Show on map Clara Lady Dorman School opened in May 1926. It was named after the wife of Arthur Dorman co-founder of Dorman Long and Co Ltd.
This photo was taken in early August 2011 shortly before the building was demolished, at that time it was just known as Dormanstown Primary School.
Show on map The jetty was originally constructed between 1882-1887 by the Skinningrove Iron Company. Attempts were made to destroy it in WW2 to prevent it being used as a German landing point, but failed due to its unusual contruction from cement made of molten slag from the blast furnaces.
The jetty is currently in a bad state of disrepair although its still used by local fisherman who occasionally fall in the holes and hurt themselves.
Show on map So little remains of the original streets of Grangetown due to demolition and the A66, its taken me over 10 years to drive through and notice this ingot mould on Bolckow Road.
Show on map These offices were built by the Cargo Fleet Iron Company in 1916, although later used as offices for British Steel and the local Council before becoming derelict.
The Cargo Fleet Iron Company became part of South Durham Steel and Iron Company which was in turn nationalised becoming part of British Steel.
During the re-development of the building the original sign has been revealed, the building will soon house the Heritage Gallery at Cargo Fleet.
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Show on map These furnace bases are some of the few remains left of the ironmasters district.
There is a disagreement between the notice board on site and a Cleveland Industrial Archaeology Report from 1979.
The CIAS report states Bernhard Samuelson built five furnaces known as the “old side” 1864 – 1867 and three more known as the “new side” in 1869 -1871. The notice board says the remains are the three ‘new side’ blast furnaces built in 1874.
The ironstone used here was mined in the Slapewath / Spa Wood area.
 
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Originally a corn mill, the building was converted for the manufacture of Roman Cement around 1811 (a hydraulic cement which can set underwater) , a drying kiln can be seem to the rear of the building.
Show on map I have marked the original location of the Grangetown Power Station built by the Cleveland and Durham Electric Company in 1906 which worked until 1937 and was finally demolished in 1969 to make way for the new steel plant. It was the first in the world to generate at 11,000 volts.
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The current position of the date stone and plaque is elsewhere within the Corus site, so cannot be visited by the public.
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Show on map South Gare is entirely man made, it was constructed between 1866 – 1888, its 2.5 miles long and contains an estimated 5 million tons of slag from the local blast furnaces, which shows the vast size of the industry in that period.
 
This particular area contains some intact balls that havent been attacked by the sea or covered by sand and vegetation.
Show on map This cast iron sign must be exceptionally durable, its in a very exposed place but still seems to have much of its original paint despite the fact the Dorman Long became part of British Steel in 1967.
