A lovely tinted photograph of the cottage hospital at Brotton as it used to be. Very early days by the look of the dress of the man standing just below the hospital.
Image courtesy of Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum.
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 When first posted this image provoked several comments; Julie Riddiough suggesting: “Didn’t the Royal Flying Corps have a landing strip in Marske in WWI, maybe it was something to do with that?” Paul Clarke suggested: “I think it is one of the ‘Jewel Streets’ but not sure which one. Could be one opposite the station as the photograph was taken from a height, Emerald Street or Diamond Street. With the struts under the tail, the square top of the cockpit cover and the opening in the front of the propeller nose cone, it could be a Messerschmitt Bf 109. By the look of the propeller blades and the undercarriage the left wheel (as you look at it) has collapsed and only caused minor damage to the propeller and wing while trying to land.” Eric Johnson suggested: “I believe this to be an 1939/45 war photograph, the aircraft looks like an German Messerschmitt 109 fighter. Crash landed from the look of the bent prop shafts, and put on display with two poles holding up the wing tips, the bracing struts on the tail plane and hole in the propeller boss for the 20 mm cannon are clues.” Fred Brunskill advised: ”The plane was indeed German and I believe it was Messerschmitt and was displayed in the town for some weeks on behalf of the War Savings Association to help with the War Effort. It is seen here parked in Dundas Street and the shop attracting much attention was a ladies outfitters. Not sure of the year but Bon Marche had that shop for many years.” Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Julie Riddiough, Paul Clarke, Eric Johnson and particularly Fred Brunskill for the updates.  Raymond Brown advised: “These dwellings were originally Upper Cleveland Street and have survived at least 2 condemnations to my knowledge; Lower Cleveland Street (except for numbers 1 and 2, looking very much like semi-detached bungalows still standing) was demolished many many years ago.  An early postcard photograph of Redcar beach; one in the Frith series. Image courtesy of Mike Holliday.  Not a day to be strolling long the promenade at Redcar; obviously 12th March 1908 must have had some significance to the photographer, the image is from a postcard by an unknown producer. Image courtesy of Mike Holliday.  The pier is in the background but look what the high rough seas had done to the promenade. Alan Etherington advised the Archive: “This was the result of the major storm that passed down the North Sea at the end of January 1953 creating massive damage all along the East coast. Holland and Canvey Island seemed to have suffered many deaths because of it.” Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Alan Etherington for the update.  The Green Tree at Brotton, believed to be from the 1950’s. Pamela Mcvay tells us: ”We used to live on Lorne Terrace (out of shot here,) I remember the shops behind the Green Tree and at the end of Lorne Terrace was a dairy selling milk and orange juice in bottles. Not sure if this might be very early 1950s”. Gary Wilson also tells us: ”I can also remember the shops behind the Green Tree; the Co-op and Ruddock’s butchers on the corner and Ada Bell in the dairy.” Whilst Patsy Gallon has memories: “I remember going to Ada’s when we visited my gran, Elsie Rogerson. She lived on the High Street. My mum had the hairdressers in approximately late 1940’s – 1950’s. I believe it is still a hairdressers today.” Alison Yarushin enquires: “Can anyone tell me which modern day building is the site of where Ruddock’s Butchers shop was? I am related to the Ruddock’s who owned the shop, and have some photograph from the 1930s of people standing on the doorstep of the shop.” Image courtesy of Ray Brown; thanks to Pamela McVay, Gary Wilson, Patsy Gallon and Alison Yarushin for the updates.
When first posted on the Archive the question was: “Wonder what has brought all these people out int the square?” Finley Butler advised: “It says in a book of my grandmothers called ‘Carlin How – Times Past ‘ that this image is of ”Volunteers leaving for Boer war, 1900”. Derick Pearson advised it was part of a disc compilation of images he produced in 1983 for a Village Arts initiative led by Doff Pollard in the Jubilee Hall. Further researches aided by Carlin How Community Centre has allowed an improved image to be presented. Image courtesy of Stan Ward, Carlin How Community Centre and Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum, thanks also to Finley Butler and Derick Pearson for the updates.
Taken from the east, in the foreground is the roof of the Chapel then along Arlington Street, we see on the right the road to Spring Head and on the left Dam End, the road widens at the Market Place. The road on the right of the photo is the road that leads up to Micklow lane. A lovely clear postcard view believed to have been sold by Ford’s in the early 1960’s, although unsure of date of production. However Norman Patton points out: ”I suspect that the church in the foreground is the Newton Memorial Chapel which was damaged beyond repair in the bombing of 1941 and demolished. It also appears that the beautiful and large Methodist Chapel near to the Arlington Hotel had not been built when this photograph was taken and yet I remember attending in my earliest days (early 40s)!! There is an obelisk at the east end of the market square which I don’t remember seeing in my life and I am not convinced that the War Memorial is in the picture. I don’t know how many of these observations are accurate but given the number of what appear to be motor vehicles on the road, I am guessing about 1920………don’t forget the aeroplane!?” Richard Watson comments: ”Would concur with Norman’s observations — the houses now opposite the recreation ground on Micklow Lane also are absent — the 20′s would seem a good guess.”
Another lovely aerial view showing a different part of Loftus, any places you recognise? |
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