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Show on map The North Riding Infirmary donated to the town by Ironmaster Henry Bolckow in 1864 was demolished in late 2006 to make way for a much needed Aldi and Travelodge (ahem)
The portico was saved after pressure from locals, although initially hidden behind road signs the owners have still not seen fit to remove the numbering and clean it up properly
Show on map Despite being one of the last in the area to close in 1962, there are very few surface remains left in Lingdale, with the area now covered by an industrial estate.
The only substantial remains are part of the Scirocco fanhouse which ventilated the mine, its curved walls can still be seen and either wind or water can be heard roaring inside the No. 1 shaft if you put your ear to the metal door. I would love to see whats in there.Â
 
The other large but heavily modified building is the remains of the boiler house.
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Show on map This recent plaque next to the mine site, records the date of the sinking of the first shaft in 1873 until the closure of the mine in 1962
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Nova Scotia was the name of the piece of woodland that existed at this location before the mine was built
Right next to the crossroads is a modern recreation of a mine tub.
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The following information was provided by Liz Allen
This installation was designed by Groundwork North East(Liz Allen – Senior Landscape Architect) in partnership with Lingdale Liftoff, Lingdale Primary School and Lingdale United Reformed Church. The iron tub and freeze were fabricated by local blacksmith James Godbold(egton). The scheme was also funded by the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund through the Redcar and Cleveland Partnership.
Show on map The statue of ironmaster and mayor of Middlesbrough John Vaughan was sculpted by George Anderson Lawson and unveiled on 2nd June 1884.
 
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There are four metal panels on the sides of the statue depicting various mining and industrial scenes.
 
 
Show on map The Cleveland Buildings from 1840 were the home of Henry Bolckow and his brother-in-law John Vaughan
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There are a couple of plaques already in place.
 
Also commemorated is a later resident Sir William Crosthwaite, Mayor of Middlesbrough and founder of the Tees Towing Company.
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Show on map Bolcklow house was design by W.H. Blessley in 1872 who was also the architect of the Eston Miners Hospital. The attractive front was added in 1885.
 
It later became a bank and the local chamber of commerce.
A short ironstone trail can be seen just by the roadside in Fryup, it probably not much more than 10m in length.
Show on map Drifts were cut near Post Gate Hill around 1870, traces of these remain although now appear to be used as a modern water source.
 
The only sizeable remains on the site are those of a bridge under which an incline from the mine site seems to have run. The tramway from this location entered a tunnel around NZ 774054 then travelled below Glaisdale village and emerged onto a trestle bridge near the ironworks around NZ 777055.
Show on map The Glaisdale Ironstone mine operated between 1862 and 1876, supplying the nearby ironworks.
The powder house has only recently lost its roof.
 
 
The structure was close to the 252ft shaft, in a depression nearby iron stained water is being forced up out of a pipe.
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