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Saltburn by the Sea
(Redcar and Cleveland) North Yorkshire Yorkshire & Humberside Marine Parade |
Henry Pease1807 - 1881English railway owner, politician; responsible for the foundation of the seaside resort of Saltburn-by-the-Sea (Wikipedia) |
Hillary Cartmel & Michael Johnson
2002 |
Statue of Henry Pease made of scrap metal. At his foot lies a brick with the name "PEASE", and at his back a tablet with the text "quakers abhorred vanity. few of them had their portraits painted, but let themselves be photographed since such likeliness could not flatter but must merely be truthful images."
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HENRY PEASE m.p. for south durham, quaker president of the peace society victorian industrialist ironstone mines stockton and darlington railway pease brick works water companies A MAN OF ENERGYB AND IMAGINATION REALISED A VISION AND BUILT SALTBURN stockton and darlington railway reached saltburn 17 august 1861 |
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HENRY PEASE Born 4th May 1807 - Died 30 May 1881 The visionary Henry was the son of Joseph Pease, a Quaker and industrialist who was influential in creating the Stockton to Darlington railway. It was his proposal to extend the railway, planned to transport the iron stone from East Cleveland to the furnaces by the River Tees, which gave Henry the chance to build a new seaside resort. He formed the original Saltburn Improvement Company which laid down strict rules for the development of the new town of Saltburn by the Sea, including the use of white bricks, (see below) from the Pease brickworks in County Durham, used for facing buildings. The foundation stone was laid on January 23rd 1861 for Alpha Place. Priority in the town's development was given to the Railway Station, the magnificent Zetland Hotel, workers' houses and the turning of Saltburn Glen into pleasure gardens. |
This sculpture is the work of Hilary Cartmel & Michael Johnson. Its components represent many of the industrial interests of Henry Pease. It was commissioned byb the new Saltburn Improvement Company, formed to manage Saltburn's Rural Challenge Programme. Henry Pease served as an MP for the Southern Division of the Durham constituency, was the first mayor of Darlington and the president of the Peace Society. Without Henry Pease and his brother Joseph, this town might never have happened. Think of him as you enjoy this view and Saltburn by the Sea as a whole. |
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