Show on map This sculpture is part of the Marton West Beck Trail which runs from Brass Castle Lane to Albert Park.
The name of nearby Tollesby dates from Viking times (along with just about every other local village ending in ‘by’)
The silhouettes date from 2000, were designed by Possibility Saltburn and cut by Creative Cutting Services.
Show on map This large tarmac map of Cooks voyages has appeared as part of the £9m renovation of Stewart Park.
The only problem is theres no elevated position to view it from, this is my best effort standing on a bench and stitching together two photos.
Two stones point the directions of Cooks birth (300m away) and death (7079 miles away)
 
Show on map The ‘vertical pier’ has progressed a lot in the last week and their are some huge cranes on site.
Work on the new ‘Tuned In’ youth centre is also progressing quickly at Coatham Enclosure.
Show on map Looking very sorry for itself despite only dating from 1975
Opened Monday November 17th 1975 by John Gilbert the Minister of Transport
Show on map I spotted this at the edge of Stewart Park, I believe ‘CB’ stands for County Borough as Middlesbrough became one in 1889 and was extended in 1913, 1929 and 1932. This also co-incides with the Middlesbrough Rural District of which Marton was part being abolished in 1932.
Show on map This drinking fountain was erected by Carl Bolckow when he took over the estate following the death of his uncle Henry Bolckow in 1878.
Show on map Donated by Sir William Crosthwaite to Marton in 1965
Crosthwaite was Mayor of Middlesbrough and founder of the Tees Towing Company.
I’m not sure of the significance of the carvings on the cross base, can anyone identify them ?
