Show on map The bridge into Waterfall Park in Great Ayton is dedicated to five ironstone miners who lost their lives in the First World War.
The under manager George Whitbread worked at Ayton Monument rather than Ayton Banks.
Over the bridge is a cast iron Victorian Urinal, it was originally one of three, it moved here in 1998 from Station Road.
Show on map The piece is called “Over There” by Rupert Clamp
It supposed to show the position of 11 plaques telling stories from the village, but I’m wondering if they have worn off.
The lines of terraces at the top right are the original streets relating to the Upleatham Ironstone mine which was at the top of Pontac Road.
Show on map The remains of Ruther Cross now stands amongst houses where Ruthergate once crossed Hutton Lane.
Ruthergate is an ancient trackway which continues south, up through a still visible cutting in Kemplah Woods.
Show on map  I first visited this ROC post about six years ago, at the time it was in good condition, dry with numerous papers still on the wall. Unfortunately I’ve been unable to locate the photos I took that day with my first brick sized digital camera, you can however get an idea of how it used to look here.
Two lonely telegraph poles which once carried the communications point out the site from the road.
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The surface features are pretty much unchanged, although the lid has been removed and thrown into the shaft.
 
Being open to the elements means theres now an inch of water at the bottom of the ladder, all the paper and card items once inside are either gone or soaked, the cupboards have also been smashed up.
 
 
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The switch mechanism which was on the wall near the door in the older photos seems to have been very carefully removed, hopefully this has been taken to a museum or by someone restoring another ROC post rather than as a personal trophy.
ROC posts are fast disappearing or being vandalised, the fantastic example at Hinderwell was filled with soil in the last couple of years. No idea if any of the fixtures or fittings were saved before this was done.
Show on map Two large telecommunications cables land on the Stray between Redcar and Marske.
CANTAT-3 links to Canada, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Denark and Germany.
Pangea North links to Fanø in Denmark
On Google Earth they can be clearly seen to line up with two rows of large posts either side of the car park, which must have been placed to alert any rogue JCBs to their position.
Very close to the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum which is well worth a visit to see the later North Drift, are the remains of the original 1848 drift in Skinningrove.
I have no idea what purpose the cupboard like structure currently inside served, it appears to be from after the tunnel was blocked.
The adjacent small tunnel looks likely to have been for drainage.
This was the first of the Cleveland ironstone mines and finally closed in 1958-1959.
Show on map This unmarked (but highly secured) little building is the landing point for the CATS gas pipeline
The CATS (Central Area Transmission System) pipeline is a 36-inch diameter pipe transporting gas from fields in the central North Sea to terminals at Teesside.Clicking the ‘Show On Map’ button above clearly shows the line of a trench running NE towards the sea.
Show on map Perhaps one of reasons this website ever came to exist, as a small child I came here many times and always wanted to find out what was down the tunnels.
So I finally took the opportunity to don my wellies and head torch and have a look, pictures aren’t fantastic as I only had a pocket camera with me.
The largest tunnel is perhaps 25m long and turns underneath the railway embankment before emerging on the other side.
  
A second short tunnel leads into someone private garden, looks like they have a personal waterfall.
Nearby the main track also leads under the railway embankment, the bridge is surprisingly large suggesting this route used to be a lot more important than it is now.
I’m not sure why the weir exists, old maps seem to suggest it probably only arrived with the railway, and I can find no evidence of there ever being a building on the site, although the place always gave the impression to be there had been something here.
There a photo of the same area in the 1960s here
Show on map By the side of the tramway that runs through the woods from the Eston mines are the remains of the Keith Fan House, it was used to ventilate an area of workings near the Lowther drift.
On the side of one of the concrete foundations is the inverted impression of company name.
The location i’ve given is only approximate, but its easily located walking along the tramway.
Show on map This substation building was built in 1914 next to the tramway between the Eston and Chaloner ironstone mines and was one of the few standing remains left from the Eston mines.
Although you’ll not see it any more as it was apparently demolished in the last couple of days.