The 6th set of Jim Roberts boots i’ve found, but theres still one more out there. This is the start of the Teesdale Way which goes to Dufton in Cumbria,
Teesdale Way Marker – Coatham Marsh
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Show on map Show on map South Gare Slag Balls
Show on map South Gare is entirely man made, it was constructed between 1866 – 1888, its 2.5 miles long and contains an estimated 5 million tons of slag from the local blast furnaces, which shows the vast size of the industry in that period.
 
This particular area contains some intact balls that havent been attacked by the sea or covered by sand and vegetation.
Dorman Long Sign
Show on map This cast iron sign must be exceptionally durable, its in a very exposed place but still seems to have much of its original paint despite the fact the Dorman Long became part of British Steel in 1967.
First World War Gun Battery
Show on map The two mounds carried 4.7″ Hotchkiss QF guns during WW1.
The mound closest to the river was re-used during WW2 when it held a BL 6″ Mk7.
An extensive battery covered the whole site, with much underground, but very little remains visible on the surface now.
Anti Aircraft Holdfasts, South Gare
Show on map These plinths would each hold a Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun, there are a total of four at the location 14ft apart.
Spigot Mortar Emplacement, South Gare
Show on map The second mount for a 29mm Spigot Mortar that I located today.
I had previously misidentified something on the other side of the road as this several years ago.
 
Spigot Mortar Emplacement, Coatham Marsh
Show on map This concrete base with its stainless steel pin would have been used to mount a anti-tank spigot mortar, also known as a “Blacker Bombard”
 
This one is almost buried by some recent work nearby, but the pin still looks almost new.
William Scoresby Jr and Snr, Crows Nest Sculpture, Whitby
Show on map Scoresby and son were arctic explorer who mapped much of the east coast of Greenland and took the Resolution to within 510 miles of the North Pole in 1806. Scoresby Snr invented the barrel crows nest, a reproduction of which is in the Whitby Museum. Scoresby Jr is known for his work developing ships compasses. They are depicted in a crows nest by Kevin Storch.
Moored nearby is the Grand Turk a modern replica of the frigate HMS Blandford built in 1741, it has appeared on TV in the Hornblower series
Sandsend Alum House
Show on map All that remains of Sandsend Alum House is one wall which is now the entrance and exit to a car park which was built in the 1960s when the sea wall damaged.
It is believed to have operated between 1733 and 1860 although building were still standing on the site in more recent time
Stainton Whinstone Quarry
Show on map A BGS photo from 1975 shows the quarry faces still visible and a general mess.
The quarry now is virtually unrecognisable as its has been landscaped and converted into parkland.
 
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One possible remnant is a cairn of stones erected by the entrance, to my non-geologist eyes the majority looks like sandstone, but I think the larger grey block could be whinstone.
 
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