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 How it all started! At the back: Mr. H Norminton and Mr. W Heseltine. At the front: Arthur Marshall (musician), Ronnie Knight, Ken Johnson, Harry Joplin, John Hill, Hilton George, Eric Tyreman. Image courtesy of John Hill (photograph originally copyright Northern Echo).  A beautiful old sepia print of Loftus Town Band, late Victorian at a guess, activities like this were encouraged to keep the men ”out of trouble” in their free time, the employers often donating the instruments. But once again the Archive is open to any help you may be able to give! Image courtesy of Loftus Library.  Another image which causes questions; but judging by the youthfulness of the footballers, it could be a junior school or senior school team. A trophy might have given a possible competition. I guess these were the winners, judging by the crowd of spectators in the background, but which team, what was the occasion and who were they?  We have no ideas about this photograph, we can surmise it is a football team, but after that nothing. Can you help us put names to these faces please?  I love the sound of a brass band and we know this is the Skinningrove works brass band, but when was the photo taken and who are the members of the band and what are the cups for that they are displaying? Come on help me out please. Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre.  Skinningrove Iron Works Silver Prize Band at Sykes House. Derick Pearson has named the Bass Trombonist as Henry Rawlings. Can anybody name any of the others and the instrument they play? Updates so far include; from Pat Bush: ”Left hand side, uniformed bandsman between two gentlemen in suits is George Thomas Martin (Pat Bush’s grandfather), he kept the music scores organised and never actually played an instrument! Update from Alan Chilton: back row, fourth from right is Arthur Stone (cornet) he helped start Loftus School band.” Annette Mellor advised: ”I think that is my grandfather Arthur Stone back row fourth from the right.” Whilst Rebecca Saywell told the Archive: ”Fourth from the left, front seated row (on chairs, not on the ground, My great granddad, Frederick Weaver. Back row, fifth in; his son, Jimmy Weaver. This information comes from my nan, Ida Cooper, nee Weaver (now 98).” Shirley Rawlings assisted with: ”Henry Rawlings was right but he wasn’t called Shack, that was his son’s nickname; my uncle John Thomas Rawlings.” Also Jean Rawlings Smith tells us: ”I believe Henry’s son John Thomas Rawlings ( nicknamed Shack) is my granddad.” Image courtesy of John Michael Watson, thanks to Alan Chilton, Annette Mellor, Rebecca Saywell, Shirley Rawlings and Jean Rawlings Smith for the updates.  Carlin How was believed to have some of the best tennis courts locally; I can’t tell who any of the players are, can you? A clue may be that this photograph was taken in the Jubilee year of 1961 for Carlin How Working Men’s Club. Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre and the Pem Holliday Collection.  Carlin How Bowls team shown displaying the trophy having won Cleveland Bowls League in 1962. Standing (Left to right): George Smith, Bill Harrison, Tommy Watson, Les Smith, Bob Welford, Cyril Robinson, Bob Goldby, Lawson Thornton, Fred Ward. Seated: Jack (Dick) Williams, Mrs Robinson, Harry Tilburn, Jack Blenkey, Mrs Butterworth, Mr Butterworth. Each side of the trophy, left: George Dart, right: Alan Robson. Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre; thanks to Colin Verrill and Brian Goldby for names and details of the trophy and year.  Hope the brain isn’t worn out, more help needed with the names of these bowling gents. Pictured with their bowls on the green are: ??, Jack William Scott, ? Blenkey, Bob Butterworth. Gary Wilson advised: “Regarding photograph of Carlin How bowls team; second from left is Jack William Scott, my great grandad.” Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre, thanks to Derick Pearson and Gary Wilson for assistance with names.  Carlin How tennis courts, no doubt the clothes were the height of fashion; Sykes House in the background. Carlin How had very popular tennis courts for a lot of years after this photograph was taken. Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre and Stan Ward. |
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