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The Original Grinkle Park
Shipbuilder and mine owner Charles Mark Palmer bought the run-down Grinkle estate in 1865 and the building shown in Rev. Atkinsons ‘History of Cleveland Ancient and Modern’ was demolished in 1881. The...
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St Marks Church, Marske
After the series of lost buildings, you might be wondering why i’m posting an existing one ? The sharp-eyed will notice the top of the tower doesn’t look like it does today, that’s because the 1866 /...
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The Redcar Rollercoaster
An amusement park opened in Redcar in 1924 on a 15 year lease. The park contained a large covered skating rink, ‘Hilarity Hall’, ‘Noahs Ark’ and ‘River Caves’ The big attraction was a wooden...
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Michael Pease –‘On War Service’ Badge
These photos were kindly shared by the owner of the item in question. They show the 1915 On War Service badge of Michael Pease. These badges were issued to people to avoid them being accused to dodging...
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Dewhirsts Demolition, Dormanstown
The Dewhirsts factory shop closed down around 2013 after numerous name changes to Impression and finally AJ’s Outlet. (I think they actually stopped manufacturing clothes there in the late 1990s) As of...
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TC Armitage Ghostsign, Shildon
This photo was sent to me by Aaron late last year, from Maddison Street / Station Street Shildon. T.C. Armitage. Radios, Appliances, Electrical Components, Lamps, Fancyware, Toys, Bags, Crockery, Rugs,...
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Stead Memorial Hospital, Redcar
Metallurgist John Edward Stead bequeathed his home ‘Everdon’ to Redcar Borough Council in 1923 and it opened as the Stead Memorial Hospital on 26th July 1929 (plaque is dated 1928) It was extended and...
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‘Everybodys Magazine” Ghostsign
Many thanks to Peter Edwards for these photos of a wall in Stockton on the corner of Inkerman Street and Bishopton Lane. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA The image was uncovered late 2011 when a hoarding was...
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Cleveland Railway Embankment – Guisborough
Building work in Guisborough briefly revealed stonework from the original route of the Cleveland Railway which opened in 1861 as a freight line for the local ironstone mines, the original route...
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Goodbye United Ghostsign
When I saw scaffolding going up on this building I feared the sign, which apparently dated from the opening of the bus station in 1938, might be about to be lost. Travel by Road to York, Doncaster or...
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