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On August 17th 1861 the Stockton & Darlington Railway came to Saltburn. With it came a project to develop a seaside resort
to rival all the other famous Victorian watering places. A
magnificent Hotel, ' The Zetland ' was built, the glen was spanned
by the Ha'penny Bridge ( the toll per person ) , a splendid
pier opened and a vertical hoist erected for the 150 foot drop from
town to beach ( fare ½ d ). Engineered
by John Anderson, the hoist opened in July 1870, 14 months after the
pier. Over 120 feet high, built of wood and fastened down by guy
ropes, it carried up to 20 passengers in a cage. This was raised and
lowered by pouring water into, or out of, a tank which
counterbalanced the cage and it's passengers. The rickety structure
miraculously carried Victorians up and down until 1883, when after
an adverse inspection, it was immediately demolished.
A new
inclined tramway was speedily constructed to replace it and opened
on 28th June 1884 to complement further
improvements to the promenade and pier. This was the third such
structure in Britain ( the first two were in Scarborough ). Alas all
these improvements were a last vain attempt to bolster Saltburn's
status as a seaside spa town. Today the pier has been shortened, following a 1974 storm, though recently restored, and whilst
the Ha'penny bridge was demolished in 1974 the Zetland Hotel, now
residential apartments, still majestically dominates the top of
Saltburn Bank. The restored Cliff Lift remains to carry over 70,000
passengers a year thus continuing the spirit of Victorian enterprise
into it's next hundred years. Victorians might not recognise some of
the current activities with Saltburn having established itself as a
Centre for Surfing and of course International Folk Music Festivals.
Apart from the installation of a new electrically operated water
pump in 1924 and with benefit of regular maintenance and restoration
- even the stained glass in the cars has been replaced - the Lift is
almost as it was when built.
The Pier and Cliff Lift are again
attracting wide attention following the installation
of feature
lighting and in 2006 won a National Award
for the Project.
photograph courtesy Tony Lynn who will be organising the
Heritage Walk on Sunday
9.30am - 11.30am taking in the Cliff Lift
and other Victorian
Buildings.
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The Festival Organisers cannot be held
responsible for any loss, damage or personal injury in any
form occurring during the 11th Saltburn Festival of Folk
Music , Dance & Song. Furthermore the Organisers reserve the
right to refuse admission to anyone as they see fit
and to alter or change the programme.
Child
Safety
The Festival
welcomes families with children to enjoy the programme of
events. It must be noted however that the Festival does not
provide any specific supervision of children at either indoor
or outdoor venues, and parents are responsible for the conduct
and safety of their children at all
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Get to
Saltburn via A1, A19, A174
FESTIVAL OFFICE
- Ticketing
For all
pre-festival Enquiries
01287 622623
(john) 07980 093898
(paul)
Weekend Festival Office ( 07980 093898 )
next to Ladbrookes in Station
Street.
- TS12 1AE will be selling Weekend and Family Tickets, Programmes
and Saturday & Sunday Tickets
Please collect Festival Passes ordered during the week
up to the Festival from the Festival Office.
The Campsite will not be selling Weekend
or Camping Tickets this year - for known late arrivals we will
arrange for you to collect your Tickets from the Ceilidh on the
Friday evening.
Individual event tickets will be on sale at the
venues. ( all subject to availability )
Camping - Caravans - Accommodation
Cost per Festival Ticket holder - £12.00 per person for
duration -
Please book when applying for
tickets.
Moor &
Coast Catering Service will be
setting up the Campsite on the Junior School Playing Field close to the centre of
Town
with male/female
washing facilities and
toilets. Please use only the toilet and washing facilities that are
allocated
The site provides 24 hour security and will be open
from Friday
midday until
midday Monday
TS12 1QA
We
will again be using Upleatham School for
Caravans with male/female
toilet and Washing
facilities . -
TS12 1LP
Showers are not available on either site, though you
can pop along the road to the Leisure Centre and pay £1.25 for the
facility.
for accommodation
Saltburn Tourist Information 01287 622422
& BROCKLEY HALL 01287 622329
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FESTIVAL
COMPETITIONS
The
Fred Jordan Memorial
Trophy
for unaccompanied Traditional Styled Singers
Details from Ray Padgett 01226 284927
The
Singer
Song-Writing Competition
Details
from Trevor Lister 01642 821776
The winner in each competition will
receive £100 plus a cup to keep and the Trophy to hold for a
year.
Each competitor must have purchased a
Full weekend ticket to take
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ALL VENUES
& Access Areas
AT THIS FESTIVAL
ARE NO -SMOKING
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DISABLED
ACCESS
Most
of our venues do have ramps and lifts etc. and
we are sure that if you do have access
problems any of our Team of officials will be pleased
to help if
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