Mortuary is a Grade II listed building in the Redcar and Cleveland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 May 1999. Mortuary.

Mortuary

WRENN ID: south-stone-willow
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Redcar and Cleveland
Country: England
Date first listed: 26 May 1999
Type: Mortuary
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SALTBURN, MARSKE AND NEW MARSKE

NZ6621NE SALTBURN ROAD, Old Saltburn 802-1/8/29 (South side) Mortuary

GV II

Mortuary. Named and dated 1881 in gable peak. Render with painted ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roof. Single cell plan. Gothic Revival style. EXTERIOR: gabled west front has renewed door and shaped overlight in 2-centred pointed arch. Single small light in south elevation, other elevations blank. Angle buttresses have 2 offsets with sloped coping. Roof has ashlar coping at east, with moulded kneelers, gablets at mid-slope and truncated block finial. INTERIOR: not inspected. HISTORY: built to house bodies which were frequently washed up on the beach. Once part of a group comprising mortuary, lifeboat house and rocket brigade house. The only building to survive road improvements. (Wilson CS: The History of Saltburn: Saltburn by Sea: 1983-: 82).

Listing NGR: NZ6694621582

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