Picture Postcard Railings

The Picture Postcard Railings railings were produced in 1994 as part of a competition held by Langborough Council to design railings responding to the history of Redcar. The railings were also part of a scheme to redevelop the esplanade through public pop art features. The winning design, by Chris Topp, consisted of thirteen colourful steel relief panels showing picture postcards of scenes of the seaside including the steelworks, fairground rides, a fishing boat, a lifeboat, a Punch and Judy show, ice creams, donkey rides, a fish and chip shop, and a disco scene, all incorporated into the promenade railings.