Description and History of Site:-
One wall remains standing. This structure, almost certainly related to the railway trackbed on which it stands, is of uncertain purpose. The only feature marked on any historic map at this point is 'Tank'. One plausible explanation is that the building, of which only one wall still stands, had a water tank mounted on its roof and was used for watering locomotives using the railway. The water would have needed to be pumped from below, or supplied by gravity from the dale-side above. It appears to have been constructed from bricks made by the 'Ridge Field' brickworks in Castleford which would date the structure post 1893 (when the 'Ridge Field Brick Co.' was 'newly registered'), The tank does not appear on the OS 6" map of 1891, but is shown on that of 1910.

Further Reading and References:-
Hayes RH & Rutter JG, 1974 Rosedale Mines and Railway, Scarborough Archaeological & Historical Society, Research Report No 9

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Key Words :- ironworking locomotive watering tank reservoir Rosedale North York Moors

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Address :- Blakey Ridge, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, YO62 7LQ
Grid Ref :- NZ 68134 00380
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.394346 , Long -0.952149
Local Authority :- Ryedale District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site derelict - some buildings remaining
Site Dates :- post 1895 -
Record Date :- 14 September 2018

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