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43-587: On the night of 22 December 1970, a fire broke out inside the York Hotel on Coatham Road in Redcar , North Yorkshire, England. The fire killed four people inside the building. Guests on the upper floors had to use knotted blankets to escape, and at the height of the blaze, over 40 firefighters were in attendance. This fire -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Redcar Redcar / ˈ r ɛ d k ər / / r ɛ d k ɑːr /

86-401: A sloop rig is simpler and cheaper, the schooner rig may be chosen on a larger boat so as to reduce the overall mast height and to keep each sail to a more manageable size, giving a mainsail that is easier to handle and to reef. An issue when planning a two-masted schooner's rig is how best to fill the space between the masts: for instance, one may adopt (i) a gaff sail on the foremast (even with

129-472: A town charter in 1922, from then until 1968 it was governed by the municipal borough of Redcar. Since the abolition of County Borough of Teesside , which existed from 1968 until 1974, the town has been unparished . Redcar occupies a low-lying site by the sea; the second element of its name is from Old Norse kjarr , meaning 'marsh', and the first may be either Old English ( Anglo-Saxon ) rēad meaning 'red' or OE hrēod 'reed'. The town originated as

172-432: A Bermuda mainsail), or (ii) a main staysail, often with a fisherman topsail to fill the gap at the top in light airs. Various types of schooners are defined by their rig configuration. Most have a bowsprit although some were built without one for crew safety, such as Adventure . The following varieties were built: Schooners were built primarily for cargo, passengers, and fishing. The Norwegian polar schooner Fram

215-603: A church, St Peters. The foundation stone was laid by Lady Turner of Kirkleatham in 1823. Initially it was a daughter church of Marske, but became an independent parish in 1867. It has a window commemorating local benefactor Sir William Turner . Redcar has two railway stations , on the Tees Valley line , with trains operated by Northern and TransPennine Express , namely Redcar Central and Redcar East . A third station Redcar British Steel , which closed in December 2019, served

258-415: A common rig, especially in the 19th century. Some schooners worked on deep sea routes. In British home waters, schooners usually had cargo-carrying hulls that were designed to take the ground in drying harbours (or, even, to unload dried out on an open beach). The last of these once-common craft had ceased trading by the middle of the 20th century. Some very large schooners with five or more masts were built in

301-526: A fishing hamlet in the 14th century, trading with the larger adjacent hamlet of Coatham . Until the mid-19th century it was within the parish of Marske-by-the-Sea – mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Numerous ships have foundered off the Redcar coastline and many of their wrecks still exist. The Zetland is the world's oldest surviving lifeboat . It was built by Henry Greathead of South Shields and

344-506: A long-standing Redcar Literary Institute, which was founded in 1896. Redcar is home to the Tuned In! Centre, which opened in 2011 and overlooks the sea front. The multi purpose venue hosts live music as well as creative workshops for young people. The annual event Clubland on the Beach , which showcases dance acts attracting visitors from across the country, has been held at Majuba Road in Redcar for

387-508: A smaller crew for their size compared to then traditional ocean crossing square rig ships, and being fast and versatile. Three-masted schooners were introduced around 1800. Schooners were popular on both sides of the Atlantic in the late 1800s and early 1900s. By 1910, 45 five-masted and 10 six-masted schooners had been built in Bath, Maine and in towns on Penobscot Bay , including Wyoming which

430-458: A storm. It had to be shortened because of the cost of repairs and was re-opened with an entrance with two kiosks and a roller-skating rink on the Redcar side, and a bandstand halfway along its length. Redcar Racecourse was created in 1875. Redcar Pier , another pier as well as Coatham Pier, was built in the late 1870s. In October 1880 the brig Luna caused £1,000 worth of damage to this pier. In New Year's Eve 1885 SS Cochrane demolished

473-621: Is a Grade II listed clock tower , a memorial to King Edward VII who was a regular visitor to Redcar. The tower has now been refurbished. Construction of the Redcar Beacon started in 2011. In 2013, when the building had been completed, it was nominated for the Building Design Carbuncle Cup for worst new building. It came third in the whole of the UK. In December 2015, the Beacon

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516-499: Is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority . It is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire , England, and is located 7 miles (11 km) east of Middlesbrough . The Teesside built-up area's Redcar subdivision had a population of 37,073 at the 2011 Census . The town is made up of Coatham , Dormanstown , Kirkleatham , Newcomen, West Dyke, Wheatlands and Zetland. It gained

559-495: Is an example of an acoustic mirror , of which other examples can be found along the east coast of Britain. The mirror was used up until the invention of radar and although it was built on open fields today a modern housing estate now surrounds it. Only the concrete sound mirror remains and is now a Grade II listed building . To the east of Redcar is the grade II* listed Church of St Peter , designed by Ignatius Bonomi and built 1822–29. In 1818, Lord Dundas gave land for

602-702: Is considered the largest wooden ship ever built. The Thomas W. Lawson was the only seven-masted schooner built. The rig is rarely found on a hull of less than 50 feet LOA , and small schooners are generally two-masted. In the two decades around 1900, larger multi-masted schooners were built in New England and on the Great Lakes with four, five, six, or even, seven masts. Schooners were traditionally gaff-rigged, and some schooners sailing today are reproductions of famous schooners of old, but modern vessels tend to be Bermuda rigged (or occasionally junk-rigged) . While

645-523: Is housed in a volunteer-led sea-front museum. The lifeboat was first stationed at Redcar in 1802. As seaside holidays became fashionable in the early 19th century, Redcar's facilities expanded. By 1841, Redcar had 794 inhabitants. In 1846, work was completed on the Middlesbrough and Redcar Railway and the presently named Redcar Central station, created to attract tourism and trade. Redcar's population expansion corresponded with Middlesbrough's, with

688-668: Is served by the local newspapers, East Cleveland Herald & Post which is published by the TeessideLive . The Northern Echo also covers the area. In Coatham is Cleveland Golf Club, the first golf club to be formed in Yorkshire. It was established in 1887 and is a links course . Also in Coatham is Redcar Cricket Club, which play in the NYSD league , and Redcar Running Club. In association football, Redcar Athletic currently compete in

731-588: Is unusual in that one bend is more highly banked than the other. The team was formerly captained by 1992 World Champion Gary Havelock and was formerly managed by his father Brian . The town is set to host the 2022 Tour of Britain stage four, UCI Europe Tour cycling race. The town was previously set to host a stage of the Tour de Yorkshire , the event was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic . Schooner The name "schooner" first appeared in eastern North America in

774-808: The Northern League Division One while Redcar Town play in Northern League Division Two. Redcar Rugby Union Football club play at Mackinlay Park. Redcar Racecourse is one of nine thoroughbred horse racecourses in Yorkshire. There is also a motorcycle speedway racing team, the Redcar Bears racing in the SGB Championship . The race track is at the South Tees Motorsport Park in Southbank Street, South Bank and

817-455: The blast furnace , one of the largest in Europe, on 15 April 2012. On 18 September 2015, production was paused due to the decline in steel prices. On 28 September 2015, the plant was "mothballed" amid poor steel trading conditions across the world and a drop in steel prices. On 2 October, the owner of the site, SSI UK, entered liquidation. On 12 October 2015 the administrator announced that there

860-590: The municipal borough was abolished merged into the County Borough of Teesside , part also went to Saltburn and Marske by the Sea Urban District . This removed it from the administrative county however still ceremonially in the area. In 1961 the parish had a population of 31,460. The 1974 reform created the non-metropolitan County of Cleveland , under the Langbaurgh non-metropolitan district . The county

903-566: The Thames at Lambeth, dated 1697, suggest that schooner rig was common in England and Holland by the end of the 17th century. The Royal Transport was an example of a large British-built schooner, launched in 1695 at Chatham. The schooner rig was used in vessels with a wide range of purposes. On a fast hull, good ability to windward was useful for privateers, blockade runners, slave ships, smaller naval craft and opium clippers. Packet boats (built for

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946-626: The United States from circa 1880–1920. They mostly carried bulk cargoes such as coal and timber. In yachting, schooners predominated in the early years of the America's Cup . In more recent times, schooners have been used as sail training ships. The type was further developed in British North America starting around 1713. In the 1700s and 1800s in what is now New England and Atlantic Canada schooners became popular for coastal trade, requiring

989-625: The Warrenby and Lackenby sites became part of Tata Steel when Corus was taken over in 2007, but continued to trade under the Corus name until at least February 2008. SSI bought the plant from Tata Steel in February 2011, for £320 million. After a two-year hiatus following the mothballing of the plant in February 2010, steel was once again being made at Redcar. The Thai owners of the former Corus Plant at Lackenby , Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI), re-ignited

1032-522: The area. As of May 2024 , Houchen is the only Conservative combined-authority mayor in England. From 1987 to 2001, the local Member of Parliament (MP) was Mo Mowlam . From 2001 to 2010 the MP was Vera Baird . In the 2010 general election there was a swing to the Liberal Democrats with Ian Swales being elected. But, in the 2015 general election, Anna Turley , a Labour MP, won back Redcar . In

1075-508: The discovery in 1850 of iron ore in the Eston area of Cleveland Hills . Redcar prospered as a seaside town drawing tourists attracted by eight miles of sands stretching from South Gare to Saltburn-by-the-Sea . Plans for a pier were drawn up in 1866, but lay dormant until prompted by the announcement of plans to build a pier at Coatham in 1871. Coatham Pier was wrecked before it was completed when two sailing ships were driven through it in

1118-471: The district was formed, the centuries-old Yorkshire authority was replaced by the North Riding of Yorkshire county council. The district became an urban district in 1894. The settlement's town charter occurred in 1922, the district was able to be styled as a municipal borough and the settlement as a town. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and merged with Teesside and Marske. On 1 April 1968

1161-700: The early 1700s. The name may be related to a Scots word meaning to skip over water, or to skip stones. The origins of schooner rigged vessels is obscure, but there is good evidence of them from the early 17th century in paintings by Dutch marine artists. The earliest known illustration of a schooner depicts a yacht owned by the mayors (Dutch: burgemeesters) of Amsterdam, drawn by the Dutch artist Rool and dated 1600. Later examples show schooners (Dutch: schoeners) in Amsterdam in 1638 and New Amsterdam in 1627. Paintings by Van de Velde (1633–1707) and an engraving by Jan Kip of

1204-582: The fast conveyance of passengers and goods) were often schooners. Fruit schooners were noted for their quick passages, taking their perishable cargoes on routes such as the Azores to Britain. Some pilot boats adopted the rig. The fishing vessels that worked the Grand Banks of Newfoundland were schooners, and held in high regard as an outstanding development of the type. In merchant use, the ease of handling in confined waters and smaller crew requirements made schooners

1247-511: The inaugural mayoral election in the combined authority . Houchen was re-elected in 2021 and won a third term in 2024 . As mayor, Houchen represents the five local authority areas in the Tees Valley : Middlesbrough , Stockton-on-Tees , Redcar and Cleveland , Hartlepool , and Darlington , and he also acts as chairman of the Tees Valley Combined Authority , the body tasked with driving economic growth and job creation in

1290-583: The landing stage. and in 1897 the schooner Amarant went through the pier. A year later, its head and bandstand burned down. In October 1898 the Coatham Pier was almost wrecked when the barque Birger struck it and the pier was thereafter allowed to disintegrate. An anchor from the Birger can be seen on the sea front pavement close to the Zetland Lifeboat Museum . In 1907 a pavilion ballroom

1333-462: The local television station TalkTeesside also broadcasts to the area. Television signals are received from the Bilsdale TV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Tees , Heart North East , Capital North East , Smooth North East , Greatest Hits Radio Teesside , and Zetland FM , a community based radio station which broadcast from its studios on Newcomen Terrace in the town. The town

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1376-416: The past three years. The town has had several parks built for tourism: Coatham Enclosure, Locke Park, Zetland Park, Lily Park, an Amusement Park with a roller coaster, and a small sea front park known locally as Titty Bottle Park . The Amusement Park near the railway closed decades ago, and Titty Bottle Park was absorbed into the redeveloped sea front around Redcar Beacon. At the west end of High Street

1419-420: The snap 2017 general election, Anna Turley held onto that seat. In the general election on 12 December 2019, Anna Turley lost her seat to Conservative candidate Jacob Young with a majority of 3,527 votes. Young became the third conservative MP to represent Redcar, the first being Royal Naval Commander Robert Tatton Bower 1931 to 1945 and Scarborough businessman Wilfred Proudfoot between 1959 and 1964 when Redcar

1462-553: The stage door was open to the cold North Sea breeze. Redcar Pier was deliberately breached (sectioned) in 1940 to prevent its use by enemy invasion forces. As a result of sectioning, damage by a mine explosion and deterioration it was never reconnected and instead allowed to become even more dilapidated. In 1964 the New Pavilion Theatre was transformed into the Regent Cinema. The Redcar Pier pavilion continued in use after

1505-1029: The steelworks. The main roads through the town are the A1085 and the A1042 , with the A174 bypassing. Redcar is served primarily by Arriva North East buses, connecting Redcar with the surrounding towns and villages. The Pangea North and CANTAT-3 submarine telecommunication cables both come ashore between Redcar and Marske-by-the-Sea. The town's further education college is Redcar & Cleveland College . The town's secondary schools are: Outwood Academy Redcar , Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary and Rye Hills Academy . There are eleven primary schools in Redcar: Coatham, Dormanstown, Green Gates, Ings Farm, John E Batty, Lakes, Newcomen, Riverdale, St Benedict's, Wheatlands and Zetland. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC North East and Cumbria and ITV Tyne Tees ,

1548-529: The war but storm damage led to it being declared unsafe and it was demolished in 1980–1981. The town's main employers in the post-war era were the nearby Teesside Steelworks at Warrenby , founded by Dorman Long in 1917, and the ICI Wilton chemical works. The steel produced at Dorman Long was used to build the Sydney Harbour Bridge , Tyne Bridge , Auckland Harbour Bridge and many others. Both

1591-598: The world's oldest lifeboat Zetland Lifeboat . The Victorian , former Coatham Hotel stands on Newcomen Terrace sea front. The ballroom of the hotel was home to the Redcar Jazz Club , a venue for the up-and-coming bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the south-east of Redcar is an aircraft listening post built in 1916 during the First World War as part of a regional defence system to detect approaching aircraft, principally Zeppelins , and give early warning.It

1634-566: Was a by-election on 18 November 2011 for two vacant seats in the Zetland ward, held onto by the Liberal Democrats, and on 19 January 2012 there was a by-election for a vacant seat in Newcomen ward subsequently gained by Labour from the Liberal Democrats. Redcar was formerly a township and chapelry in the parishes of Marske and Upleatham . In 1866, Redcar became a separate civil parish . A district in Redcar's name formed in 1885. Three years after

1677-538: Was also inserted into the North East England region. After further changes in 1996, the district became a unitary authority called Redcar & Cleveland in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire , the county straddling two regions of England . The North East England region was sub-divided into combined authorities . In May 2017, the Tees Valley which includes Redcar, elected its first mayor. Ben Houchen has been Tees Valley Mayor since 2017, winning

1720-490: Was built on Redcar Pier behind the entrance kiosks and in 1928 it was extended. A glass house for concerts was added to the remains of Coatham Pier's entrance. The presently named Redcar East railway station was built in 1929. In 1929 Coatham Pier's glasshouse was replaced by the New Pavilion theatre. After the war, comedian and entertainer Larry Grayson coined his catchphrase "Shut that Door!" while performing there, since

1763-611: Was damaged by winds from Storm Desmond , with several large pieces of panelling falling onto the beach below. It was also damaged in winter 2016, where a panel from the top fell off in a storm. There are 23 listed buildings in Redcar. The Grade I Listed Sir William Turner's Hospital in Kirkleatham was built between 1674–1676 and listed on the 14 June 1952. On the Esplanade is the Grade ;II-Listed Zetland Lifeboat Museum housing

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1806-483: Was no realistic prospect of finding a buyer and the ovens would be extinguished. Wards periodically change, as of 2018 the town is made up of Coatham , Dormanstown , Kirkleatham , Newcomen, West Dyke, Wheatlands and Zetland. Redcar is made up of areas that do not lend their name to a ward: Warrenby , Lakes Estate, Redcar East, The Ings, Ings Farm, Mickledales and Westfield. On 5 May 2011 Redcar elected its councillors to Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. There

1849-508: Was part of the Cleveland constituency. In the general election on 4 July 2024, Anna Turley regained the seat. The Palace Hub, on the beach front, was built by Redcar and Cleveland Council for the creative and cultural sector of the town. An art gallery and business start up centre are located in the building. The main library is in the Redcar Heart building in the centre of the town and there is

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