Show on map Constantine Technical College was opened by the Prince of Wales, the future King Edward VIII, on 2 July 1930. Eight years after the death of local shipowner Joseph Constantine who contributed £80,000. His families companies were known as Constantine & Pickering Steamship Co and Joseph Constantine Steamship Line.
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The college became Teesside Polytechnic in 1969/1970 and Teesside University in 1992
Show on map I have previously posted about another scrap of the Royal Exchange currently outside the Corus offices, so I was very happy to receive the following photograph from P Swan who previously worked for the council.
At the top of the frieze of the greek style front of the Royal Exchange was a Green Man – in the middle, a symbol for good luck. The whole facade was removed and taken to Cargo Fleet Depot. On the
demise of Cleveland County Council most of it was put in skips and cleared.
Fortunately this part survives and i’m very grateful to Mr Swan for sharing it with me.
Show on map Saturday and Sunday 11th and 12th September a new exhibition will start in Grosmont Parish Church (North Yorks) focussing on the local ironworks, although access may be restricted on the Sunday during a visit by His Grace the Archbishop of York.
On SATURDAY there will be a walk from the church led by Simon Chapman, departing 1 pm, to visit the sites of ironworks and mines including Murkside. On return to Grosmont there will be an optional tour of the workshops and engine shed of the North York Moors Railway.
Show on map Another opportunity to pick Simons brains about the Upleatham (New Marske)Â mines site.
Show on map The Forbes Buildings were built around 1900 for John Forbes as a bakery with shops and stables.
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Forbes came from Aberdeen in 1875 and ended up being mayor of Middlesbrough in 1904, he also had some involvement in the Ironopolis football club (his son Albert Edward Forbes was also a director of Middlesborugh Football Club)
Show on map The Birger was the vessel that collided with Victoria Pier on 18th October 1898.
13 of the 15 crew lost their lives so the anchor which was recovered in 1999 by the Cleveland Divers Club is now used as a memorial to mariners.
UPDATE : As of 2012 the anchor is no longer there due to the development of the new seawall, whether it will return is unknown.
Show on map The new sculpture of an ironstone miner by J. Godbold of Egton (who seems to be getting a lot of work in the ironstone area at the moment) was unveiled by Mr G Clark of Boulby Potash on 21st July 2010.
 
It is set back a few feet from the old marker for the Boosbeck ShaftÂ
Show on map During the great depression between 1929 and 1933 many of the Cleveland ironstone mines closed which lead to unemployment rates of up to 91%. Major James Pennyman the owner of Ormesby Hall bought land near the mining communities of Margrove Park, Boosbeck and Lingdale. This land was cultivated as a work camp to provide alternative employment for the miners and their families.
The list of people involved in the scheme is astonishing.
Sir Michael Tippet was involved in staging the Beggars Opera and his own work Robin Hood at Boosbeck church hall. Boosbeck Industies was also formed which manufactured furniture for about four years.
Local legend has it that William Joyce who became better known as Lord Haw Haw was present at the sixth work camp in April 1935.
Theres a very interesting book on the subject by Malcolm Chase and Mark Whyman
Show on map Seven Red Plaice by David Kemp was unveiled on Wednesday October 16th 2002 when the Regents Walk development was completed.
 
Show on map Samuel Plimsoll devised the Plimsoll Line (not just the pub on he High Street) to indicate the maximum legal limit to which a ship could be loaded, it became law in 1876 after a long strggle including Plimsoll calling members of the House of Commons “villains” and shaking his fist in the Speaker’s face
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The plaque on marks the location of the house in which he stayed when visiting Redcar.