Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea 16/07/1869 BODY PICKED UP OFF REDCAR           Yesterday afternoon (15/07), the body of a man in an advanced state of decomposition was picked up by a coble off East Scar. It was brought ashore and taken to the Royal Hotel, where it remains awaiting...

Accreditation the Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 04/08/1876 MASONIC GATHERING AT REDCAR             The annual gathering of the Freemasons of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire took place at Redcar on Wednesday (02/08), under the presidency of the right honourable the Earl of...

Accreditation The Redcar & Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 22/10/1869   THE LATE TERRIFIC GALES THE NORTH EAST COAST              On Saturday last, a very severe gale swept along the north east coat, followed by another on Monday night. The damage done to shipping in the north was considerable,...

Accreditation the Middlesbro’ and Stockton Gazette 06/11/1868 SOUTH GARE  –  VISIT TO THE BREAKWATER           Yesterday week (30/10), a distinguished party, including the Earl of Zetland, Lady Stratford de Radcliffe, Lord, Normanby, Miss Barclay, J. W. Pease, Esq., and the Conservancy...

Accreditation the Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 04/02/1870. A DANGEROUS “LARK”             A dangerous “lark” the other evening when some maliciously disposed persons broke into the railway cabin at Upleatham junction, and stole there from, the signalman’s...

Accreditation. The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea 17/09/1869. DRUNKEN MAN RE-ENTERS HOTEL.             On Tuesday, (08/09), Mr Thomas Young, Master Mariner, entered the Clarendon Hotel, Redcar, in a state of intoxication, and during an attempt on the part of Mrs Logan and her servants...

Accreditation the Redcar and Saltburn-by-by the-Sea Gazette 16/06/1871. 1975 Langbaurgh Council Seaside Resorts THE LEGEND OF ROSEBERRY TOPPING, YORKSHIRE. The old legend of the death of Prince Oswy on Roseberry Topping, whither he had been sent by the Princess, his mother, to baffle the prophecy...

Cholera & Typhoid      During September 1854, Zetland Place (now South Terrace), became the focus of attention for an outbreak of Cholera within the town, basically put down to poor sanitation. Living standards in some parts of the town would be by today’s standards declared appalling....

COATHAM – West Redcar    Believed to have been the last battle place for the personnel residing there against William the Conqueror around the date 1070-1075?    Situated to the West of Redcar, and now heavily industrialised was the site of marshes.    Formerly well known still to this...

Accreditation The Redcar and Saltburn-by-the-Sea Gazette 12/06/1886. REDCAR LIFE BRIGADE.             The members of the Redcar Life Brigade were called together on Wednesday afternoon week (03/06) to practice with the new rockets, impressions of Captain Robertson, R. N., surveyor general...