Category: Saltburn
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Saltburn Pier
A classic view of Saltburn pier with the funicular railway in front. The pier was opened in 1869 and was originally 1500 feet long. It quickly became popular and a stop on the Bridlington to Hartlepool steamer route. In 1875 the pier was battered in an October storm and was reduced to 1250 feet. In 1924 the…
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Saltburn Scar
Ended up in Saltburn this morning. The tide was out exposing the mudstone scar littered with boulders of harder rock. The mudstone was formed when Saltburn was at the bottom of a shallow sea 188 million years ago and much closer to the equator than it is now so the temperature would have been quite different…
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Cranedale Spout
With my feet still thawing out from yesterday I headed to Saltburn in search of sun and surf. I found plenty of surf. It was a bit breezy. But no snow. Cranedale Spout is a stream which tumbles down Saltburn Scar on to beach. Heading back to the town from Huntcliff the onshore wind was blowing the stream back up…