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Cleveland memories
My childhood memories
The first house in Waterfall Terrace is where my grandparents lived for many decades. John and Ann Scott. I love that place.
A memory of Great Ayton contributed by Peter Parkland
Rainbow Trout
Now a resident of Australia, I still have fond memories of catching a train to Kildale as a 13 year old and walking over the moors, and later, cycling from Thornaby through Commondale and back home. I remember laying down near a stream that passed under the road and trying to catch a couple of trout that stayed almost motionless as my bait bounced off their mouths. I also remember that there was a Saint Bernard dog in the front garden of one of the houses that always came up to see who was passing by. I have been trying to identify some places on 'google earth' but it seems a bit different to what I remember. I hope to revisit ...read more here
A memory of Kildale contributed by First Name Last Name
picnics on Roseberry Topping
In the 1960's we as a family nearly every year went for a day out getting the train from Hartlepool to the nearest station to Roseberry topping then there would be the climb to the top where we would have our picnic, we have photos of our picnics.
Anne Young
A memory of Roseberry Topping contributed by anne young
My Family
My name is Phillip Robinson. My parents Tom & Eileen lived in Priory View, East Harlsey, in the late 60's. My uncle Charles Derrick McGookin has a plaque inside the village church dedicated to him. My grandparents from Robinson and McGookin are buried in the churchyard.
I also remember the landlady from the Cat & Bagpipes, which I believe to be the only public house named this in the country!
I now live in Darlington, however often return to the village to visit the area and the church.
A memory of East Harlsey contributed by phillip robinson
Extracts From Great Broughton & Cleveland books
Church Lane leads to the
entrance to Skelton
Castle and also to the old
church, which was
erected in 1785. After
closing in 1904, it stood
empty for many years,
but it has been lovingly
restored and is now back
in use.
An extract from from"Guisborough Photographic Memories".
Skelton Castle stands in beautiful grounds. Here we see the old moat, which was landscaped and, as shown here, included
an elaborate enclosed formal rose garden.
An extract from from"Guisborough Photographic Memories".
Here we see the impressive
edifice of the Queens Hotel,
built in 1875 to cater for the
large number of tourists
who came to Saltburn for
their holidays in the late
Victorian period. In the
centre of the photograph we
see the entrance to the
railway station, again
bringing holidaymakers to
the town from different
parts of the country.
An extract from from"Guisborough Photographic Memories".
People are strolling along the
Promenade at Saltburn, just as
they do today, to take in the sea air.
In the foreground of the picture we
see some fascinating early cars,
with a chauffeur attending to the
needs of his passengers in the car
to the right of the picture.
An extract from from"Guisborough Photographic Memories".
The pier, one of the few surviving Victorian piers in the country, has recently undergone extensive restoration. It is now
shorter than we see it here, as its extremities were swept away by the ferocity of the North Sea. At the head of the pier we
can see the cliff lift, still operating today, transporting passengers from the town down to the sea front.
An extract from from"Guisborough Photographic Memories".