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01 At Kilton Mill, 2nd July 2000

Torrential rain fell in the area on the morning of the 2nd July, 2000, half the month’s usual rain in just six hours. The cloudburst caused flash floods and the water swept down the valleys into Kilton Beck, carrying fallen trees and branches along with it. The photograph shows the old bridge, between the trees, just below Kilton Mill. The logs and debris jammed against the bridge and blocked the beck.

This sequence of images of the flooding in July 2000 was submitted by Kathleen Hicks; she took all the photographs and suppled the commentary.

Image and information courtesy of Kathleen Hicks.

02 Kilton Mill Garden

The logs jammed against the old bridge created a dam and the garden of Kilton Mill filled with water.

Image and commentary courtesy of Kathleen Hicks.

03 Kilton Mill

This photograph was taken less than five minutes after the log jam at the bridge gave way. John Hicks views the waterlogged grounds of Kilton Mill.

Image courtesy of Kathleen Hicks.

04 The First Bridge

The surge of water flooded over the road. Geoff Robinson used his digger to make a barrier to try and prevent the water from flooding Overman’s Cottages. Then he rescued people in the village from their bedroom windows, in the digger’s bucket. This is the last photograph taken before the water surged, literally in minutes through Skinningrove, leaving devastation in the wake.

Image and information courtesy of Kathleen Hicks.

06 At the Bridge near Bill Hewitson’s

The roof of the shed from Alan Treloar’s garden was jammed against the old bridge. This bridge can be seen from the area of grass near to Kaskane on the Skinningrove Road.

Image and detail courtesy of Kathleen Hicks.

08 The Bridge at the end of Zetland Row

The torrent of water swept down into the village. More tree branches built up against this bridge and the beck burst over its banks. Alan Whitehead (green jumper in right foreground) was among several local residents who sprang to assist the beleaguered resident in Skinningrove.

Image and information courtesy of Kathleen Hicks.

09 In The Square

The water flooded through The Square and down the High Street.

Image courtesy of Kathleen Hicks.

10 Back at the First Bridge

Back along the road towards Kilton Mill, although the surge of water has gone through the beck is still very high and branches are heaped up against the bridge.

A final thanks to Kathleen Hicks for submitting this sequence of images. If anybody has any more of the same event please contact us.

Image and information courtesy of Kathleen Hicks.

Ruswarp Mill

A lovely photograph of Ruswarp Mill on the River Esk; built in 1752 as a corn mill and rebuilt after the fire in 1911. It is no longer a working mill; having then been converted into apartments. The road and railway cross the river over the two bridges below the weir. This image is part of a series taken by Mrs Unthank as part of geography projects for Loftus County Modern School (later Rosecroft School) in the 1960s.

Image courtesy of Mrs. R. Unthank.

Beck And Mill Race

Two for one; Saltburn beck and the Mill Race, two nice but not very often seen photographs.

Bill Danby tells us: ”This is a collage that I made myself and is taken from my website Skelton in Cleveland in History to illustrate the mill race to Marske Mill on Skelton Beck.” Bill refers us to his Skelton in Cleveland in History, a website with lots of further interesting images and information.

Image courtesy of Bill Danby, thanks to Bill for the update.

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01 At Kilton Mill, 2nd July 2000

02 Kilton Mill Garden

03 Kilton Mill

04 The First Bridge

06 At the Bridge near Bill Hewitson’s

08 The Bridge at the end of Zetland Row

09 In The Square

10 Back at the First Bridge

Ruswarp Mill

Beck And Mill Race

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