Skelton in East Cleveland Iron Stone Mine

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Skelton Park is the most complete set of ironstone mining buildings left in Cleveland, the mine was operated by Bell Brothers between 1872 and 1923, then Dorman Long through to 1938 The most substantial building on site is the Main Winding House, dated 1872. This housed a steam winding engine which wound cages in the adjacent 384ft deep downcast shaft. The roof of this building was intact until late 1994 when it finally succumbed to the elements Black Smiths and joinery shops

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Location: Skelton in Cleveland
Photo credit: © Richard P Clayton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: 2, cleveland, east, grade, heritage, hidden, iron, mining, stone, teesside