A BEAUTIFUL late summer's day at the beach captured by our regular contributor, Northern Perspectives, with Saltburn pier stretching out into the blue sea and Huntcliff rising majestically into the blue sky.
Saltburn, by Northern Perspectives (Image: Northern Perspectives)
How the Echo reported the opening of Saltburn pier in 1869 (Image: Chris Lloyd)
The pier, at 682ft long, still looks pretty impressive but when it opened on June 2, 1869, it was 1,500ft long – so more than twice its current length – with a pierhead where excursion steamers from Whitby, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough could call.
The original entrance to Saltburn pier (Image: Unknown)
From its very beginning, the pier was vulnerable to the weather, which drove sailing vessels through it, and much of its length was lost in a storm in 1924 when a ship, the Ovenbeg, was driven through it.
Damage caused when a ship, the Ovenbeg, was driven through Saltburn pier in May 1924 (Image: Chris Lloyd)
The elements also erode the soft sands that make up Huntcliff, but still its sheer face rises 365ft above the waves, and Warsett Hill – that dollop on top of it – touches 565ft high.
The Romans had a signalling system up on Huntcliff and the Victorians ran a railway around Warsett as it spectacularly wended its way to Whitby.
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Saltburn pier showing its full length (Image: Unknown)
(Image: Northern Perspectives)
Northern Perspectives is a Durham-based cameraman who uses the latest drone-based technology to shine new light on our beautiful, and historic, landscapes.
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