Dating from 1905 this postcard view shows Redcar Convalescent Home which used to stand more or less where latterly Redcar Bowl was; presently an open space. The forefront of the convalescent home at Redcar had a large area of sand banks which separated the building from the beach. The convalescent home owed its existence to Teresa Newcomen and the Reverend John Postlethwaite (vicar of Christ Church, Coatham); it cost £4,500 to develope. It was built behind the Sandbanks Sand; facing the sea near to Newcomen Terrace in 1861. During the 1914-18 war, the 12th Battalion Green Howards were billeted here. During the 1939-45 war, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers were billeted. It was bought by Redcar Borough Council and demolished in 1951. Cynthia Greaves (nee Bareham) asks: “My Grandfather John George Bareham borne 12/12/1876 lived in The Caretakers cottage in the Coatham Convalescent Home. When his parents celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary, photos of the home show pictures of my Great Grandmother and family in the home. Please are you able to tell me if I’m correct in believing that my Grandfather was Caretaker and my grandmother Charlotte Ann Bareham (nee Neeve) was possibly cook or house keeper at this time. Both remained in the lodge until their deaths. Please can anyone advise me as to where I may find help in acquiring this information.” Whilst Anna Rowe asks: “I am delighted to see this picture. Is it possible to see records of people who were treated in the Home? My great-grandmother and her little sister were there in the 1870s with tuberculosis. The family believes that the Matron at Coatham saved my Great- Grandmother’s life but her sister died there, aged 2 years 6 months. I would really like to know more. They were Mary Hannah and Lilian Mary Rochester.”
Image courtesy of Ann Wedgewood and Keith Bowers, can anbody assist with the queries from Cythia Greaves and Anna Rowe?
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