Show on map Today my hometown threw up something I had never noticed before, the old offices of the North Eastern Daily Gazette on Station Road in Redcar.
The building itself is known as Peels Place and seems to be built from light coloured Pease bricks like much of Saltburn.
The North Eastern Daily Gazette was the name of what is today the Evening Gazette, between 1881 and 1936
Show on map The Zetland Lifeboat Museum is a familiar sight on Redcar Seafront, but it dates from 1877 much later than when the Zetland itself was in service from 1802 – 1864.
This lifeboat station and lifeboat were funded by the philanthopy of Emma Dawson and the United Order of Free Gardeners, the boat being named ‘Emma’ in her honour, it actually operated independantly of the RNLI.
There are several sandstone carvings, all of which are now heavily weathered.
The left stones are the emblem of the United Order of Free Gardeners and the build date 1877, with her intials “ED”
Emma Dawsons family crest is on the right, with ‘WH’ for Weston Hall her home.
Weston Hall (Gordon Hatton) / CC BY-SA 2.0
Emma Dawson died on 29th October 1880, a memorial and stained glass window can be seen in All Saints Church near Weston Hall.
‘This monument was erected by her Redcar Lifeboat crew as a record of their respectful gratitude for the disinterested services, the eminent usefulness, and the long-tried and faithful attachment of their glorified friend.’
The ‘Emma’ was in service from 1877 to 1884 and the building becamethe home of the Zetland in 1907.
Show on map As with most historic churches theres no shortage of interesting items inside to view, such as this Anglo-Saxon grave cover.
Sir William Gervase Beckett was MP for Whitby from 1906-1918. He became 1st Baronet Beckett, of Kirkdale Manor in 1921
The organ is from the early 20th century.
Show on map The core of St Gregorys Minster dates from the year 1060.
The sundial above the door (which oddly is no longer in the sun) dates from that rebuild and has an inscription in Old English.
Orm Gamal suna bohte Sanctus Gregorius Minster ðonne hit wæs æl tobrocan and tofalan and he hit let macan newan from grunde Christe and Sanctus Gregorius in Eadward dagum cyning and in Tosti dagum eorl.
Orm son of Gamal bought St. Gregory’s Minster when it was all ruined and collapsed and he caused it to be made new from the ground for Christ and St. Gregory in the days of Edward the King and in the days of Tosti the Earl
The sundial itself is inscribed :-
þis is dæges solmerca, æt ilcum tide.
This is the day’s sun-marker, at every tide.
and Hawarð me wrohte and Brand presbyter
And Haward wrought me and Brand priests.
This is of particular note as it’s from the Old Norse “solmerki” showing a link back to the Vikings.
Show on map Millennium sculpture created by David Gross and the children of Kirkbymoorside and Helmsley.
Show on map Kirkdale Cave was discovered by quarrymen in 1821 and documented by William Buckland in 1822.
It had been used a hyena den and contained bones from animals such as elephants, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses and bison from around 125,000 years ago.
This was controvesial at the time as the church was of the position they were deposited by the biblical flood.
