Show on map All that remains of the church from 1865Â is the lych gate and graveyard.
The church was demolished in the late 1960s along with most of Haverton Hill due to heavy pollution.
I have only been able to find one tiny composite photo of what the church actually looked like.
Show on map This pump stands in the middle of the village green, it doesnt work as its also a flower pot.
The plaque on the rear records it was donated by Dr and Mrs G Rider in July 2000 to commemorate the millenium.
Show on map A number of the houses around the village green in Hutton Rudby have date stones from the 1700s
A booklet about the village by Alice Barrigan suggests the house dated 1745 was once a pub, possibly called the William IV, it still has a horse mounting step outside.
This stone names David & Everell Simpson – AD 1754
Nearby Mary Tunssall – AD 1755
I alwasy find it fascinating that most small villages usually contain buildings that pre-date events such as the creation of the USA.
Show on map The Flaming Stump was an inn that stood on Portrack Lane, by the banks of the Tees. It was rumoured to be heavily involved in smuggling and featured the eloborate ‘Angel Room’ sculpted by a craftsman called Palini
The course of the Tees was shortened and straightened by the Tees Navigation Company and the Portrack Cut was completed in 1831, although the old course of the river is still very apparent on this 1899 map before the area was developed. This change lead to the inn closing and becoming Portrack Grange Farm also shown on the map below.
The buildings were still in existance as late at 1959 before being demolished, fortunately a photograph exists of the Angel Room in 1950