash & Carry” but the next building seems to have gone as well.
Could it be related to the Grays tobacconists that was once in Redcar ?
Any suggestions are always welcome.
Show on map St Marys was built in 1953 and was only open until 1978 as most of Warrenby was depopulated and demolished by 1983.
Surprisingly even in the 1970s many houses here were without electricity, a bathroom or inside toilets.
The building is currently in use as a car repair workshop.
Show on map These extensive concrete remains lie just North of the current SSI Blast Furnace.
A post war map shows this structure between the Warrenby Slag Works and the Slag and Tarmacadam Works.
To me the layout of rails and concrete blocks suggest a row of storage hoppers which rail waggon could be driven underneath for loading, although i’m yet to find an old picture of what was actually here.