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christwigg
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01dy0f4/Britains_First_Photo_Album_Hartlepool_to_Whitby/

Pays a visit to the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum

Although I would take the part about the poor workers from Saltburn (from those enormous villas ??) going across the Ha'Penny Bridge to the mine with a considerable pinch of salt ::)

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simonrail
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There were certainly some miners who lived in Saltburn and worked at Huntcliffe Mines. They walked over the Halfpenny Bridge then over another bridge beside Saltburn Mill.

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christwigg
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13 years ago

Struggling to believe your poorly paid miner would be shelling out a penny a day to not just walk via the bank for free.

simonrail
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After a 10 hour shift drilling and loading 5 tons of ironstone I think I would willingly pay a halfpenny not to have to climb up Saltburn Bank.

Even in the good old days Saltburn wasn't all villas and posh folk - there were plenty of working class areas like Upleatham Street and miners lodged in the Jewel Streets. And there would be a fair number of working class families providing workers at the engine shed, and servants for the occupiers of the villas and posh houses.

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christwigg
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13 years ago

"simonrail" wrote:
After a 10 hour shift drilling and loading 5 tons of ironstone I think I would willingly pay a halfpenny not to have to climb up Saltburn Bank.

I don't think i've ever come close to winning an argument against the 'guru', BUT where exactly was the other bridge at Saltburn Mill ? Surely its exactly the same height gain walking up Saltburn Bank from there as it is walking up the other equally steep bank to the opposite end of the bridge ?

simonrail
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13 years ago

There's quite a well-known picture although of poor quality which shows this bridge with the mill and possible alum house in the background - see Dave he's probably got a picture of it.

If you left work at Cliff or Huntcliffe you could either walk back to Saltburn the scenic way, via the cliff top, or the inland route down past Ladgates, or the third route via Brough House, both of these latter routes would lead you to Saltburn Road which at that time went down past Saltburn Mill, not the modern road at higher level. The bridge near the mill was about half the height of the Halfpenny Bridge and its west abutment somewhere near the present sewage pipe works. Then it was not such a climb up over the field to the Halfpenny Bridge.

I don't mind youngsters asking questions of the Old Bull - it keeps me on my toes.

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Wesker26
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13 years ago

I've e-mailed you the pic, took me forever to locate it considering i have 1500 images of Saltburn, stuck a copy in the mines folder for easy access now.

christwigg
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13 years ago

"simonrail" wrote:

I don't mind youngsters asking questions of the Old Bull - it keeps me on my toes.

I'll get you one day, but this time I bow to the superior knowledge of the old guard. ;D

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simonrail
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Very prominent in the picture is Saltburn Mill just beyond the bridge which has completely vanished (like the bridge) but the weir and launder for it are still traceable.

In the background is the building which still remains converted to a house - it's an unusual agricultural building and there are a couple of references to an alum house here so it would be nice to be able to confirm it was in fact the alum house for Selby Hagg alum works.

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DavidAGiles
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13 years ago

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I cant waite to re visit Skelton to learn about the old iron mines. I attended the little Skelton primary school in 1955 and am a geologist working for Fresnillo Plc in Mexico. I like your histórical photos and comments. Regards David Giles