History of Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Saltburn-by-the-Sea Timeline

Rushpool Hall

1863

Rushpool Hall, near Saltburn-by-the-Sea, was built from 1862 to 1863, for ironmaster John Bell. The High Victorian Gothic style mansion was built with rockfaced Cleveland ironstone with sandstone ashlar dressings. Now a hotel.

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Saltburn Cliff Tramway opens

June 8, 1884

The Cliff Tramway in Saltburn-by-the-Sea was opened on the 8th June 1884. The tramway connects the town with the lower promenade, pier and beach - 120ft (37m) below the cliff. It is a funicular tramway, operated by cable with counterbalanced ascending and descending carriages. The tramway replaced a vertical cliff hoist from 1870.

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Saltburn By The Sea - War Memorial

November 14, 1920

The war memorial in Saltburn By The Sea is located by the junction of Albion Terrace and Glenside, beside Valley Gardens park. The memorial, by Sir William Reynolds-Stephens, was unveiled on the 14th of November 1920. It is inscribed with the names of 64 local men who lost their lives in the First World War.

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Saltburn Pier

1925

The entrance building to Saltburn Pier opened in 1925, incorporating a theatre and dance hall.

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Rushpool Hall

Saltburn Cliff Tramway opens

Saltburn By The Sea - War Memorial

Saltburn Pier

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