Saltburn-by-the-Sea
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Its attractions include a recently renovated pier, plenty of Victorian buildings, a valley garden and a smugglers museum, as well as the world's oldest water-powered cliff lift. The Saltburn tramway, as it is known, replaced a vertical lift, which was closed on safety grounds in 1883. The railway opened a year later and provided transport between the pier and the town. The railway is water-balanced and since 1924 the water pump has been electrically operated. The first major maintenance was carried out in 1998, with the main winding wheel being replaced and a new braking system installed.
Saltburn's main secondary school is Huntcliff School.
The town is on the Cleveland Way and just south of the town is the large Huntcliff. The coastline is popular with surfers.
It also has a railway station, at the end of the line from Middlesbrough and Darlington. A freight line continues to the potash mine at nearby Boulby - this line used to continue to Whitby.
Saltburn has been host to a number of beach parties organised by local dance music lovers.
Other annual events include Saltburn Victorian Celebrations (once known as Victorian Week), the Saltburn Swashbuckle (a beach event for children based on a piratical theme), the Saltburn Custom Classic Car Show (a lower prom display of mostly American cars), the Pier Pressure event (a youth music festival which has since ended due to drunkenness and bad behaviour) and the annual Folk Music festival. The number of events in Saltburn are in sharp contrast to the other towns in the locality.
Public Houses
Historically, as a Quaker Town there were never any public houses. Alcohol was served in the local hotels and bars attached to them. The Alexander or 'Back Alex' is a public house today.It used to be part of the Hotel with the same name. Until the mid 1980's there was also a bar in the Zetland Hotel. This was closed and converted into luxary flats. One can also see the remains of the train line and station that led directly to the back entrance and was used in it's Victorian hey-day.
Today the following public houses exist:
The Ship Inn - located near Huntcliff with fantastic views and part of the 'old Saltburn'.
The Victoria - a recent pubic house that has live music on Sunday.
The Queens Head - now called 'Windsors' , again part of a bar that used to be part of the Queens Hotel.
The Marine - on the sea front and an ex hotel.
The 'Back Alex' - tucked behind one of the 'jewel streets'.Once part of a hotel.
There are also several clubs , a thriving local theatre & library.
Sir Malcolm Campbell set his first record (138.08 m.p.h.) while driving Blue Bird on Saltburn sands on 17 June 1922.
Notes
Saltburn was founded by the Victorian entrepreneur Henry Pease, apparently after having seen a vision of a heavenly city reminiscent of the description of Jerusalem in the book of Revelation in the bible. A legacy of the vision is the group of so-called "jewel streets" along the seafront - Ruby, Emerald, Garnet, Pearl, and Diamond. Another mark of the founding family is the "Pease brick" in many of the homes in Saltburn, with the name Pease set into the brick. Members of this family founded the Stockton and Darlington railway and the town of Middlesbrough nearby.External links
- [Saltburn past & present, guide and directory]
- [Guide to Saltburn]
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