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Kings Head was built in 1796 for a local landowner as his manor house.
It has low ceilings and oak beams. The roof is supported on timbers as
they were hewn, with the bark still on them. |
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Roseberry Topping has a unique shape caused by subsidence which is one of the legacies of the massive iron-ore mining operations that were carried out under the East Cleveland hills. This collapse occurred in 1914. |
| The Kings Head itself is situated in the center of Newton Under Roseberry which is situated between Guisborough and Great Ayton. |
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The Kings Head's chief claim to fame once lay in a particular brew of draught porter which was renowned for miles around. Once an event of great jolification, the annual trinity fair was held on Roseberry Topping and the Kings Head was a meeting place for those who thronged to it. Guisborough was the ancient capital of Cleveland and in it's time was the home of many ancient industries. Alum, Jet, Iron Ore and Sandstone were all mined or quarried from the hills surrounding the town. Guisborough was also the home of a Benedictine Monastery, of which little still remains except the impressive East window. |
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Great Ayton was the boyhood home of Captain James Cook from 1735 to 1744 before he sailed the world from his home port of Whitby. An impressive monument to Captain Cook has been built on the hill top overlooking the village which can be clearly seen from Roseberry Topping. The village also houses the Captain Cook Museum which is well worth a visit. |
Dining today at the Kings Head is like banqueting at a royal feast, it is an unbridled pleasure - but remember to walk to the top of Roseberry first or you may not make it to the top after a hearty meal!! |
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