Redcar’s town clock was named after which British king?
Boulby Mine opened in the 1970s on the edge of east Cleveland just past the village of Easington to mine potash and more recently, polyhalite, used as a fertiliser. It also mines another mineral and currently supplies half of all the UK’s requirements every year. What is it?
When did Saltburn’s famous cliff tramway, the oldest operating water-balance cliff lift in the UK, open?
Redcar is home to the famous Lemon Top. What is it?
Ironstone mines across the Redcar and Cleveland area served the mighty smelters on Teesside during the area’s industrial heyday and rapid expansion. The deepest mine was in North Skelton. What decade did it close?
Celebrated Boro and England footballer Wilf Mannion was born in South Bank in 1918, Middlesbrough fans will know a statue to him stands outside the Riverside Stadium. What was his nickname?
The Borough of Redcar and Cleveland was created in 1996 when the county of Cleveland and its associated districts were abolished. What was the district called before it became Redcar and Cleveland? It had a parliamentary constituency of the same name.
The intriguingly nicknamed SS Castle is a structure hidden away on the Eston hills. What is it?
Grand National winning jockey Bob Champion grew up in Guisborough. He won the world famous horse race in 1981 - what was the name of his steed?
If you were at the Top Deck in Redcar back in the day, what would you have been doing?
Why is Redcar’s links golf course, Cleveland Golf Club, notable?
What was uncovered during archaeological excavations in Loftus between 2005 and 2007?
If someone from Redcar and Cleveland says ‘now then, ow do’ to you, what do they mean?
What is Brotton-born Charles Robinson Sykes famous for?
What makes St Andrew’s Church in Upleatham famous?
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