REDCAR is a popular seaside resort and a very ancient fishing town, township and parish formed June 28, 1867, out of Marske and Upleatham, with a station on the Middlesbrough and Saltburn branch of the North Eastern railway, and is 11 miles north-east from Stockton, 7 north from Guisborough,  8 north-east from Middlebrough, 5 north-west from Saltburn and 3½west from Marske, in the petty sessional division of Langbaurgh East, union of Guisborough, county court district of Middlesbrough, rural deanery of Middlesbrough, archdeaconry of Cleveland and diocese of York. From being merely an inconsiderable fishing village, it has become a watering place of some importance, and has a long range of clear, smooth and even sands, remarkably firm, and extending from the mouth of the Tees to Saltburn, a distance of 10 miles. The reef of rocks about a mile out to sea forms a natural breakwater, thus rendering boating and bathing remarkably safe. In 1870 a fine esplanade was completed for some distance along the sea shore, and in 1873 a pier 1,300 feet in length was opened, the first pile of which was drive August 28, 1871.

A Local Board of Health was formed in 1855, but under the provisions of the "Local Government Act, 1894" (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) the town is governed by an Urban District Council of 12 members. By Local Government Board Order, No. 38,692, which came into operation April 1, 1899, the civil parish of Coatham was transferred from the Urban District of Kirkleatham to that of Redcar. The town is well supplied with pure water conveyed by gravitation from springs at Upleatham, about 5 miles south of the town. Gas Works were first established here in 1857; the present works, on the south side of the town, are the property of the Redcar, Coatham, Marske and Saltburn Gas Co. authorised by Act of Parliament in 1875.

The church of St. Peter, erected in slab, is a plain building of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, north porch and an embattled western tower with pinnacles containing a clock and 3 bells; the three east windows are stained; in 1888 the church was thoroughly renovated internally and re-seated, at a cost of £800, raised by subscription, and in 1899 an organ and choir stalls were erected at a cost of about £900; the church now affords 750 sittings. The register dates from the year 1832. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £270, with residence, in the gift of the Marquess of Zetland K.T., P.C. and held since 1912 by the Rev. Anthony Arnold Mayhew M.A. of Trinity College, Oxford.

There is a Presbyterian Church of England, in High street, founded in 1872 as a Wesleyan chapel, and seating 190 persons. The Congregational chapel, in Lord street, erected in 1855, is a building of stone in the Gothic style, with a small steeple, and affords 300 sittings. There is also a Gospel Mission room, in Wilton street, seating 250 persons. The Cemetery, occupying an area of four acres, with two mortuary chapels, was laid out in 1872; the land, together with £1,000 was given by the late Earl of Zetland, and is now under the control of a Burial Board of 6 members. The new Police Station, in Lord street, was erected in 1908 at a cost of about £7,000. The King Edward VII. memorial clock tower, in High street, was erected in 1912 at a cost of £300. The Freemasons' Hall is in High street, and here the members of the Marwood lodge hold their meetings. Race meetings are held on the racecourse here on Whit Monday and Tuesday, and in the month of August. The Redcar and Coatham Literary Institute, in the High street, includes a hall of corregated iron, erected for concerts &c. at a cost of about £500, and seating 350 persons. The Red Lion and The Swan are two of the principal hotels. There is a life boat here belonging to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution which bears the name of "Fifi and Charles". The Marquess of Zetland K.T., P.C. is lord of the manor and principal landowner. The soil is clayey; subsoil, clay and sandstone. The chief crop is wheat. The area is 705 acres of land and 176 of foreshore; rateable value, £28,158; the population of the parish in 1901 was 3,205, and in 1911, 5,764.

The area of the Urban District is 2,217 acres; the population in 1912 was 10,508, viz.: - Coatham, 4,764; Redcar, 5,744.

The population of the wards in 1912 was: - Redcar East, 3,407; Redcar West, 2,357; Coatham East, 2,282; Coatham West, 2,462.

Parish Clerk, Albert Robinson, 41 Muriel street.

OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS, &c.

Post, M. O., T. & Telephonic Express Delivery Office, 37 Newcomen street. - John Glass, postmaster

Mails dispatched (letters & parcels) for

Rural & town delivery, 7.5 a.m.; Darlington & North, Leeds & Manchester, 9 a.m.; London, York & all parts West & South of York, 9.40 a.m. October to June; 9.55 a.m. July to September; London, Leeds, Stockton, Darlington, York & the North, 1.20 p.m.; Middlesbrough, Stockton, York, Saltburn, Marske & the North, 2.40 p.m.; Middlesbrough, Durham, East & West Hartlepool & Irish night mail, 3.30 p.m.; Saltburn & Marske, 3.30 p.m.; Redcar town delivery, 4.20 p.m.; Warrenby, 5.10 p.m.; Darlington, Middlesbrough & Stockton, 5.20 p.m.; Redcar town delivery, 7.20 p.m.; London & all parts, 6.30 p.m.; Leeds, West Riding generally, Lancashire, Cumberland & Westmorland, 8.35 p.m.; London & all parts, 10 p.m.; sundays, London & all parts, 5.30 p.m.

Mails arrive

London & all parts, 7.30 a.m. & 12.40, 4.25 & 7.30 p.m.; sundays, 8.45 a.m.

The office is open for the sale of stamps, postal orders & telegrams from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on week days; for the receipt & dispatch of telegrams, sale of stamps & registration of letters from 8.30 to 10 a.m. on sundays. Money orders & savings bank business daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on week days only.

The High Street M. O. Sub-Office (125 High street) is open for all classes of postal work from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. week days only. - Richard Preston, sub-postmaster. Letter Box, cleared 6, 9 & 10.30 a.m. & 12.45, 2.15, 4.45, 5, 7.30 & 9.15 p.m.; sundays 4.15 p.m. Telegrams may be dispatched here, but are not delivered.

URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL

Meets at the office, 2 West terrace, on the first thursday in each month at 7 p.m.

Members

Chairman, Thomas Wrightson

Vice-Chairman, Henry Hudson

Officers

Clerk, Alfred Henry Sill, 4 Millbank terrace, Coatham & 15 Albert road, Middlesbrough

Treasurer, Samuel Harry Mays, National Provincial Bank of England, 2 High Street

Accountant, G.B. Nancarrow, Royal Exchange, Middlesbro'

Medical Officer of Health, William Waters Stainthorpe M.D., C.M. Glas., D.P.H.R.C.P. Edin. Saltburn

Surveyor, Sanitary Inspector, engineer & Waterworks Manager, James Howcroft, 2 West terrace

Collector, Matthew Armitage, 2 West terrace

COUNTY MAGISTRATES FOR EAST LANGBAURGH

PETTY SESSIONAL DIVISION

Petty Sessions are held at the Court house the first & third friday in each month at 11.30 a.m.

For names of Magistrates & places in the Division see Guisborough, p. 120.

REDCAR SUB-COMMITTEE OF NORTH RIDING

YORKSHIRE LOCAL PENSION COMMITTEE

Redcar & Coatham are the only places included in the Sub-District.

Meetings are held atthe Council offices, 2 West terrace, on the first monday in each month.

Chairman, Councillor W. Wardman

Clerk, Alfred Henry Sill, 4 Millbank ter. Coatham. Redcar Pension Officer, A.W. Blain, Customs & Excise office, Saltburn-by-the-Sea

PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS

Board of Trade (Unemployment Insurance) Local Office of Unemployment Fund, Thomas Bustard, agent, 4 Portland terrace

Cemetery, Alfred Henry Sill, Coatham, clerk; Henry Thompson, supt

Cleveland  Hall, Lord street, William Baxter Gibson, proprietor

County Police Station, Lord street, George Thornton, inspector, 2 sergeants & 10 constables

Freemasons' Hall, High street (Marwood Lodge, 1244), Joseph Jewsey, sec

Royal National Life Boat Institution, J.M.Meek M.A. hon. sec.; William Upton, coxswain

Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners' Royal Benevolent Society; Hon. Representative, A.S. Robinson M.D. Dundas villa, Redcar

TERRITORIAL FORCE

4th Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (F Co.); Drill hall, 80 High street; Capt. Joseph Walton; Henry Howe, sergeant-instructor

PUBLIC OFFICERS

Assistant Overseer & Collector of Poor's Rates, William Mossop, 4 Milbank terrace, Coatham

Registrar of Births & Deaths, Marske Sub-District, Guisborough Union, Edward George Knights, attends tuesdays, thursdays & saturdays at 171 High street

Town Crier, Joseph Robinson, 25 Queen street, Coatham

NEWSPAPERS

Cleveland Standard, published on friday by Thomas Nicholls, 67 High street

Middlesbrough Standard, published on friday by Thomas Nicholls, 67 High street

Redcar & Saltburn News, published on saturday by George Hood, 30 High street

PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of Services

St. Peter's Church, Rev. Anthony Arnold Mayhew M.A. vicar; Rev. Alan C. Don M.A. curate; 8 & 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; wed 7.30 p.m.

Congregational, Rev. Albert Barrett A.T.S.; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; thurs 7 p.m.

Primitive Methodist (Saltburn-by-the-Sea Circuit), Rev. George J. Lane; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; alternate tues at 7 p.m.

Presbyterian Church of England, Rev. James Lumsden Barkway M.A.; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; thurs 7.30 p.m.

Wesleyan Methodist (Guisborough & Redcar Circuit); Rev. Stephen Harper (supt.) & Rev. F.G. Gatehouse, Guisborough; 10.45 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; thurs 7.30 p.m.

Gospel Hall (Brethren); 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; wed 7 p.m.

PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Mixed, erected in 1859, & enlarged in 1890, & rebuilt in 1911 by the present Marquess of Zetland, to hold 460 children; average attendance, 400; William Davison, master

Infants, erected for 220 children; average attendance, 220; Miss Esther Henderson, mistress

RAILWAY STATIONS

Redcar passenger station is in Coatham parish

North Eastern Railway Goods, William Goldsborough, depot agent; Thomas Wrightson, goods agent

Carrier to Stockton. - Frank Marsay, from 8 Arundel street, every wed & sat. at 6.45 a.m.

Carrier to Middlesbrough. - Charles Rickman, from 38 Southampton street, tues. & fri