East Cleveland Image Archive

This image arrived to the Archive already titled, since then Derick Pearson reports: ”The owner of the Maynard Arms had carts/traps for hire, it being a popular business; there were coaching stables at the rear of the Maynard Arms in earlier times. The  shop at the extreme left of the picture was part of the Skinningrove Amicable Society Ltd, where miners/steelworkers could exchange tokens for goods. Latterly this became known as Porritt’s shop, being run by Nellie and then her daughter Betty Pennock. The shop to the right is Richelieu’s Post Office, Printers and Photographer (producing Richelieu Typo Postcards for many years); it continued as a Post Office later being run by Ivy Bassendale. The altered house in between was at one time Websters Barbers Shop. Interestingly the horse and trap are standing exactly where in later years the United buses bust stop was placed, when buses ran through Carlin How Square”.

Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre, many thanks to Derick Pearson the information update.

Here they all are gathered outside the Legion or Bullit as it was locally known, where are they going? The ladies have got their handbags and their hats on so can we presume they are off on a trip?

Front row: Mr Lamb, Sam Thakery, Jack Hide, Mr Dale, Mr Raistreck, Mr Garbutt.

Back standing: ?? , ?? , Alfred Atkinson, Mrs Blaylock, ?? , ?? , Mrs Duffy, ?? , ?? , ?? , Mr Spedding (Landlord of Bullit), ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , Robert (Bob) Madden, Jack Wharton.

Others include: H Conway, B May, ? Watts, ? Gallagher, ? Gettings, ? Roe, ? Dale, ? Rowe, ? Madden, ? Cook, ? Robinson, ? Crossman.                                                                                                           

This image produced many comments; including Shiela Cotterill: “ My grandparents lived in Carlin how , Mary Ann Glasper ( nee Pearson and Bell latterly. My mother would take us there at every school holiday, we lived near Manchester. My grandad Tom Bell sometimes allowed us to go in the Bullitt, I remember a man who had one arm!! Not his name though they called him bandit, does anyone remember my grandparents?”; whilst Pat Buxton told the Archive: “The picture has my Grandad, he is the man on the right at the back wearing a hat. His name was Robert Madden (Bob). He was an engine driver at the works and lived at 16 Rawlinson Street. He had three children with his first wife Harriet, they were Dorothy,Robert and Walter (my dad). With his second wife he had a daughter, Sheila. He was a member of the “Buffs” although I don’t know much about this society and also Carlin How club. I will try to enclose a picture of him in Rawlinson Street with my Dad.” Tony Atkinson tells us: “The third gentleman standing from the left is my grandfather Alfred Atkinson”.

Image and names courtesy of Derick Pearson, thanks to Karen, Shiela Cotterill, June Clegg, Pat Buxton and Tony Atkinson for the updates.

Okay brains in gear, thinking caps on; who are the men in this photograph? Colin Verrill has advised: ” My grandad Joss Husband is second from left at front, he died in 1966″. Whilst John Diggory confirms with: ” Sam Thackray (real name Horace; known as Sam) on back row far right, died on 1st April 1968 so photograph must be mid sixties”

Back row: Jack Hume, Stan Bowman, ??, ??, ??, ??, Sam Thackeray.

Front row: ??, Josh Husband, ??, ??.

Thanks to Norman Patton, Tony Shaw, and Colin Verrill for updates on names to date. Also to John Diggory for clarification of the date.

In Carlin How and now believed to be the ladies of the Women’s Institute, look very fetching in their Easter Bonnets; ready for their Parade in 1968. We can identify some, but help is need with other names.

Back row: ?? , ?? , Olive Cocks, ?? , Minnie Harrison?, Mary Cook, Hilda Rawlings.

Middle row: Mrs Young, Pauline Harrison, Elaine Dyer,Mavis Hall (nee Young), Jean Forrest, Pam/Pat?, ??, ??.

Front row (adults): Edith Padget (nee Kitching), ?? , Ann Watson, ??, ??, ??.

Carole told us: “I think it is Pauline Harrison, daughter of Minnie Harrison; they lived in Dixon Street”; Sarah Keeler told us: “The third one at the back, near Hilda looks like my great gran, who was called Minnie Harrison”; whilst Malcolm Nellist advises: “The third in from the left at the back is Olive Cocks (my gran)!”.

Bill Kitching has told us: ”The woman on the far left bottom row of adults is my sister Edith Padget (nee Kitching). She was brought up in Steavenson Street and moved to Gladstone Street when she married and then on to Queen Street and finally moved to Saltburn.”

Diane Parker adds: “Third adult from the left is my Aunty Shirley Bielby (nee Carveth) and her daughter, Andrea next to her in the centre of the picture.”

Image courtesy of a keen observer of our site, also thanks to Derick Pearson, Carole, Sarah Keeler, Malcolm Nellist and Diane Parker  for names to date. Particular thanks to Bill Kitching for his contact (via his son Geoff Kitching) for additional names and update.