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Skelton History Group Walk – Ravenscar

Friday 21st June – (21) Ravenscar Distance: 4 miles; Ascent 620ft; Duration: 4-4½ hours This walk starts at the National Trust information centre at Ravenscar, where we meet at 10:30am. Cars can be...

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Skelton History Group Walk – Boulby from above

Saturday 27th July – (19) Boulby from above Distance: 4 miles; Ascent 720ft; Duration: 4-4½ hours We meet at 10:30am in Boulby lane (NZ 760187), where there is ample roadside space to park cars. We...

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Skelton History Group Walk – Guisborough alum works

Sunday 18th August – (12) Guisborough alum works Distance: 4 miles; Ascent 690ft; Duration: 4-4½ hours Meet at 10:30am in the Fountain Street car park. This walk begins with a long, uphill stretch to...

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Skelton History Group Walk – Skelton Park and Shaft mines

Monday 9th September – (11) Skelton Park and Shaft mines Distance: 4½ miles; Ascent 500ft; Duration: 4½-5 hours Meet at 10:30am at Skelton Methodist Community Church, Castle Grange, Skelton Green....

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Tees Scoria Brick Company – Wharton Arms Skelton

Blue tinged Scoria blocks are still a fairly common sight in the gutters around Cleveland as they were manufactured from molten blast furnace slag, a waste product that was available in huge...

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Skelton History Group Walk – Biggles and the Zeppelins

Tuesday 15th October – (10) Biggles and the Zeppelins Distance: 3 miles; Ascent 65ft; Duration: about 2-2½ hours Meet at 10:30am in the Stray car park near Green Lane, Redcar (NZ 624 237). This...

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Skelton History Group Walk -Skelton – 900 years of history

Wednesday 20th November – (01) Skelton – 900 years of history Distance: 1½ miles; Ascent 120ft; Duration: 2-2½ hours Meet at 10:30am outside the Wharton Arms on the High Street. This walk will be...

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Skelton Primitive Methodist Chapel 1865

Primitive Methodists split from the Wesleyan Methodists in 1807 and continued until the Methodist Union in 1932. They became known as the “‘Ranters” due to their evangelical preaching. Hitherto Hath...

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Apple Orchard Bridge – Missing Inscription

This almost blank stone tells an interesting story, all that remains is the name R Sawtell, County Surveyor, the rest has been chipped away. During 1940/1941 the threat of German invasion was great...

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West End Methodist Chapel 1877, Skelton

West End Methodist Chapel was built in 1877 for the Wesleyan branch of the Methodists. It was built for a congregation of about 500 people at that time. The final service took place on 14th October...

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