Rosedale Railway, foundations of water tank.

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A single wall remains by the side of the track, the stucture once held a water tank for trains on the Rosedale Railway

Rosedale Ironstone Railway Ruined Building
Rosedale Ironstone Railway Ruined Building

It can be easily located walking down from the Lion Inn

Rosedale Head Culvert under old Railway

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The culvert tunnels through a sizeable embankment at the head of the valley, and carries the River Seven under the railway.

Rosedale Head Culvert under Railway
Rosedale Head Culvert under Railway

The tunnel must have been built some time before 1865 when the line opened, but is still in very good condition

Seal Sands / Greatham Creek Square Section Post and Pillbox

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The square section post lies on an elevated platform that was formerly a railway.

Internally its of a similar construction to the smaller section posts close by, although this time the view is of cows rather than a mud bank.
Seal Sands Greatham Creek Square Section Post
Seal Sands Greatham Creek Square Section Post
Cows outside Seal Sands Greatham Creek Square Section Post

The adjacent pillbox is in remarkably good cood condition, mostly free of rubbish and grafitti and even retaining some metal shutters inside.

Seal Sands Greatham Creek Pillbox
Seal Sands Greatham Creek Pillbox
Seal Sands Greatham Creek Pillbox with Shutters

Seal Sands / Greatham Creek Section Posts

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A row of three identical World War 2 section posts can be found along the edge of the Seal Sands nature reserve.
The most northerly is open at both ends, although its view has been blocked by a later bank, internally some concrete shelves remain along the walls.
Seal Sands Greatham Creek Section Post (North)
Seal Sands Greatham Creek Section Post (North)
Seal Sands Greatham Creek Section Post (North)
The central post is similarly blocked by a large bank.
Seal Sands Greatham Creek Section Post (Middle)
Seal Sands Greatham Creek Section Post (Middle)
The most southerly post retains its outside views although some attempts have been made to block the doorways.
Seal Sands Greatham Creek Section Post (South)
Seal Sands Greatham Creek Section Post (South)
Seal Sands Greatham Creek Section Post (South)
Due to land reclamation they are now inland, but would have overlooked a much larger Seal Sands during World War 2

Ironstone Drift in Saltburn Woods

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The entrance can be easily located by crossing the stepping stones near the old mill and travelling towards the viaduct on the south bank
Saltburn Woods Ironstone Drift
The brickwork around the entrance is under attack from the trees
Saltburn Woods Ironstone Drift
Saltburn Woods Ironstone Drift
Inside the tunnel is in good condition, although muddy. The dark red line on the side suggests it may have been deeply flooded at some point in the past.
Saltburn Woods Ironstone Drift
In the stream outside there is a row of bricks with some discoloured water leaking out, perhaps some sort of drain from the drift.
Saltburn Woods Ironstone Drift Water Outfall
This drift is a failed drainage level for Longacres mines.

Longacres shaft and building remains

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A brick cap stands around the downcast shaft, the upcast is a short distance away but filled and obscured by undergrowth.Longacres Ironstone Mine Shaft

The remains of another building can be seen adjacent to the shaft, the engine based of the winder associated with the shaft.

Longacres Ironstone Mine

Longacres Ironstone Mine Powder House

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The powder house dates from around 1877 and is of a very similar design to the one at Eston, its also extremely overgrown and dirty and looks to be the haunt of young drinkers and wire burners.

Longacres Ironstone Mine Powder House
Longacres Ironstone Mine Powder House
Longacres Ironstone Mine Powder House

Ailesbury Ironstone Mine near Swainby

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The trackbed of a railway can be seen on the map, running from Swainby directly up to the mine entrance, what appears to be an old rail carriage is being used as a shed near the roadside.
Swainby Ailesbury Ironstone Mine Rail Carriage

Following the direction of the track a short distance into the woods leads to the mouth of two small tunnels.
Swainby Ailesbury Ironstone Mine Tunnel Entrances
One tunnel was for ventilation and the other the main drift, both are full of water and filled with earth a very short distance in.
Swainby Ailesbury Ironstone Mine Drift
Swainby Ailesbury Ironstone Mine Ventilation Drift
There are a number of depressions behind the tunnels where the workings have collapsed, the remains of a ventilation shaft are marked higher up the hillside, a large spoil heap without vegitation is also very prominent.
Swainby Ailesbury Ironstone Mine Spoil Heap
The ironstone mines operated from 1857 to 1887 in this area

Trustee Drift Powder House at Eston Ironstone Mine

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This extremely heavily built stucture is virtually all thats left around the Trustee Drift site, the outside has likely been a haven for underage drinking for decades.
Eston Ironstone Mine Powder House
Eston Ironstone Mine Powder House

There are two (very dark and dirty) rooms to be explored inside.

Eston Ironstone Mine Powder House
Eston Ironstone Mine Powder House

Eston ROC Post

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The Eston Royal Observer Corps Post is in poor condition, it looks to have been burnt many times inside, although the surface features are still OK. The open hatch at one end.
Eston ROC Post
Eston ROC Post
Eston ROC Post

Ventilation at the other
Eston ROC Post

A diagram of a complete post can be found here and some internal shots of the post here