Monthly Archives: February 2013

Sir Samuel Sadler Statue, Middlesbrough

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Samuel Sadler (1842–29 September 1911) was an industrialist mainly concerned with the chemical industry, he served on Middlesbrough Council from 1873 to 1911 and was mayor on three occasions 1877, 1896 and 1910. Sadler was the first Conservative Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough from 1900 – 1906.
Samuel Sadler Statue, Middlesbrough
Samuel Sadler Statue, Middlesbrough
Sadler was known locally as ‘the Colonel’ due to him being the Honorary Colonel of the Volunteer Battalions of the Durham Light Infantry.
Samuel Sadler Statue, Middlesbrough
Samuel Sadler Statue, Middlesbrough
This monument by Edouard Lanteri was erected by public subscription and unveiled on 21st June 1915

North Eastern Railway stone, Saltburn

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This ‘NER’ stone is in the kerb outside Saltburn Railway station.
Saltburn Station NER Stones
The station was originally opened in 1861 by the ‘Stockton and Darlington Railway’ which became part of the ‘North Eastern Railway’ in 1863 but it could date from then until 1923 when the ‘North Eastern Railway’ became the ‘London and North Eastern Railway’

Geoff Waterfield Memorial Sculpture

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The Geoff Waterfield Memorial Sculpture was unveiled on 11th February 2013 outside SSI UK Steel House as a tribute to the union official who headed the “Save Our Steel” campaign to bring iron and steel making back to Teesside. Geoff having died suddenly before the plant restarted.
Geoff Waterfield Memorial Sculpture
Geoff Waterfield Memorial Sculpture

The sculptor Lewis Robinson used the last slab to be manufactured by Tata Steel in 2010 and the first to be manufactured by SSI UK in 2012.

A temporary exhibition in Steel House showed the manufacture of the sculpture.

Geoff Waterfield Memorial Sculpture
Geoff Waterfield Memorial Sculpture
Geoff Waterfield Memorial Sculpture
Geoff Waterfield Memorial Sculpture
Also a list of those who contributed.
Geoff Waterfield Memorial Sculpture

Langman Chemists Ghostsign, Saltburn

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This old sign is in remarkably good condition on the pale Pease bricks.
Saltburn - Langman Chemist Ghostsign

The shop below is now a Boots, suggesting it got bought out into a chain at some point.
The journals of David Taylor have him working as an errand boy there in 1906.

Middleton Taylor’s manufacturing Chemists and Pharmacists of Station Street, Saltburn, that was my place of employment. The shop is still a chemists, now owned by Mr Langman

Melliships Tiles, Saltburn

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This mosaic doorway stands outside what is now Keith Sports, but was once the Saltburn grocer, wine and spirit merchant of W. Melliship.
Saltburn - Melliships Tiles
Melliships is listed on Milton Street in the 1890 Bulmers directory and its listed on the 1899 Tetley advert below

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Harry Gallagher tracked down this entry from the London Gazette which suggests they went bankrupt around 1917.

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Saltburn Olympic Yarnbomber Graffiti

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This piece of ‘graffiti’ appeared near the location of the Olympic Yarnbombing on the pier, although it later had a protective plastic cover installed to protect it (a touch ironic don’t you think)
Saltburn - Yarnbomber Graffiti

It is the work of Karl Striker although as of early 2013 the protective plastic has gone and it looked like the wall may be about to be repainted, as the Iron Ammonites were also down.

Saltburn - Iron Ammonites - In Storage

Henry Pease gets an information board

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This was one of the very first locations added to Hidden Teesside way back in January 2007.
Henry Pease Sculpture Saltburn 1
This new information board includes a lot of information on his life and a drawing of the man himelf. Additionally it also credits the sculpture to Michael Johnson not just Hilary Cartmel as I originally stated.
Saltburn - Henry Pease Information Board
The post is set into the ground with some of Saltburns trademark Pease bricks.
Saltburn - Henry Pease Information Board

The board was unveiled by Mayor Denise Bunn on 17th December 2012

Wesleyan Chapel, West Terrace, Redcar

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For such a prominent building in Redcar, information is surprisingly hard to come by, the recently published Redcar and District Local History says it was built in 1869 at a cost of £4000 with seating for 650. That information is sourced from the Bulmers Guide of 1890
Redcar, Wesleyan Chapel

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Redcar, Wesleyan Chapel
Although the 1884 Ward and Lock Guide state that a Wesleyan Chapel was built near the center of town in 1860 (although this could be elsewhere it doesn’t seem to tie in with anything else)

There are addition references to hint at both dates :-

Guisborough Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Register Of Baptisms Redcar Section. (1860 – 1926)
Redcar Chapel (Trinity) – Booklet entitled “100 years of Service. Trinity Methodist Church, 1869 – 1969.

Update : Fred Brunskill comments that the earlier methodist chapel was from 1853 and on the High Street where Clinkards now is on the right of this photo.

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UPDATE April 2013 :-

Walked past today and it looks like the building is being demolished, another sad loss.
Redcar Chapel Demolition
I managed to get a shot of the roof from the beacon.
Redcar Chapel Demolition