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Shipwreck on Bran Sands, South Gare, Redcar
I’ve not yet found any record of the ships name, or date it was wrecked. The remains of the ship can be seen depending on the tides and sand levels.
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Arrival of Clemenceau on the Tees
The 265m long French aircraft carrier Clemenceau arrived on the Tees on Sunday 8th Feburary 2009, drawing a very large crowd at South Gare. It was towed from Brest by the tug Anglian Earl which moved...
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Powder Hole, Powder Wharf, South Gare
Some people say this is a First World War jetty, it may well have been reused / rebuilt then but the 1894 OS maps already shows a tramway running from the powder wharf in the direction of the gare,...
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Spigot Mortar Emplacement, South Gare
The second mount for a 29mm Spigot Mortar that I located today. I had previously misidentified something on the other side of the road as this several years ago.
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Anti Aircraft Holdfasts, South Gare
These plinths would each hold a Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun, there are a total of four at the location 14ft apart.
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First World War Gun Battery
The two mounds carried 4.7″ Hotchkiss QF guns during WW1. The mound closest to the river was re-used during WW2 when it held a BL 6″ Mk7. An extensive battery covered the whole site, with much...
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Dorman Long Sign
This cast iron sign must be exceptionally durable, its in a very exposed place but still seems to have much of its original paint despite the fact the Dorman Long became part of British Steel in 1967.
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South Gare Slag Balls
South Gare is entirely man made, it was constructed between 1866 – 1888, its 2.5 miles long and contains an estimated 5 million tons of slag from the local blast furnaces, which shows the vast size of...
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Slag Works, South Gare
These extensive concrete remains lie just North of the current SSI Blast Furnace. A post war map shows this structure between the Warrenby Slag Works and the Slag and Tarmacadam Works. To me the layout...
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South Gare Anchor
This anchors stands outside the British Sub Aqua Club Hut at South Gare Presumably it was recovered locally by the club, but i’ve been unable to find out exactly where from. Suggestion welcome as always
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Brent Alpha on the Tees
The Brent Alpha oil platform spent it’s working life about 100 miles NE of the Shetlands. On the 24th June 2020 it entered the River Tees. Travelling towards the Abel UK yard to be dismantled. The...
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