Redcar & Cleveland are launching a new drive for visitors by delving into the Borough's archives. Old photographs, dating back over a century, provide a fascinating look at bygone days in a newly-published brochure, The Nostalgia Coast.The Council's Tourism Section hopes to appeal to all ages with the 16-page free brochure, with eight sections, including the railways, beach activities, motorsports, entertainments, lifeboats and shipwrecks. Images include Malcolm Campbell's world land speed record attempt in The Sunbeam at Saltburn in 1924, Newsomes helter skelter lighthouse in Redcar from 1907 and a sand castle-building competition from 1902 in Saltburn, organised by hot drink maker, Bovril. Read more ....
You can also request the leaflet using their online form.
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