A hand coloured postcard, of one of Frank Meadow Sutcliffe’s, superb compositions, Surprisingly printed in Germany!
Postcard courtesy of Tina Dowey.
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 Whitby Brunswick Street, a Raphael Tuck postcard posted in 1904. At least three churches are in view, can any of our knowledgeable viewers name them please? Postcard courtesy of Tina Dowey.  A fine summers day at Sandsend in 1950. The railway viaduct over Sandsend Beck, which carried the scenic Loftus to Whitby line is prominent as is the station. The station was used in a film around this time. Peter Lee tells us: ”The film was ‘Holiday Camp’, made in 1947 – not by Ealing, but the poor relation of British movie-making – Gainsborough Pictures. Right at the beginning of the film, an LNER train pulls into Sandsend station from the north. I am told the holiday camp featured thereafter was at Filey.” Judges postcard courtesy of Tina Dowey and thanks to Peter for the update.  A fine summers day at Runswick Bay, the number of people on the beach, show how popular the bay was. The Lifeboat Station is prominent, at the end of the beach; believed to be dated around 1960. Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  A very rustic scene of Runswick Bay. At the date of this postcard the cottages would belong to fishermen. The precarious site of which on the steep hill side, prone to landslips, led to the loss of many cottages over the years. James asks: “Does anyone know the date of this Lansdowne Cottage view? The long chimney stack used to rest against the gable end of the house to the left.” Can any viewers assist? Image courtesy of Ken Johnson, thanks to James for that enquiry.  A fine hand coloured postcard view from the early twentieth century, in the centre a steam paddle tug heads out of the harbour. When not assisting sailing ships into the harbour, they often took holidaymakers on sea trips, in the summer months. Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  A Judges postcard of Whitby – what are they waiting for? Or are they discussing possible fish prices or when to take out the pots? Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  This view over Whitby Harbour to Khyber Pass and Scotch Head, has plenty of pedestrians along the road and Pier; but suprisingly few boats. The fishing fleet must be at sea. Note the unusual shape of the street lamp in the photograph. Can any viewer help with a date. Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  Whitby harbour, the fishing vessel, in the foreground, has the name Ocean Venture, Whitby. But the K Y lettering suggests it is from Kirkcaldy in Scotland. The boat has large rope reels, a gutting shelter forward and is possibly a seine netter. Jim Hebden tells us: ”The Whitby fishing boat in the photograph is the Ocean Venture KY209 bought from Scotland in 1962 the Ocean Venture was trawler and seine netter and she was owned by father and son Jack and Jim Hebden.”
Robin Hoods Bay rowing lifeboat about to be launched, with some eight crew members all wearing cork life-jackets, This postcard view dated from 1905. The Archive asked: ”Can you help with the name of the Lifeboat.” Raymond Pennock advises: ”The “Mary Ann Lockwood” replaced the “Ephraim and Hannah Fox” in 1902. The life-boatman nearest the bow in a life-jacket is my Great Grandfather; Thomas Storm, (’Shoemaker Tom’) to identify him from others of the same name!” |
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