2019
NZ6621 : Plaque on cliff Lift Building, Saltburn by the Sea
taken 5 years ago, near to Saltburn-by-The-Sea, Redcar And Cleveland, England
Plaque on cliff Lift Building, Saltburn by the Sea
Plaque commemorating the Saltburn Cliff Hoist. John Anderson, Resident Engineer to the Saltburn Improvement Company designed and built a timber counterbalanced Cliff Hoist to allow easy access from the cliff top town to the newly constructed pier. 20 persons were carried in the cage to travel 120 feet. This structure which was built in 1870 was dismantled in 1883 was replaced in 1884 with the present water balanced cliff railway.
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