Show on map This plaque records the placing of two time capsules on 30th September 2009.
One from Lakes Primary School and another from the NHS and RSRM containing information about the hospital and the Stead Hospital that it replaced.
They are intended to remain buried until at least 24th April 2038
Show on map Following the extensive flooding in the area on Monday 26th November, the area around Steel House on the Trunk Road remains flooded and closed two days later.
Here’s a shot of the lake outside Steel House which threathen to break its banks, although luckily it didn’t
The lake empties into the Fleet and then to the Tees at Dabholm Gut, it also predate the building of Steel House and Dormanstown as it appear on earlier maps in West Coatham Marsh (so its perhaps not surprising to find its now flooding).
Theres also a now non-existant area marked as Wiley Bridge and some cottages which is where the stream that feeds the lake passes under West Coatham Lane (now Broadway) so pretty much under the now closed Dewhirsts Factory.
Show on map These new seats have been created as part of the £30m redevelopment of the seafront.
They are a continuation of the scar rocks and line up with those on the beach.
Show on map This sign is fixed to a bungalow on Laburnum Road, Redcar and reads:-
These cottages were erected as a tribute from the community to the Marquess of Zetland. June 1931
Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland was a local landowner and politician who died on 11th March 1929. His wife was Lady Lilian Zetland and theres a matching plaque to her a few doors away, although on a cottage built two years later.
These cottages were erected as a tribute from the community to Lilian Zetland. July 1933
Show on map This sign on a bungalow near East Halt station reads :-
Erected in grateful memory of Robert McClean Esq. J.P. Barrister-at-law, Redcars first town clerk. By the corporation of Redcar and by the spontaneous gifts of the admirers of his worth. July 1936
His obituary reads :-
Mr. ROBERT MCCLEAN, town clerk of Redcar, died on Thursday of last week (6th September 1934) at the age of 53. He was the pioneer of a scheme started at Redcar in 1921, whereby men forced to seek poor law relief were given an opportunity of doing useful work for the money granted. He endeavoured to secure provision in the new Unemployment Bill for some such scheme, which he held had enabled more than 2,500 men in recent years to work their way back from poor law relief to national insurability
Show on map If you spin around while looking at the sign I posted about yesterday, you will in fact notice another sign on the wall visible from trains travelling in the other direction.
This one appears to the relate to a Dispensing Chemist, I would guess it may be Davies ?
Show on map The position of this old advertisement is initially confusing as it’s down a back alley and not easily visible from the road.
It makes much more sense if you think of it as being visible from the railway rather than from the road or footpath.
The first letters appear to be CLA on a red band, sadly I cannot figure out what it’s an advert for.
Show on map The pirate cat in the crow’s nest was previously on the site of the new Redcar Beacon (vertical pier) from where it was removed in March 2011
They have now moved to the top of the High Street next to the ‘Redcar Figures’
Looks like a lick of paint wouldnt have hurt before it was re-erected. I beleive its been adopted by Redcar In Bloom and the children of Zetland Primary School.
Show on map The history of this location seems to be in complete conflict from two sources. A recently published book by Vera Robinson MBE says it was built in 1874 as a Wesleyan Chapel and became the Catholic Sacred Heart Church in 1915.
While pages on the Communigate website says the opposite, that it was built for the Catholic community and became Methodist when the current Sacred Heart Church on Lobster Road was built in 1913/1914.
One clue is a dedication stone which confirms the 1874 build date and a re-opening on September 9th 1913 by Miss A.D. Hutchinson of Saltburn
Comparing maps from 1895 to 1915Â backs up the latter sequence of events.
 1895
 1915
Show on map This heavily eroded stone sign is located in the car park of Farmfoods, just outside Redcar Station.
I would love to hear any suggestions as to what it says, I can’t make out much more than ‘Wall’ at the bottom.