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Alum House and Cementstone Kiln – Hummersea Steps
The footpath down Hummersea steps cuts right through the remains associated with the Alum House for the Loftus Alum Quarries. The remains of the building are fast eroding out of the cliff and will...
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Sandsend Alum House
All that remains of Sandsend Alum House is one wall which is now the entrance and exit to a car park which was built in the 1960s when the sea wall damaged. It is believed to have operated between 1733...
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Saltwick Nab – Alum Quarry
Saltwick Nab was a site of alum quarrying between 1650 and 1791, the red colouring indicates shale has been burned which is part of the alum making process. An alum house existed in later years,...
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Saltwick Bay Alum House
The remains of the alum house can be found at the edge of the beach and are being rapidly lost to erosion, what can be seen now is just the back wall of the structure. Some remains still exist under...
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Black Nab Alum Quarry – Saltwick Bay
Little remains of Black Nab itself which will be completely lost to the sea at some point. The site below the cliffs is now heavily eroded and covered but its location can be seen on the first edition...
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Cass Rock Quarry
Originally an alum shale quarry between 1776 and 1805. In 1929 an aerial ropeway was installed to dump waste from the Spa Woods ironstone mine into the quarry, it was dismantled 1933-34 and moved to...
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Saltburn Alum Works
Very little information exists on the Saltburn Alum works which operated 1670-1695 and 1765-1775. The semi-circular sandstone structure with a water-tight clay lining that is currently eroding out of...
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Whitaker Brick Company, Ravenscar
This brickworks was setup in 1900 to provide bricks for the nearby Ravenscar development that never materialised, it is located inside an old Alum quarry. The remains of the single large Hoffman Kiln...
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Slapewath Culvert – Alumwork Beck
A short walk upstream from yesterdays culverts the stream once again passes under the A171 This stretch of the stream between Wileycat Beck and Waterfall Beck is listed as being Alumwork Beck, due to...
View ArticleFossils and Fortunes at Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum
Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum in Skinningrove is holding a heritage day event ‘Fossils and Fortunes’ at the Museum on Saturday 6th July 2013. Talks will include Ages Past, Plant Fossils at Marske...
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Boulby Alum Quarry Guided Walk, 27 July 2016
Wednesday 27th July, meets 10:30am at Farm Direct Country Store, Easington.
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Mining Geology Of The North York Moors – Friday 3rd February
Mining Geology Of The North York Moors By Dr Steve Livera Local Jurassic rocks include Ironstone, Coal, Cement, Jet, Building Stone and Alum Find out about the formation and resulting mining of these...
View ArticleMining Geology Of The North York Moors – Friday 3rd February
Local Jurassic rocks include Ironstone, Coal, Cement, Jet, Building Stone and Alum Find out about the formation and resulting mining of these ores Friday 3rd February at 7pm St. Matthew’s Church,...
View ArticleTuesday 24th April – Selby Hagg and Saltburn Alum Works
Skelton History Group Tuesday 24th April – Selby Hagg and Saltburn alum works Distance: 4 miles; Ascent 490ft; Duration 3-3½ hours Meet at 10:30am in Cat Nab car park (NZ 668 215). This is a...
View ArticleMonday 21st May – Saltwick Alum Works
Skelton History Group Monday 21st May – Saltwick alum works Distance: 4 miles; Ascent 690ft; Duration 4-4½ hours Meet at the top of the 199 steps (NZ 902 112) in Whitby for a 10:30am depart. The...
View ArticleWednesday 3rd October – Mulgrave Woods
Skelton History Group Wednesday 3rd October – Mulgrave Woods Distance: 4 miles; Ascent 620ft; Duration 4-4½ hours We meet at 10:30am in the car park at East Row, at the entrance to the Mulgrave estate....
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