69-658: Kirkleatham is an area of Redcar in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire , England. It is approximately 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (7 kilometres) north-northwest of Guisborough , and three miles (five kilometres) south of Redcar centre. It was listed in the Domesday Book . The area has a collection of buildings that formed the Turner Estate, named after the Turner family who lived in
138-409: A Specialist Sports College . Prior Pursglove College , a sixth-form college for GCSE , A level and AS level students, stands next to the parish church and priory ruins on the former site of Guisborough Grammar School , which it replaced after changes in the education system. It had been founded in 1561 by Robert Pursglove , the last Prior of Gisborough, as a charitable school for poor boys. It
207-472: A town charter in 1922, from then until 1968 it was governed by the municipal borough of Redcar. Since the abolition of County Borough of Teesside , which existed from 1968 until 1974, the town has been unparished . Redcar occupies a low-lying site by the sea; the second element of its name is from Old Norse kjarr , meaning 'marsh', and the first may be either Old English ( Anglo-Saxon ) rēad meaning 'red' or OE hrēod 'reed'. The town originated as
276-412: A Free School, built in 1709, that now serves as the local museum. His estate established for the care of 40 people: ten old men, ten old women, ten boys, and ten girls. The office of governor or governess falls upon the owner of the estate. Management of the estate was the responsibility of a chaplain, a master, and a mistress. Cholmley Turner added other Grade I listed buildings, the most notable being
345-475: A basement burial chamber. The exterior is heavily rusticated , with an unusually large area vermiculated. It contains the inscription, "This mausoleum was erected 1740 to the memory of Marwood William Turner Esquire the best of sons." Cholmley Turner also retained the architect James Gibbs for building of the chapel at the almshouses. Cholmley Turner's nephew Sir Charles Turner, 1st Baronet, of Kirkleatham , MP for York from 1768 to 1783, continued building upon
414-614: A church, St Peters. The foundation stone was laid by Lady Turner of Kirkleatham in 1823. Initially it was a daughter church of Marske, but became an independent parish in 1867. It has a window commemorating local benefactor Sir William Turner . Redcar has two railway stations , on the Tees Valley line , with trains operated by Northern and TransPennine Express , namely Redcar Central and Redcar East . A third station Redcar British Steel , which closed in December 2019, served
483-475: A fishing hamlet in the 14th century, trading with the larger adjacent hamlet of Coatham . Until the mid-19th century it was within the parish of Marske-by-the-Sea – mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Numerous ships have foundered off the Redcar coastline and many of their wrecks still exist. The Zetland is the world's oldest surviving lifeboat . It was built by Henry Greathead of South Shields and
552-515: A long-standing Redcar Literary Institute, which was founded in 1896. Redcar is home to the Tuned In! Centre, which opened in 2011 and overlooks the sea front. The multi purpose venue hosts live music as well as creative workshops for young people. The annual event Clubland on the Beach , which showcases dance acts attracting visitors from across the country, has been held at Majuba Road in Redcar for
621-510: A population of 17,777, of which 16,979 were in the town's built-up area. Some archaeologists date the town to the Roman occupation , when it may have been a military fortification. The discoveries of a few Roman artefacts such as the elaborate ceremonial Guisborough Helmet, support this but proof is still lacking. The Guisborough Helmet is a Roman cavalry helmet found near the town in 1864. Its original protective cheek-pieces have not survived but
690-458: A storm. It had to be shortened because of the cost of repairs and was re-opened with an entrance with two kiosks and a roller-skating rink on the Redcar side, and a bandstand halfway along its length. Redcar Racecourse was created in 1875. Redcar Pier , another pier as well as Coatham Pier, was built in the late 1870s. In October 1880 the brig Luna caused £1,000 worth of damage to this pier. In New Year's Eve 1885 SS Cochrane demolished
759-580: Is a Grade II* listed building . Kirkleatham Old Hall Museum functions as the local history museum for Redcar and Cleveland . Opened in 1981, it became the Museum Service's headquarters. Five years later, a new building was opened, providing exhibition space and offices. The finds from the Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery – the only known Anglo-Saxon royal burial site in north-east England – are displayed in an exhibition at
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#1732781037528828-647: Is a Grade II listed clock tower , a memorial to King Edward VII who was a regular visitor to Redcar. The tower has now been refurbished. Construction of the Redcar Beacon started in 2011. In 2013, when the building had been completed, it was nominated for the Building Design Carbuncle Cup for worst new building. It came third in the whole of the UK. In December 2015, the Beacon
897-594: Is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland , North Yorkshire , England. It lies north of the North York Moors National Park. Roseberry Topping , midway between the town and Great Ayton , is a landmark in the national park . It was governed by an urban district and rural district in the North Riding of Yorkshire . Assessing the origin of the name Guisborough , Albert Hugh Smith commented that it
966-558: Is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority . It is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire , England, and is located 7 miles (11 km) east of Middlesbrough . The Teesside built-up area's Redcar subdivision had a population of 37,073 at the 2011 Census . The town is made up of Coatham , Dormanstown , Kirkleatham , Newcomen, West Dyke, Wheatlands and Zetland. It gained
1035-470: Is a ward of Redcar and Cleveland council, which also includes Yearby . In 1918, Kirkleatham was the location of a mooring-out station (a secondary base) for airships protecting the east coast based out of RNAS Howden . The site was only used during the latter half of 1918 and was closed permanently after the Armistice . The Free School, built by Cholmley Turner, is now known as Kirkleatham Old Hall and
1104-495: Is an example of an acoustic mirror , of which other examples can be found along the east coast of Britain. The mirror was used up until the invention of radar and although it was built on open fields today a modern housing estate now surrounds it. Only the concrete sound mirror remains and is now a Grade II listed building . To the east of Redcar is the grade II* listed Church of St Peter , designed by Ignatius Bonomi and built 1822–29. In 1818, Lord Dundas gave land for
1173-530: Is housed in a volunteer-led sea-front museum. The lifeboat was first stationed at Redcar in 1802. As seaside holidays became fashionable in the early 19th century, Redcar's facilities expanded. By 1841, Redcar had 794 inhabitants. In 1846, work was completed on the Middlesbrough and Redcar Railway and the presently named Redcar Central station, created to attract tourism and trade. Redcar's population expansion corresponded with Middlesbrough's, with
1242-688: Is served by the local newspapers, East Cleveland Herald & Post which is published by the TeessideLive . The Northern Echo also covers the area. In Coatham is Cleveland Golf Club, the first golf club to be formed in Yorkshire. It was established in 1887 and is a links course . Also in Coatham is Redcar Cricket Club, which play in the NYSD league , and Redcar Running Club. In association football, Redcar Athletic currently compete in
1311-617: Is the home of the East Cleveland Explorer Scout Unit for those aged 14–18, affiliated to the Scout Association . Activities include work on The Duke of Edinburgh's Award , Young Leaders volunteering, and over 200 different adventure activities. It has about 30 members. The 3rd Guisborough Scout Group (The Pioneers) at Belmangate was established in 1974. There is also a group of volunteer trail builders working to provide free mountain-bike trails in
1380-456: Is thought there has been a church on the site since the 9th century CE, as a location where the body of Saint Cuthbert rested while carried monks before it was taken to Durham. The parish church is named Saint Cuthberts from that connection. The parish records begin in 1559. The village is mentioned in the Domesday book "It had a recorded population of 9.1 households in 1086, putting it in
1449-615: Is unusual in that one bend is more highly banked than the other. The team was formerly captained by 1992 World Champion Gary Havelock and was formerly managed by his father Brian . The town is set to host the 2022 Tour of Britain stage four, UCI Europe Tour cycling race. The town was previously set to host a stage of the Tour de Yorkshire , the event was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic . Guisborough Guisborough ( / ˈ ɡ ɪ z b ər ə / GHIZ -bər-ə )
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#17327810375281518-627: The A173 south-west to Stokesley and north-east as far as Skelton , where it joins the A174 coast road. Before the bypass was built, the A171 ran along Westgate, the town's main street, crossing the A173 at Chapel Beck Bridge. Just beyond the bypass to the north-east, a B-road heads north from the A173 to Redcar . Another minor route out of town, Wilton Lane, is a winding, almost single-track road running north to
1587-865: The Northern League Division One while Redcar Town play in Northern League Division Two. Redcar Rugby Union Football club play at Mackinlay Park. Redcar Racecourse is one of nine thoroughbred horse racecourses in Yorkshire. There is also a motorcycle speedway racing team, the Redcar Bears racing in the SGB Championship . The race track is at the South Tees Motorsport Park in Southbank Street, South Bank and
1656-459: The blast furnace , one of the largest in Europe, on 15 April 2012. On 18 September 2015, production was paused due to the decline in steel prices. On 28 September 2015, the plant was "mothballed" amid poor steel trading conditions across the world and a drop in steel prices. On 2 October, the owner of the site, SSI UK, entered liquidation. On 12 October 2015 the administrator announced that there
1725-401: The chemical plants around Teesside . Guisborough Town FC , founded in 1973, play in Northern League Division One as of the 2023-24 season. The King George V Ground, which hosts the club's home matches, is named after the king. King George's Fields , adjacent to the football club, is a playing field with a small playground and a skate park. There is a swimming pool, built in 1968, at
1794-611: The municipal borough was abolished merged into the County Borough of Teesside , part also went to Saltburn and Marske by the Sea Urban District . This removed it from the administrative county however still ceremonially in the area. In 1961 the parish had a population of 31,460. The 1974 reform created the non-metropolitan County of Cleveland , under the Langbaurgh non-metropolitan district . The county
1863-407: The 1960s and 1970s, linked to the expansion of the chemical industry at Wilton and the steel industry at Redcar. Guisborough's county authority since 1889, the North Riding of Yorkshire , was disbanded in 1974. The town was in the county of Cleveland 's Langbaurgh borough from 1974 to 1996 and is now in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority borough of North Yorkshire. Guisborough Town Hall
1932-722: The Gothic revival Hutton Hall designed by Alfred Waterhouse , at Hutton Lowcross , near Guisborough. Gisborough Hall , a Victorian mansion, owned by the Chaloner family, was built in a Jacobean revival style in 1856. It is a Grade II listed building , but has undergone conversion into a hotel. Guisborough station was on the Middlesbrough–Guisborough branch of the North Eastern Railway ; it closed in 1964. Extensive residential development occurred in
2001-520: The Turner Mausoleum, in memory of his son, and adjoining the Church of St Cuthbert. It is a Grade I listed building on Kirkleatham Lane. The mausoleum was built in 1739–40 by James Gibbs , and restored with added internal cladding in 1839. Entered from the church, it is of Baroque style and of an octagonal plan with south and south-west sides that adjoin the church. It is a single storey with
2070-639: The Warrenby and Lackenby sites became part of Tata Steel when Corus was taken over in 2007, but continued to trade under the Corus name until at least February 2008. SSI bought the plant from Tata Steel in February 2011, for £320 million. After a two-year hiatus following the mothballing of the plant in February 2010, steel was once again being made at Redcar. The Thai owners of the former Corus Plant at Lackenby , Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI), re-ignited
2139-513: The area from 1661. It has one of the best collections of Georgian -style buildings in England. In 1086, the village had "9.1 households" according to the Domsday book . The creation of a Free School in 1709 added a further 40 people. In 1951 the civil parish had a population of 403. The name of the village comes from the old Norse kirk (church) and hlíð (slopes). Literally, "churchslopes." It
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2208-533: The area. As of May 2024 , Houchen is the only Conservative combined-authority mayor in England. From 1987 to 2001, the local Member of Parliament (MP) was Mo Mowlam . From 2001 to 2010 the MP was Vera Baird . In the 2010 general election there was a swing to the Liberal Democrats with Ian Swales being elected. But, in the 2015 general election, Anna Turley , a Labour MP, won back Redcar . In
2277-406: The attachment holes can be seen in front of the helmet's ear guards. It is lavishly decorated with engraved and embossed figures indicating that it was probably used for display or cavalry tournaments, although possibly for battle as well. It was unearthed in what appears to be a carefully arranged deposition in a bed of gravel, distant from any known Roman sites. After its recovery during roadworks it
2346-551: The building reopened in April 2022. This building now hosts tea afternoons on Thursdays. The Anglican Church of St Nicholas houses the De Brus Cenotaph. A church may have existed here in 1290. The chancel of the present one dates from the late 15th century and the nave and interior have been altered. The church in its present form resulted from major rebuilding in 1903–1908, to a design by Temple Moore . Guisborough
2415-512: The discovery in 1850 of iron ore in the Eston area of Cleveland Hills . Redcar prospered as a seaside town drawing tourists attracted by eight miles of sands stretching from South Gare to Saltburn-by-the-Sea . Plans for a pier were drawn up in 1866, but lay dormant until prompted by the announcement of plans to build a pier at Coatham in 1871. Coatham Pier was wrecked before it was completed when two sailing ships were driven through it in
2484-417: The district was formed, the centuries-old Yorkshire authority was replaced by the North Riding of Yorkshire county council. The district became an urban district in 1894. The settlement's town charter occurred in 1922, the district was able to be styled as a municipal borough and the settlement as a town. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and merged with Teesside and Marske. On 1 April 1968
2553-499: The edge of the moors. Through the forest, the ground climbs sharply from the plain to the moors behind. There are several rocky outcrops on the steep slope, including Highcliff Nab and the Hanging Stone. The woods are crossed by several rights of way, including Cleveland Way , but other paths and commission tracks are also open to walkers. Beyond the woods, the ground levels out to form Gisborough Moor . Until 1964, Guisborough
2622-434: The estate. His achievement included remodelling Kirkleatham Hall, as well as providing for the further development of the hospital, school, and a library. He also built the adjoining village of Yearby . In 1894 Kirkleatham became an urban district , but was annexed by Redcar in 1899, after just five years as an independent authority. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and merged with Guisborough . Today, by 2024, it
2691-674: The fields. An eight-year campaign led by the late MP, Dr Ashok Kumar, secured the pool's refurbishment, which was completed in 2008–2009. Guisborough Rugby Union Football club plays in Durham/Northumberland 2 division in the 2021–22 season. The area's constituent body is the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union , able to compete in the region's Silver Trophy. Guisborough Cricket Club plays in the NYSD cricket league. In 2001–04 it equalled its record of four successive league wins. Past players have included
2760-466: The first element is uncertain: Smith's best guess was from the Old Norse personal name Gígr in its genitive Gígs . If so, Guisborough once meant "Gígr's town". To this day the first element has a different spelling for the town from Gisborough Priory and Gisborough Hall in the town. At the 2011 census, the civil parish with outlying Upleatham , Dunsdale and Newton under Roseberry had
2829-523: The inaugural mayoral election in the combined authority . Houchen was re-elected in 2021 and won a third term in 2024 . As mayor, Houchen represents the five local authority areas in the Tees Valley : Middlesbrough , Stockton-on-Tees , Redcar and Cleveland , Hartlepool , and Darlington , and he also acts as chairman of the Tees Valley Combined Authority , the body tasked with driving economic growth and job creation in
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2898-603: The landing stage. and in 1897 the schooner Amarant went through the pier. A year later, its head and bandstand burned down. In October 1898 the Coatham Pier was almost wrecked when the barque Birger struck it and the pier was thereafter allowed to disintegrate. An anchor from the Birger can be seen on the sea front pavement close to the Zetland Lifeboat Museum . In 1907 a pavilion ballroom
2967-423: The local forest. Local musicians are catered for at an open mic/jam session every Wednesday night. Primary education is provided at Belmont, Galley Hill, Highcliffe, St Paulinus (Roman Catholic) and Chaloner Primary which is an amalgamation of the previous Park Lane Infants & Northgate Junior School. Laurence Jackson School , situated at the eastern end of the town, is the only secondary school, and doubles as
3036-468: The local television station TalkTeesside also broadcasts to the area. Television signals are received from the Bilsdale TV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Tees , Heart North East , Capital North East , Smooth North East , Greatest Hits Radio Teesside , and Zetland FM , a community based radio station which broadcast from its studios on Newcomen Terrace in the town. The town
3105-408: The market developed into a general market for fruit and vegetables, clothing and flowers. It opens from early morning to late afternoon on the restored cobbles of Westgate, the main shopping street. Guisborough Museum, behind Westgate's Sunnyfield House, shows photographs of Guisborough's history and inhabitants. One main employer in the town was The Shirt Factory. Towards the end of its existence it
3174-499: The museum. The artefacts were discovered in nearby Loftus during excavations which took place between 2005 and 2007. Finds include pieces associated with a rare bed burial in which a decorated female body is laid out on a decorated wooden bed, accompanied by fine gold jewellery. The finds include a gold pendant, which would have belonged to a princess. as well as glass beads, pottery, iron knives, belt buckles and other objects. The Kirkleatham Owl and Endangered Species Centre opened to
3243-416: The past three years. The town has had several parks built for tourism: Coatham Enclosure, Locke Park, Zetland Park, Lily Park, an Amusement Park with a roller coaster, and a small sea front park known locally as Titty Bottle Park . The Amusement Park near the railway closed decades ago, and Titty Bottle Park was absorbed into the redeveloped sea front around Redcar Beacon. At the west end of High Street
3312-563: The poor. Kirkleatham was acquired by the Turner family around 1624 and is the birthplace of Sir William Turner who was Lord Mayor of London in 1669. He gave most of his fortune to found the Sir William Turner's Hospital in June 1676. In present day, it is an independent almshouse . Turner bequeathed a substantial amount of money to his great nephew, Cholmley Turner , a member of parliament for Yorkshire , 1727–1741, to establish
3381-579: The professionals Murray Goodwin (Sussex and Zimbabwe), Desmond Haynes and Phil Simmons (both West Indies), Imran Jan (Trinidad and Tobago), Sean Clingeleffer (Tasmania) and Greg Todd (Otago). Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North East and Cumbria and ITV Tyne Tees . Television signals are received from the Bilsdale and the local relay TV transmitters. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Tees , Capital North East , Smooth North East , Heart North East , and Zetland FM ,
3450-480: The public in 1990 and is located on the grounds of Kirkleatham Old Hall. The centre is home to one of Britain's largest collections of owls , and is also home to hawks and vultures, a caracara ; a talking raven , and a kookaburra . The Sir James Knott Lifeboat Museum is also located on the grounds of Kirkleatham Old Hall. [REDACTED] Media related to Kirkleatham at Wikimedia Commons Redcar Redcar / ˈ r ɛ d k ər / / r ɛ d k ɑːr /
3519-770: The smallest 40% of settlements recorded in Domesday, and is listed under 4 owners in Domesday Book." It had (apparently) been laid to waste during The Harrying of the north . The northern magnates the Percy family held most of the land in Kirkleatham from 1086 to 1608. In 1232 the advowson of Kirkleatham parish was at the centre of a dispute that saw local knight Sir Robert de Thweng style himself "Will Wither" and take arms against Italian eccelsiatics which saw him raid their properties and redistribute their wealth to
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#17327810375283588-420: The snap 2017 general election, Anna Turley held onto that seat. In the general election on 12 December 2019, Anna Turley lost her seat to Conservative candidate Jacob Young with a majority of 3,527 votes. Young became the third conservative MP to represent Redcar, the first being Royal Naval Commander Robert Tatton Bower 1931 to 1945 and Scarborough businessman Wilfred Proudfoot between 1959 and 1964 when Redcar
3657-569: The stage door was open to the cold North Sea breeze. Redcar Pier was deliberately breached (sectioned) in 1940 to prevent its use by enemy invasion forces. As a result of sectioning, damage by a mine explosion and deterioration it was never reconnected and instead allowed to become even more dilapidated. In 1964 the New Pavilion Theatre was transformed into the Regent Cinema. The Redcar Pier pavilion continued in use after
3726-998: The steelworks. The main roads through the town are the A1085 and the A1042 , with the A174 bypassing. Redcar is served primarily by Arriva North East buses, connecting Redcar with the surrounding towns and villages. The Pangea North and CANTAT-3 submarine telecommunication cables both come ashore between Redcar and Marske-by-the-Sea. The town's further education college is Redcar & Cleveland College . The town's secondary schools are: Outwood Academy Redcar , Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary and Rye Hills Academy . There are eleven primary schools in Redcar: Coatham, Dormanstown, Green Gates, Ings Farm, John E Batty, Lakes, Newcomen, Riverdale, St Benedict's, Wheatlands and Zetland. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North East and Cumbria and ITV Tyne Tees ,
3795-550: The village of Wilton and on to the ICI Wilton chemical works. There are two other lanes that lead out of town into the hills. Hutton Lane ends at Hutton Village, built mostly for local mining, agricultural and estate workers. Belmangate is an ancient funeral route. The south of the town is bounded by the North York Moors National Park . Guisborough Forest, which is Forestry England land, clothes
3864-544: The war but storm damage led to it being declared unsafe and it was demolished in 1980–1981. The town's main employers in the post-war era were the nearby Teesside Steelworks at Warrenby , founded by Dorman Long in 1917, and the ICI Wilton chemical works. The steel produced at Dorman Long was used to build the Sydney Harbour Bridge , Tyne Bridge , Auckland Harbour Bridge and many others. Both
3933-613: The world's oldest lifeboat Zetland Lifeboat . The Victorian , former Coatham Hotel stands on Newcomen Terrace sea front. The ballroom of the hotel was home to the Redcar Jazz Club , a venue for the up-and-coming bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the south-east of Redcar is an aircraft listening post built in 1916 during the First World War as part of a regional defence system to detect approaching aircraft, principally Zeppelins , and give early warning.It
4002-485: Was "difficult". From its first attestation in the Domesday Book into the 16th century, the second part sometimes derived from the originally Old English word burh ('town, fortification') and sometimes from the Old English word - burn ('stream'). It seems that the settlement was simply known by both names, the - burh /- borough forms predominate in the historical record and this survives today. The origin of
4071-576: Was a by-election on 18 November 2011 for two vacant seats in the Zetland ward, held onto by the Liberal Democrats, and on 19 January 2012 there was a by-election for a vacant seat in Newcomen ward subsequently gained by Labour from the Liberal Democrats. Redcar was formerly a township and chapelry in the parishes of Marske and Upleatham . In 1866, Redcar became a separate civil parish . A district in Redcar's name formed in 1885. Three years after
4140-517: Was accompanied by a set of almshouses for twelve pensioners. Askham Bryan College of Agriculture operates a Guisborough Centre on the same site as Prior Pursglove College. It consists of an animal management centre and a modern building, the Priory Centre, which the two colleges share. Two main roads cross at Guisborough, the A171 leading west to Middlesbrough and east to Whitby , and
4209-410: Was acquired by Montague Burton of Leeds , but it closed in 1999. Other former employers were Blackett Hutton and Co., maker of medium high-integrity castings, and the civil engineering firm Henderson Campbell. There is a working watermill at Tocketts Mill. On 15 January 2004, Guisborough was granted Fairtrade Town status. It is a commuter town for nearby Middlesbrough and has many working in
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#17327810375284278-546: Was also inserted into the North East England region. After further changes in 1996, the district became a unitary authority called Redcar & Cleveland in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire , the county straddling two regions of England . The North East England region was sub-divided into combined authorities . In May 2017, the Tees Valley which includes Redcar, elected its first mayor. Ben Houchen has been Tees Valley Mayor since 2017, winning
4347-496: Was built on Redcar Pier behind the entrance kiosks and in 1928 it was extended. A glass house for concerts was added to the remains of Coatham Pier's entrance. The presently named Redcar East railway station was built in 1929. In 1929 Coatham Pier's glasshouse was replaced by the New Pavilion theatre. After the war, comedian and entertainer Larry Grayson coined his catchphrase "Shut that Door!" while performing there, since
4416-502: Was built on Westgate in 1821. When built, it was arcaded with shambles on the ground floor and an assembly room on the first. The two-storey building was topped with a third storey in 1870. In 2015 Redcar and Cleveland Council acquired the building at auction and subsequently announced plans to redevelop it with financial support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Tees Valley Combined Authority ,
4485-628: Was damaged by winds from Storm Desmond , with several large pieces of panelling falling onto the beach below. It was also damaged in winter 2016, where a panel from the top fell off in a storm. There are 23 listed buildings in Redcar. The Grade I Listed Sir William Turner's Hospital in Kirkleatham was built between 1674–1676 and listed on the 14 June 1952. On the Esplanade is the Grade ;II-Listed Zetland Lifeboat Museum housing
4554-731: Was donated to the British Museum for restoration and display. Gighesbore is recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as a place within Langbaurgh Wapentake or hundred. The ruined Gisborough Priory dates from the 12th century. The town shared in the prosperity of the Industrial Revolution by being close to the ironstone mines of the North York Moors . One of the area's ironfounders, Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease , chose as his country seat
4623-483: Was no realistic prospect of finding a buyer and the ovens would be extinguished. Wards periodically change, as of 2018 the town is made up of Coatham , Dormanstown , Kirkleatham , Newcomen, West Dyke, Wheatlands and Zetland. Redcar is made up of areas that do not lend their name to a ward: Warrenby , Lakes Estate, Redcar East, The Ings, Ings Farm, Mickledales and Westfield. On 5 May 2011 Redcar elected its councillors to Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. There
4692-401: Was part of the Cleveland constituency. In the general election on 4 July 2024, Anna Turley regained the seat. The Palace Hub, on the beach front, was built by Redcar and Cleveland Council for the creative and cultural sector of the town. An art gallery and business start up centre are located in the building. The main library is in the Redcar Heart building in the centre of the town and there is
4761-412: Was served by trains from Middlesbrough – the Middlesbrough & Guisborough Railway had its terminus at the now-demolished Guisborough station . Before 1958 it was possible to travel from Guisborough to Whitby and Scarborough , along the scenic North Yorkshire coast railway. Guisborough market is held on Thursday and Saturday with a few stalls on Tuesday. Originally selling cattle and other livestock,
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