East Cleveland Image Archive

I suppose it pays to be in the right spot!

(image courtesy of A Franks)

Cleveland Potash rises from the green and pleasant fields near Boulby.  A scan of an original print, dated 1969.

An aerial image of the site with the ground cleared ready for construction.
(image courtesy of A. Franks)

You can hardly see the works, but they are here – early construction image.
(image courtesy of A. Franks)

Still very early days, but it’s beginning to take shape.
(image courtesy of A. Franks)

The headgear is up and so are the administration buildings, but it’s not all finished yet. Another image scanned from an official photograph, dated 1970.

It’s beginning to look like the Potash now isn’t it.

(image courtesy of A. Franks)

I think this photograph was taken to play down the impact that Boulby Potash would have on the landscape. A lovely landscape none-the-less.
(image courtesy of A. Franks)