This news report from the 1st August 1883 describes the first damage to Albion Street and Gerrie Street. It includes an account from P.C. Teesdale who lived at 3 Albion Street. On the Tuesday night his door will not close, at 9am there are cracks in the wall, by 11am parted one inch, at 12pm […]
Lingdale Ironstone Miners taken in the early 1960s, so not long before it closed. Can anyone put names to faces ? Here are some close-ups if that helps ?
I will be joining the staff from the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum at this event at Boosbeck Village Hall on 3rd April, I will be bringing with my plans of the workings underneath the village for viewing.
I will be giving my local jet mining talk (e.g. Guisborough not Whitby ! ) at 2pm on Wednesday 13th March 2019 in Saltburn Library. Many thanks to ‘Friends of Saltburn Library’ for inviting me along.
On the first edition OS map of 1856, there’s no such place as North Skelton, only Foggo Farm stands alone in the fields. The slider below shows the massive changes that took place between 1856 and 1896. So why is it called “North Skelton” when it’s to the South-East of Skelton ?! Work on the […]
During 2019/2020 we will be focussing on the industry and mines of East Cleveland, those shown in the red boundary between Skelton, Saltburn, Loftus and Lingdale. But we won’t be forgetting about the ‘Our Industrial Heartland’ sites in the blue boundary between Skelton and Guisborough. the final reports on those sites will appear here. Also […]
Stanghow Ironstone Mine operated between 1872 and 1928 on the site now occupied by the caravan park. Roughly half of the houses have passages 125 feet below, with the ironstone pillars left in place to support the ground above Click for a larger PDF download.
Aysdalegate was a very short-lived mine, with production only taking place on the site between 1877 and 1880. It was owned by William Barningham who has been described as a ‘violent drunkard who made a fortune’
The most popular output from our project by far has been the mine maps overlayed onto modern backgrounds. Here are two more which you can click for a larger PDF download. Belmont (East) is the area around the lake at the top of Belmangate, the site of the original 1853 – 1886 Belmont Mine. […]
Skelton History Group Thursday 8th November – Errington Woods & Upleatham Distance: 3¾ miles; Ascent 395ft; Duration 3½-4 hours We set off at 10:30am from the car park at Errington Woods (NZ 618201). The walk is a circular walk, done in a clockwise direction, mostly on or near a contour level. The heritage will cover […]