The sea wall and slipway are constructed from the stone sleepers of the original Stockton to Darlington railway (the worlds first steam hauled public railway) the footing can be seen in the stones.
Henry Pease who built the resort of Saltburn was the son of Edward Pease the railway pioneer.
Update 2013 : Many of these blocks were dislodged by the tidal surge on 5th December (photo by Simon Chapman)