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Guisborough, Market Place 1907 (ref. 58660) | Guisborough is the ancient capital of Cleveland. It was here, during the reign of Elizabeth I, that the first alum works in England was opened. In May 1822, a spring was discovered about one mile to the south west, and Guisborough climbed aboard the spa town bandwagon. To the faithful, the spring was said to relieve rheumatism and bilious complaints and was an excellent diuretic. |  Add your own Memory
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Guisborough, Market Place 1899 (ref. 44756) | In July 1740 a number of the inhabitants of Yarm were brought to the Guisborough Sessions, accused of riotous assembly. Will Artis was ordered to be taken hence to Whitby and 'thence on board some of his Majesty's shippes of warr'. Will's punishment was to be added to the press gang quota. | Add your own Memory
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Guisborough, Priory and Lake 1932 (ref. 85330) | Founded around the year 1119 by Robert de Brus (Bruce), Second Lord of Skelton, Guisborough became very wealthy. The original building was destroyed by fire in 1289, but the Augustinian canons rebuilt on the grand scale. At the Dissolution the annual revenue of the Priory was £628 3s 4d. | Add your own Memory
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Guisborough, the Priory 1885 (ref. 18151) | The only remnants of the Priory now standing are a 12th-century gatehouse and the east end of the 14th century church. Near the Priory is the church of St Nicholas, which contains the Brus Cenotaph, on which are carved ten knights representing members of the family. Robert de Brus died at Guisborough in 1145. | Add your own Memory
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Guisborough, Highcliffe 1913 (ref. 66020) | In 1748 cattle distemper was raging nationwide amid horned cattle. At Guisborough, an order was issued prohibiting the movement of all live cattle, even with a certificate. Farmers were compensated for losses, as the court ordered that Will Cass be paid 37s 6d for killing a cow suffering with distemper. | Add your own Memory
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Middlesbrough, Market Place 1913 (ref. 66408) | On the left is the old Town Hall, which was built in 1846; the town fire engine was also kept here. A new and rather grand Town Hall, designed by Alfred Waterhouse, was opened in 1889 by the Prince of Wales; it cost £130,000 to build. | Add your own Memory
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Middlesbrough, Corporation Road 1901 (ref. 47979) | The electric street tramway system operated on 3ft 6in gauged track, and opened in 1898, the same year as similar systems in Bradford, Glasgow, Halifax, Liverpool, Stockton, Cork and Kidderminster. | Add your own Memory
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Middlesbrough, Linthorpe Road 1913 (ref. 66411) | Linthorpe Road was at one time the town's only road south. Originally, development along here had been for residential purposes, but as early as the 1860s some of the houses were being converted into retail premises. By the end of the 1870s it had become one of the principal shopping areas. | Add your own Memory
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Middlesbrough, the Grand Opera House 1913 (ref. 66405) | The Grand Opera House opened in 1904 at a cost of £38,000, but struggled and was taken over by John Imeson in 1909. Imeson was one of the leading figures in the town's entertainment business; his involvement with the theatre began in 1866, when he started building the Royal Albert Theatre. In 1870 it was renamed the Theatre Royal and did extremely well, presenting a wide variety of shows ranging from comedies to pantomimes and operas. | Add your own Memory
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Middlesbrough, the Transporter Bridge 1913 (ref. 66412) | Before the commissioning of the transporter bridge a ferry operated across the Tees to Port Clarence. The transporter bridge was designed and built by the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Co and was opened for traffic in 1911. It is the largest of its type in the world, at 850ft long and 215ft high. | Add your own Memory
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Middlesbrough, the Park 1913 (ref. 66413) | Albert Park was opened by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, in 1868, and the land was purchased for the town by Henry Bolckow. The park was the scene of a spectacular firework display in 1881, held to celebrate the town's jubilee. | Add your own Memory
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Redcar, from the Pier 1896 (ref. 37593) | The population in 1801 was 431, but this had dropped to 411 by the time of the 1811 census. The census return for 1821 caused a minor sensation when it was discovered that the men were outnumbered by 3 to 2: there were 279 males and 394 females. | Add your own Memory
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Redcar, the Pier 1896 (ref. 37594) | Though popular, Redcar suffered for years, along with other Teesside resorts, owing to the reluctance of the North Eastern Railway to operate Sunday services for fear of upsetting the church goers. | Add your own Memory
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Redcar, the Esplanade 1886 (ref. 18131) | When this photograph was taken, cycling was in vogue; the tricycle had been introduced during the 1870s. Most had two large driving wheels with a stabilizing wheel at either the front or back, or in some cases, both. Some tricycles were made to seat two people, either side by side, or in tandem. | Add your own Memory
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Redcar, the Bandstand 1906 (ref. 54447) | On the right, there appears to be one of the few musical urinals in the British Empire: a combined toilet and bandstand. | Add your own Memory
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Redcar, the Sands 1886 (ref. 18133) | In 1869, Dr Oliver of Redcar, wrote that 'Redcar is adapted to the debilitated class of invalids not only by reason of its powerful tonic atmosphere and excellent bathing, but because of the natural facilities offered by its extensive beach for easy exercise and locomotion'. | Add your own Memory
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Redcar, High Street 1885 (ref. 18134) | Sixty years earlier the village had five inns and taverns, all of which took in paying guests; the Crown & Anchor, the Jolly Sailor, the Red Lion, The Ship, and the White Swan. Also, at least sixty residents offered lodgings to visitors. | Add your own Memory
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Redcar, Queen Street 1913 (ref. 66389) | Redcar was once the most northerly of the Yorkshire resorts and was famed for its horse racing. Of the meetings held between May and October, the July Redcar Race Week became the most important fixture. By this time the resort had three hotels recommended in Baedeker's Guide: the Coatham, the Red Lion, and the Swan. | Add your own Memory
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Redcar, Newcomen Street 1901 (ref. 48000) | The post office is on the right. In the 1820s, when Robert Walker was the postmaster, there was a collection and delivery every day during the bathing season. Once winter set in, postal services operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. | Add your own Memory
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Saltburn-By-The-Sea, from Coastguard Path 1885 (ref. 18104) | The older part of the town is to the left, with the resort on the cliff in the background. | Add your own Memory
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