Hello Tosh,
Sorry for the delay in replying to you.
I think the gates would have been for the access road to these buildings.
When I used to go there, I was told that the main buildings had been an ice rink, no idea of the dates this was in use. It may have been pre WW2 as I do recall being told there were bunkers underneath (said to be rat infested, so I didn't venture) which dated to that era.
This link refers to a bomb falling on the pumping station of The Craigside Hydro Hotel, this was on the beach.
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LoginI don't know when the Craigside Hydro Hotel was built, does anyone have an idea?
I am not sure if it was used for military purposes in WW2. Most of the hotels like this were taken over then.
I shall try to find the answers on the census returns but suspect the Craigside Hydro dated after 1911. It was privately owned but taken over by Wallace Arnold in later years.
Helig.