Well not really; as someone else must have been there to take this wonderful photograph loaned to us by Eric Johnson. It looks so calm and peaceful away from the noise and the dirt of the steel wotks on the cliff top. Colin Hart tells us: ”The picture is Derick (Midge) Purver on his boat Lynn. I spent many hours along with his son Brian fishing and potting on the same boat.” Terry Clarke tells us: ”This is one of my mums brother’s brothers – Derick – her name was Mildred Monica Purver, their mum was Harriot Hart from a family of six; four brothers and two sisters. The brothers were as follows: Tony, Bill, Leonard and as many now well know Midge.There were none as Purvers from Skinningrove, my mother was a Purver; later Dolly Clarke and my great grand mother was Harriet Hart, before she married her second husband Bernard Szymecki. He use to work in the Mine Arch section on Skinningrove Works, he used to have a garden at the top of Verrill’s bank with Tony Purver and the garden is still there. to this very day.” Pauline Breeze adds: “I am researching families Hart-Wallace from Skinningrove. Harriet Hart was my great-aunt; sister to Ethel Hart Fawcett (my grandmother). Any information would be greatly appreciated.”
Image courtesy of Eric Johnson, thanks to Colin Hart, Terry Clarke and Pauline Breeze for the updates.
Once again at Carlin How; part of the Gala or Carnival Day in the 1960s. We have other images of the event on site; but don’t be shy name yourself if you are there. Bill Kitching tells us: ”Man with hand raised could be Jim Husband of Carlin How.” Derick Pearson tells us: ” Lady in the white is Mrs Cook, mother of Gordon, Bill and Brian. The parade was at the bottom of Queen Street/ Grosvenor Terrace. Hudson’s shop in the background belonged to the Hudson brothers; one a coalman and othe other had the shop previously at Skinningrove (Hutton Street) and later this one in Carlin How. The back door far left was into the yard of the Dairy, owned at that time by Blind Mr Jacobs who used to have a three wheel motor trike. The procession with a variety of fancy dress costumed attenders was on its way to the Tennis Courts and Football field. I believe it was Gala day or Carnival Day about 1962.”Colin Verrill assists with: “Man with hand raised is my grandad Joseph “Joss” Husband.”
Image courtesy of Eric Johnson; thanks to Bill Kitching, Derick Pearson and Colin Verrill for the updates.
A fancy dress parade to celebrate Carlin How Club Golden Jubilee in 1962, viewing the bottom of the Club steps. Alan Pearson can identify the gentleman in the flat cap at the back as Claude Tremain. Whilst Derick Pearson can identify Mrs Annie Cook (centre in white), to her left is her grandson Gordon Cook; and Mary Cox (Nellist) sitting to her left. We can also identify the lady in the rear of the image (in head scarf) as Olive Cocks. Graham Chapman adds: “Mrs Cook is Annie Cook – I knew her as my Aunt Annie – and she was sister to twins Nora and Nellie (my grandmother who lived on Gladstone Street all her life and wife of Oliver Padgett) and 13 other siblings. Annie’s family used to have (probably as tenants) ‘The Dolphin’ in Robin Hoods Bay and Mrs Cook’s father ran a cart back and forth along the coast to transport people and goods.”
Can anybody assist with other names?
Image courtesy of Eric Johnson, update thanks to Alan Pearson, Derick Pearson, Inga Cook, Graham Chapman and our keen viewer for updates.
Another photograph of a Carlin how gala, some of the names are from left to right Brian Cook, Brian Lightfoot, Barry Lancaster, Alan Dale, Colin Cook, John Welford, Jacky Noble, Billy May, Ronnie Cook. Do you know the missing names?
Norman Patton advises us:”The tall spectator at the right rear is Walla Watson. I guess this picture is about 1960!” Derick Pearson suggests: “It looks to have been taken on the gravel court in front of Sykes house as the building to the left was the Courts equipment shed with toilet at rear, and the building to the right appears to be the one in front of the orchard. 1962 possibly.”
Image and some names courtesy of Eric Johnson, thanks Norman Patton, Bob Doe and Derick Pearson for the updates.
Another of Neil Sucklings photographs showing Fred Suckling and his famiy who lived at Swindale farm Moorsholm. Anne Davies tells us: ”My father Harold Pallister and mother Freda farmed at Swindale farm Moorsholm from 1955 till 1964 he was a tenant farmer farm owned by Ringrose Wharton (now Skelton Gilling Estates) at that time my sister Linda and I went to Moorsholm school we had a 2mile walk to and from school in 1963 we were cut off from the village for 3weeks because of heavy snow drifted over the hedges.” Paul Suckling adds: “I would be interested to learn more of this branch of the Suckling family. My relatives are all from Stockton on tees but there may be a connection.”
Image courtesy of Neil Suckiling and many thanks to Anne Davies and Paul Suckling for the updates.
Neil Suckling tells us this photograph has his great grandfather ’Alfred William Suckling ’(a Ranter preacher in the Loftus Staithes circuit) top row left wearing a flat cap and sporting a beard standing next to him is Leslie Nicholson. Alf moved to Brotton in the 1870’s from Kings Lynn with his two brothers. Do you know anyone else on the photograph?
We knew the name of one of the soldiers in this photograph, Harry Rayson (first left on the front row), but asked: ”Does anyone know any of the other men?” We were contacted by Peter Rayson and he tells us: ”I am one of Henry Rayson`s three grandsons, but I am not sure that any of the other men are from East Cleveland, so am unable to assist with possible names. I understand that the Royal Artillery Battery ”151st Heavy” had recruits that were from the Darlington area.” Further researches indicate that the young man to the right of Harry may be Sydney Roe. Sydney was the youngest son of the family Harry lodged with (at 6 Queen Street, Carlin How). Harry moved to Carlin How before 1911 Census to work as an electrician’s assistant at Skinningrove before volunteering at the outbreak of WWI; Sydney enlisted in July 1916.
Charlie the horse stands waiting patiently on Arlington Street; while Buzz Havelock, Gerry Readman and Mr Bibby sweep the rubbish from the streets of Loftus.
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