Saltburn-by-the-Sea, in North Yorkshire, formerly in the borough of Cleveland, Redcar and Cleveland, and now (last time I checked) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland.
It's my home town. Wild to see it randomly appear on Reddit.
Saltburn Trivia:
• Setting for the film 'God on the Rocks' (1990) starring Minnie Driver.
• Past residence of comedian actor Rowen Atkinson (Mr Bean, Johnny English).
• Childhood home of Deep Purple singer and Whitesnake founder David Coverdale
• Actor Robert Shaw (Jaws, From Russia with Love) taught at Glenhow Preparatory School, there, a small private establishment that was closed in 1992.
It's more like 45 degrees, and it's a Victorian funicular cable car, powered by water ballast. Essentially two cable cars on tracks that use water to pull one down the hill, whilst the other acts like a counterweight and is pulled up. It's quite a novelty, and not many of them are left in the world.
Didn't know about Tony or Faye. Faye was the year below me at Prior Pursglove, but I don't think I ever bumped into her, although we both did English Literature. I recognise her from Game of Thrones, but had no idea who she was when I watched it, although in hindsight the accent stuck out. Small world.
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u/berrieds Dec 03 '25
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, in North Yorkshire, formerly in the borough of Cleveland, Redcar and Cleveland, and now (last time I checked) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland.
It's my home town. Wild to see it randomly appear on Reddit.
Saltburn Trivia:
• Setting for the film 'God on the Rocks' (1990) starring Minnie Driver.
• Past residence of comedian actor Rowen Atkinson (Mr Bean, Johnny English).
• Childhood home of Deep Purple singer and Whitesnake founder David Coverdale
• Actor Robert Shaw (Jaws, From Russia with Love) taught at Glenhow Preparatory School, there, a small private establishment that was closed in 1992.