Show on map Prompted by a comment about yesterdays stench pipe, I realised I had photographed another over a year ago and never used the photo.
I think at the time as I was undecided whether it was a stench pipe or an old lamp.
Its possibly shown in the right background of this old photo and theres nothing on top to indicate a lamp (although it could be a telegraph pole related to the railway line behind)
Show on map It’s nearly been a year since I last spotted a ‘new’ stench pipe in Redcar, so its quite unusual that this one is somewhere i’ve driven past every morning since 2008.
Its identical to the one at the other corner of the park, but has lost its upper section and been filled with concrete.
Show on map One of my readers told me about this months ago (sorry I forget who) but I finally got around to visiting.
It certainly looks like a stench pipe, although its location is a little unusual as most of them tend to be either in built-up areas or near grand houses. This one stands in a relatively rural location at the edge of Great Ayton.
Show on map I’m fairly certain this is a stench pipe judging from its similarilty to other local ones, its the first i’ve seen in Saltburn though.
It was directly adjacent to a current manhole so theres a good chance
Show on map Despite 5 years of constantly keeping my eyes open for items for the website, I had managed to fail to spot something that’s about a minutes walk from my own house !
This Stench Pipe must date from around the time of the construction of Redcar East (late 1930’s)
Its stamped “Adams Ltd York” which shows it was made by Adams Hydraulics, who still exist today.
Show on map This one still stands just off Roman Road, opposite the 1910 Kirby Grammar School which became flats in 2010
It features a flower motif towards the top.
Show on map Near the edge of Acklam Hall is this fine stench pipe.
It seem that many of the grand buildings of the area have one nearby, as persumably they would have been early adopters of a modern sewage system.
Show on map The exact name of this bridge seems to be a little vague, modern OS maps call it ‘Marsh Street Bridge’ although i’ve also heard others call it ‘Forty Foot Bridge’ or ‘Fox Heads Bridge’
The housing to the south of the bridge was known as ‘Fox Heads’ or ‘Foxheads’ as it was built for the workers of the Newport Rolling Mills operated by Messrs Fox, Head and Company.
The bridge is shown as existing on the 1894 town plan although the housing in the immediate area is still incomplete.
The plan shows that there was actually a sizable ramp which ran from Frederick Street parallel to Marsh Street so another bridge actually crossed the end of Newport Street before crossing the railway. These two pages of memories by a resident say that the last 25 yards of Marsh St was used by the firm PA Mudd for storage, which would tie in with this series of arches that can still be seem today.
The north end of the bridge was actually a junction, with a right turn putting you onto Forty Foot Road and towards the Newport Rolling Mills, the retaining wall of this junction is still visible.
A left turn was a smaller road which on the 1894 map leads into the Newport Iron Works. A contact at Network Rail informs me they have the structure listed as ‘Marsh Street; and the current metal deck dates from 1912.
Sharp-eyed reader Sean has also spotted that the childhood memories on the Communigate website also mention a “Stinky Pole” which could well be a stench pipe that’s possibly still there next to the bridge.
Show on map Its been a while since I found a ‘new’ stench pipe but I know they have a special place the hearts of a couple of readers.
This lovely example is on Marton Burn Road.
Show on map First one i’ve ever noticed in Middlesbrough, although it makes sense when you consider all the very highly appointed Victorian Villas that were in the immediate area, this one actually sports a crown on the top.
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