This lovely building now stands derelict, I don’t know if it has a future due to the demolition of the community around it. I imagine its even nicer under the pebbledash.
The carved 1908 date stone leaves no question as to its age.
I would imagine the name plaque is also original
I have found one reference to its construction :- Fred Walshaw, architect, 69 Lorne Terrace, South Bank ; T. W. Wade, secretary of the club
Nothing now remains of the school apart from the entrance doorway for girls.
I’m not sure on the exact demolition date but the school celebrated it’s 100th year in 2004 and was due to be merged with Beech Grove Primary at the end of 2005.
There were large scale demolitions of the surrounding streets around 2006/2007
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.
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.
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 1915Â backs up the latter sequence of events.
 1895
 1915
Large areas of South Bank towards the railway have been demolished and are now covered by the A66, Asda and industrial estates. However a few original building survive such as the old police station on North Street
Its a fairly anonymous pebble-dashed garage now, but the carved sign is still visible over the door.
Saturday 20th October at 2 pm. at Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum, Simon Chapman is giving a talk entitled “Getting the Stone”
This beutifully carved plaque now adorns the side of a carpet shop.
As mentioned in a previous post the Middlesbrough Co-operative Society ceased to exist in 1969 when it became part of the North East Co-op, although I don’t have any details on when this branch may have actually closed.
This postbox was painted gold after Kat Copeland won gold in the women’s double sculls alongside Sophie Hosking.
This heavily eroded stone sign is located in the car park of Farmfoods, just outside Redcar Station.
I would love to hear any suggestions as to what it says, I can’t make out much more than ‘Wall’ at the bottom.
This sign for Vansittart Terrace sits on what is now Coatham Road
Coatham Road came into existance around 1935 when Portland, Victoria, Cleveland, Bentinck, Vansittart and Theresa Terraces were combined.
Henry Vansittart (10 July 1784 – 22 April 1848) married Teresa Newcomen the widow of Sir Charles Turner and gained Turner’s Kirkleatham estate.
This metal pin would have been the mounting point for a Blacker Bombard 29mm Anti-Tank Mortar
This firing position on Loftus has an excellent view of the railway station.