The Brusselton Incline opened in 1825 and consisted of a stationary engine to haul coal wagons 1.5 miles over a hill which was too steep for the early steam engines of the day. Stone sleepers on th…

Flax was used in the manufacture of ships sails which would have then been used in the shipyards of Stockton, in 1827 Stockton had four flax merchants and three linen factories. photo by Connor Sto…

St Mary Magdalene Church, Hart was founded in 675 AD The current tower dates to the 13th century and the nave the 12th century. A carving on the wall is generally said to depict St. George and the …

This stone from a Methodist Chapel is in a modern bungalow opposite the community centre at Charltons. However old maps don’t show any previous buildings on this site. It is also unclear whet…

The cross in the centre of Borrowby is of medieval origin. The village is built at the junction of four roads and was once split between two wapentakes, Allerton and Birdforth. The portions which b…

Written in 1865 by Frederick Colvile, The Coleville Manuscript is a sketchbook come 19th Century journal of a trip around the coast and pastures of Redcar & Cleveland. The book held by Teesside…