There was me thinking we didn’t have a picture of Loftus Mill and there was one lurking in the cabinet all along!
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A lovely picture of the mill with the pond in the foreground and the reflections in the pond make this place look idyllic. This hand tinted postcard in the Auty series gives a view of Loftus Mill across the mill pond, an idyllic image, with an impressive pink (sunset?) glow behind the buildings backing the Mill. Image courtesy of John G. Hannah.
The winter of 1906 was when this postcard view was taken and what a lovely photograph it is; the reflections in the pond are beautiful. Image courtesy of Pauline Ovington.
This postcard image of Loftus Mill is by John Thomas Ross – a well-known Whitby photographer – he possibly even met John Sanderson who was miller of Loftus Mill in 1871 census. John Sanderson was married to Mary Welford. Image courtesy of Ruth Wilcock and thanks to Ann Wilkinson for the information.
This coloured view of the mill was posted in 1905. The picture has been taken from the field above the millpond, and the rear of Odd-Fellows Hall can be clearly seen in the background. Image courtesy of Jean Hall.
This is a more unusual view of Loftus, looking over the mill and Liverton Road, with the Station Hotel standing out and Liverton Mines just visible in the background, taken from a postcard postmarked 2nd January 1905. Image courtesy of Jean Hall.
A horse and cart and a cyclist in Station Road, it must have been busy day! This lovely photograph showing the Congregational Church and Westfield Terrace in the background. Image courtesy of Mrs Sakelaropoulos.
A quiet sunny day in Loftus, the awnings are down to protect the shop windows from the sun. A more modern view, but not a lot of people out shopping and not much traffic.
I wouldn’t try standing around in Zetland Road like this today. I wonder – are the men selling the horse? Image courtesy of Joan Jemson. |
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