Anglo-Saxon Dragon, St Oswalds, Newton under Roseberry

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Parts of the church are thought to date from the 12th century although the main tower is from 1901 by Temple Moore.St Oswalds, Newton Under Roseberry
During repairs in 1827 this stone depicting a dragon attacking a horse/cow/panther (opinions vary) was discovered under the floor, it is thought to be Anglo-Saxon.
St Oswalds, Newton Under Roseberry
A stone coffin was also found under the floor at the same time.St Oswalds, Newton Under Roseberry

Wesleyan Chapel, West Terrace, Redcar

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For such a prominent building in Redcar, information is surprisingly hard to come by, the recently published Redcar and District Local History says it was built in 1869 at a cost of £4000 with seating for 650. That information is sourced from the Bulmers Guide of 1890
Redcar, Wesleyan Chapel

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Redcar, Wesleyan Chapel
Although the 1884 Ward and Lock Guide state that a Wesleyan Chapel was built near the center of town in 1860 (although this could be elsewhere it doesn’t seem to tie in with anything else)

There are addition references to hint at both dates :-

Guisborough Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Register Of Baptisms Redcar Section. (1860 – 1926)
Redcar Chapel (Trinity) – Booklet entitled “100 years of Service. Trinity Methodist Church, 1869 – 1969.

Update : Fred Brunskill comments that the earlier methodist chapel was from 1853 and on the High Street where Clinkards now is on the right of this photo.

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UPDATE April 2013 :-

Walked past today and it looks like the building is being demolished, another sad loss.
Redcar Chapel Demolition
I managed to get a shot of the roof from the beacon.
Redcar Chapel Demolition

Methodist Chapel / Sacred Heart Church, Redcar

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The history of this location seems to be in complete conflict from two sources. A recently published book by Vera Robinson MBE says it was built in 1874 as a Wesleyan Chapel and became the Catholic Sacred Heart Church in 1915.
Wesleyan Chapel / Sacred Heart Church, Redcar
While pages on the Communigate website says the opposite, that it was built for the Catholic community and became Methodist when the current Sacred Heart Church on Lobster Road  was built in 1913/1914.
Wesleyan Chapel / Sacred Heart Church, Redcar

One clue is a dedication stone which confirms the 1874 build date and a re-opening on September 9th 1913 by Miss A.D. Hutchinson of Saltburn

Comparing maps from 1895 to 1915 backs up the latter sequence of events.
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1884 Bible Christian Church, Eston

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The ‘Bible Christians’ were a Methodist denomination formed in 1815 and centered on Devon and Cornwall.
1884 Bible Christian Chapel, Eston
I think there’s a very strong possibility that miners from that area migrated to Cleveland to work in the mines and brought this specific brand of religion with them, as emigrants from Devon and Cornwall also took the religion to America and Canada.
1884 Bible Christian Chapel, Eston
The church name ceased to exist in 1907 when they merged to become the United Methodist Church which itself merged in 1932 to become the Methodist Church of Great Britain.

Ayresome Quaker Burial Ground

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This area of Linthorpe Cemetery is entiely populated with the identical simple gravestones of Quakers.
Quaker Burial Ground, Linthorpe Cemetery
Quaker Burial Ground, Linthorpe Cemetery
It pre-dates the rest of cemetery hugely as it was established in 1660, all the original stone were removed in 1717 as was the custom of the time for Quakers. Between 1745 and 1855 other sites were used before burial resumed here with the simple gravestones up until the present day.
Quaker Burial Ground, Linthorpe Cemetery
The current main Linthorpe graveyard surrounding this one was not established until 1869.