A fairly recent image of Saltburn taken from the steep climb up the Cleveland Way behind The Ship Inn. Ray Brown was asking about the old building next to the Old Mortuary. Callum Duff advises us: ”In actual fact, the building next to the Mortuary was the Rocket Brigade. The Brigade were designed to aid the lifeboat crews and attempt to secure a line from dryland to ships in difficulty. The lifeboat house actually stood next door and was demolished sometime between 1924 (when the Saltburn lifeboat ‘Mary Batger’ was sold) and the start of World War II.”
Image courtesy of Raymond Brown and many thanks to Callum Duff for that update.
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