High Street West, Redcar
Grade II listed in 1983 48 and 50 High Street West (formerly Coatham High Street) are dressed sandstone cottages built c.1698 (number 48 is dated as 1698).
These cottages were built when Coatham was in decline, the salt industry in the area had dried up (excuse the pun). They’ve seen wars, declines in other industries too both old and new, and still stand.
I can’t help but look at these cottages and the others on the street and imagine that they were, in the 1700’s and 1800’s, hives of activity for smuggling…
I KNOW I AM HOME 
Not their original numbers , Im the first of 7 generations not to be born in whats was known as “THE FARM HOUSE” CHS /HSW .so many misleading stories out there
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I think in terms of history of somewhere like this John there is always going to be hearsay and so on even from those who may have lived in the houses. I know I’ve seen somewhere a map where these buildings are numbered in the 10s not the 40s and 50s as seen today.
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