Salt Panning Case Study

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The beautiful seaside resort Saltburn-by-the-Sea retains several impressive features of the Victorian period. From a water balanced inclined tramway to the last remaining pier in Yorkshire, Saltburn presents visitors with an authentic seaside experience!
The name Saltburn apparently derives from the Anglo-Saxon ‘Sealt-Burna’, meaning ‘salty stream’, their name for the stream now called Skelton Beck. Nevertheless in medieval times 'salt panning' did take place near the beck's outlet, for trading inland. The process of 'salt panning' uses shallow artificial basins to trap seawater, and after reducing it by evaporation to brine, it crystallises into salt for harvesting.

Saltburn's pier is the last surviving iron pier on the north-east coastline, …show more content…
In 1975 the council applied to the Department of the Environment to have the pier demolished. A "Save the Pier" campaign led to a public enquiry, which concluded that only the final thirteen piers could be removed. This left a 681 feet (208 m) length of the refurbished pier, which reopened on 29 June 1978. In 1979, the council undertook a complete refurbishment of both the pier and the Cliff Lift to reflect the Victorian/Edwardian character, by ordering new aluminium cars for the Cliff Lift, reinstating to the design stained-glass windows; new distinct white-red cladding to all the structures; a pier head cafe.

A public enquiry concluded in April 1976 that only the thirteen trestles at the end of the pier should be removed. Restoration of the remaining 681 feet was to cost £52,500. The pier re-opened on 29th June 1978. A cafe/restaurant opened in the entrance buildings in 1979. The roof was renewed and restored in 1993 to its early 20th century condition using Welsh and Westmorland …show more content…
2 million of Lottery funding. The refurbished pier opened once more in 2001. In 2005, a new lighting system was installed by Redcar Borough Council at a cost of £385,000. The new lights give the pier the appearance of being moonlit even when there is no moon.

Saltburn was voted National Piers Society ‘Pier of the Year’ in 2009.

June 2014 – Cliff lift to celebrate 130th birthday
June 2014 saw the 130th birthday of Saltburn’s iconic cliff lift, believed to be the oldest working funicular railway in the UK. The lift, which can carry 12 passengers in its two carriages, is regularly maintained by Redcar and Cleveland Council and had a £30,000 refit, in 2011, the first off site overhaul since 1992.

Saltburn has maintained much of its original charm as a Victorian seaside resort including its pier, the colourful Italian Gardens and walks through Riftswood. Saltburn has the oldest water balanced cliff tramway in Britain that is still in operation, linking the town with the pier 120 feet below. You can park at sea level where the old fishing village straddles Skelton Beck. The Ship Inn remains as a focal point, steeped in smuggling
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