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Commondale War Memorial

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The Commondale War Memorial carries the following inscription.
Commondale War Memorial
In Honoured Memory of the Men of Commondale, who Gave Their Lives for God, King, and Country, in the Great War. 1914 – 1918. Their Name Shall Live For Ever; and Their Glory Shall Not be Blotted Out. Lest We Forget.
Commondale War Memorial
There are 9 names :-
Thomas Monk
Samuel Lawson
Thomas Gibson
Robert H Leggott
William Hill
Frederick W Robinson
Charles E Foster
Alfred Cockerill
David Johnson
Commondale War Memorial
A small plaque at the base reads.
Dressed and Erected by J. Ford, Castleton
Designed by W.H. Earl, Danby
Commondale War Memorial

Lingdale Institute 1911

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The Lingdale Institute was erected in 1911/12 and cost £1,800.
Lingdale Institute 1911
The cost was mainly covered by mine owners Pease & Partners and contained Reading, Billiard, Games Rooms
Lingdale Institute 1911
It appears the inscription was concreted over at some point, thanks to M Watson for confirming that this happened during the war to help stop the German’s knowing the area they were in if they were shot down for example.

Also a wing on the right has been removed.
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Lingdale Primitive Methodist Jubilee Church 1897

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The Lingdale Jubilee Church dates from 1897 (the year of Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee)
Lingdale Primitive Methodist Jubilee Church 1897
Most small villages locally have a methodist chapel, the vast majority have closed and been converted to housing.
Lingdale Primitive Methodist Jubilee Church 1897
The foundation stone is partially obscured by later pipes and cable.
Lingdale Primitive Methodist Jubilee Church 1897
It was laid by Mrs Scarth on 20th July 1897, here are details of its opening in November 1897
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I have found a further reference with suggest it re-opened in 1957 and closed again in 1964.

Lingdale Old Police Station

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The only reference I can find is that this proposed some time around 1913.
Lingdale - Old Police Station
I don’t know the closure date either sadly, perhaps a local can enlighten me ?
Lingdale Old Police Station

Boosbeck Wesleyan Methodist Chapel 1875

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The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel opened in 1875, two years before the Primitive Methodist Chapel over the road.
Boosbeck - Wesleyan Methodist Chapel 1875
It became the only Methodist chapel in 1962 and the final service here was in April 2006, led by the Rev Tim Thorpe, minister at Nottingham.
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Interestingly the Google Street View images just happened to catch it while it was being converted into housing.

Boosbeck Primitive Methodist Chapel 1877

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Boosbeck had two methodist chapels formed in the 1870s, with this Primitive Methodist Chapel dating from 1877.
Boosbeck Primative Methodist Chapel 1877
By 1962 the two congregations had joined and became Boosbeck Methodist Chapel at the former Wesleyan chapel over the road. The Primitive chapel has since been converted into flats.
Boosbeck Primative Methodist Chapel 1877

K6 Phones Boxes, Middlesbrough

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This line of phone boxes behind the Town Hall are a Grade II Listed Building
K6 Phones Boxes, Middlesbrough
They no longer contain any telephones and have been adopted by the council. The K6 was designed by Gilbert Scott to celebrate King George V’s silver jubilee in 1935

Middlesbrough Town Hall Plaques

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This foundation stone was laid by Ald. Isaac Fidler. Mayor of Middlesbrough 24 October 1883. G.G. Hoskins F.R.I.B.A Architect. E. Atkinson. Contractor
Middlesbrough Town Hall
Isaac Fidler was 28th Mayor and appears to have been a stonemason. A capsule exists under the foundation which contains a map of the town, corporation year book, coins, newspapers and a copy of Middlesbrough and Its Jubilee .

The ballfinial stone on the spire of the tower of these buildings was fixed by councillor Thomas Sanderson, Mayor of Middlesbrough, 29 December 1887. G.G. Hoskins F.R.I.B.A Architect. E. Atkinson. Contractor
Middlesbrough Town Hall
Thomas Sanderson was 33rd Mayor.

This town hall and municipal buildings were opened by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales 23rd January 1889. Raylton Dixon Esq J.P.D.L. Mayor. George Bainbridge Esq, Town Clerk. G.G. Hoskins Esq F.R.I.B.A Architect.
Middlesbrough Town Hall

The Prince and Princess of Wales in 1889 became King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1901. Raylton Dixon was a shipbuilder and 34th Mayor of Middlesbrough.
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Old Fire Station, Redcar

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This small building was once the fire station for Redcar.Old Fire Station, Redcar

I don’t know exact dates it operated but its marked on an 1894 map.

One fire engine that may have been stationed here was a 1937 Leyland Cub that currently resides in a museum in the Nethelands.

Johan Van Bogg

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Photos by Johan Van Bogg

C1268 Sign, Upleatham

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Road signs for C-Roads are something of a rarity as they shouldn’t really exist. Nothing below a B-road is supposed to be named on signposts.
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Generally if they exist its probably an administrative error, and here’s a local example.