Show on map These two houses by the railway crossing at Longbeck were built in 1865 by the North Eastern Railway Company. As with the pair in Redcar this dates them to 4 years after the line was extended from Redcar to Saltburn.
Again left has faired a little better, retaining its arches over the windows and doors, although unfortunately both are now pebble-dashed.
Show on map I previously posted about this location in early 2009
Since that time much of the undergrowth has been cleared by the Friends of Errington Woods, allowing a much better view of the hauling engine bases.
Some of the ubiquitous Pease bricks can again be found, but this time in their more normal cream.
Show on map This large brick base was the base for a steam engine which drove a Waddle Fan used to ventilate the mine, and the hub of the fan itself.
Some foundations of the building built in 1903 can also be seen now the area has been cleared by the Friends of Errington Woods
Many of bricks lying around this area have the impression of Pease and Partners, the mine owners.
Final plaque in a series of 11, erected by Arts UK to mark the areas ironstone history.
During the 1892 Durham coal miners strike the lack of coal forced the local mines into temporary closure, leaving the workers with no income. As Coatham Reservoir had become infected with typhoid, The Cleveland Water Company used the out of work miners as cheap labour to build Marske Reservoir.
The reservoir is now private property used by a fishing club
Show on map 10th in a series of 11 plaques, erected by Arts UK to mark the areas ironstone history.
In the summer of 1865 a local miner was caught returning from the first pub to be built in the area. He was threatened with the sack for breaking company rules, which forbade drinking while employed by the mine company. The pub, situated between Marske and New Marske, was never given a licence.
Show on map 9th in a series of 11 plaques, erected by Arts UK to mark the areas ironstone history.
In 1944 a fragment of a crashed German bomber was taken and hidden near here by two brothers. The rumour spread that an enemy spy had removed a vital piece from the crashed aircraft. Fearing they would be shot as spies they never retrieved the fragment from its hiding place.
Show on map 8th in a series of 11 plaques, erected by Arts UK to mark the areas ironstone history.
In a patriotic outburst, the local mine company named its ore mines after victories in the Crimean War – Alma, Sebastopol and Inkerman. They had all closed by 1923.
Show on map 7th in a series of 11 plaques, erected by Arts UK to mark the areas ironstone history.
Route of the first rail line to the mines. It was known as ‘the black lonnen’ by the Scottish miners and ‘the black lane’ by the English miners because of its covering of cedar ash.
Show on map Returning to this series with the 6th of 11 plaques, erected by Arts UK to mark the areas ironstone history.
The strict anti drinking laws of the local mine owners led to many miners turning their back rooms into bars known as ‘Shebeens’. In 1887 the local policeman was injured raiding a Shebeen on this street. He was forced to retire, becoming the town’s postman.
5th of a series of 11 plaques erected by Arts UK to mark the areas ironstone history.
Site of the mine workers cricket club. In 1910 they travelled to away matches in the mine company’s horse drawn wagon. The horses were said to be so wild that only the company driver could control them. If he was not offered enough money, the cricket team missed their match.