A portrait of Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Saltburn Pier side view
Saltburn-on-Sea Beach Huts
Flying the flag.
Fences at Saltburn.
Skinningrove
Heron in flight at Delph
The Trossachs of Scotland: Mist in May
Greylag Geese (Anser anser)
The Trossachs of Scotland: Queen Elizabeth Forest…
Scotch mist
The Trossachs: Loch Ard with Ben Lomond.
Queen Elizabeth Forest Park tree lichen
Loch Ard, near The Narrows
HBM - Picnic bench at the lochan
The Classic - Loch Ard with Ben Lomond.
The Trossachs: The old row boat on Loch Ard.
Trossachs National Park. - A hike from Aberfoye
Spring morning in Scotland
Towards the Mentheith Hills from the Duke’s Pass.
The Trossachs – The Duke’s Pass looking to the Be…
Memories of Staithes
A seat on Staithes Beck.
Ennerdale Water and its Weir
Across the waters
Ennerdale looking East
Angler's Crag. Ennerdale Water
Tree on Ennerdale
Ennerdale Water to the west.
An Ennerdale Tree
A breath of fresh air!
A glance at Ennerdale Water
Carrbrook reservoir
St Anne's Church and memories.
HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In memory
April stroll
An April glow
A look over Ennerdale Bridge
Springtime in Oldham
A Primula in Winter
HBM -An April's Winter bench
Port Mulgrave, its rust and history
Fishing Hut of Port Mulgrave
Living on the wild side of Port Mulgrave
Quite days down in the cove
Keywords
Authorizations, license
-
Visible by: Everyone -
All rights reserved
-
192 visits
Saltburn Cliff lift


The Saltburn Cliff Lift is a funicular railway in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It provides access to Saltburn Pier and the seafront from the town. The cliff lift is the oldest operating water-balance cliff lift in the United Kingdom.
Saltburn Cliff Lift was constructed between 1883 and 1884 to replace a vertical cliff hoist, designed by John Anderson, which was used to transport passengers up and down the steep north-facing cliff between the town and the pier. It improved access for tourists to the seafront and beach. Designed by George Croydon Marks for the manufacturer Richard Tangye, the cliff lift has a height of 120 feet (37 m) and a track length of 207 feet (63 m), resulting 71 per cent incline. A pair of 12-person cars, each fitted with a 240-imperial-gallon (1,100 L) water tank, run on parallel standard gauge tracks; by removing or adding the water to their tanks, movement is achieved, regulated by a brakeman at the top.
The lift opened on Saturday 28 June 1884. The original cars have been replaced with aluminium counterparts and the top station restored, but little of the underlying mechanism has been changed since it was installed. Owned since the Second World War by the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland, the lift remains in regular use between March and October each year. It is one of Saltburn's most popular tourist attractions. Reportedly, the service was being used by an estimated 150,000 passengers per year by the twenty-first century. ~ WiKi
Saltburn Cliff Lift was constructed between 1883 and 1884 to replace a vertical cliff hoist, designed by John Anderson, which was used to transport passengers up and down the steep north-facing cliff between the town and the pier. It improved access for tourists to the seafront and beach. Designed by George Croydon Marks for the manufacturer Richard Tangye, the cliff lift has a height of 120 feet (37 m) and a track length of 207 feet (63 m), resulting 71 per cent incline. A pair of 12-person cars, each fitted with a 240-imperial-gallon (1,100 L) water tank, run on parallel standard gauge tracks; by removing or adding the water to their tanks, movement is achieved, regulated by a brakeman at the top.
The lift opened on Saturday 28 June 1884. The original cars have been replaced with aluminium counterparts and the top station restored, but little of the underlying mechanism has been changed since it was installed. Owned since the Second World War by the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland, the lift remains in regular use between March and October each year. It is one of Saltburn's most popular tourist attractions. Reportedly, the service was being used by an estimated 150,000 passengers per year by the twenty-first century. ~ WiKi
Erhard Bernstein, tiabunna, Jean-luc Drouin, Marco F. Delminho and 5 other people have particularly liked this photo
- Keyboard shortcuts:
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest comments - Subscribe to the comment feeds of this photo
- ipernity © 2007-2025
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter
All the best TOZ
Herb Riddle club has replied to TOZ clubCheers, Herb
Herb Riddle club has replied to Rosalyn HilborneIn Lisbon and Portugal there are also many funiculars
For me it is always a pleasure to use them, they allow to see the landscape very calmly
Wonderful capture, Herb!
Many thanks also for interesting information!
Herb Riddle club has replied to J.Garcia clubHerb Riddle club has replied to Daniela Brocca clubKeep safe. Herb
Herb Riddle club has replied to Keith Burton clubHerb
Sign-in to write a comment.