This is gives an idea of the depth of the snow; Charlie Bibby standing on the snow drifts beside Hummersea Lane. The top of the hedge being visible in the background.
Image and information courtesy of Joe Ward.
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 Percy Simpson driving the tractor, clearing the snow on the lane above Spring House Farm. I think that it’s Micklow Cottages and Street Houses that can be seen in the background. When were Micklow Cottages demolished? Image and information courtesy of Joe Ward.  Do you remember Watson’s shop at Saltburn? Everything you wanted for a car, what year was it changed? Adam Cuthbert came to the rescue with: “At a guess its been changed since about 1999”. Thanks to Adam Cuthbert for the update.  Yes, what was Watson’s auto spares shop and multilevel garage; as we see it today all lovely new flats.  Our Phoenix Series postcard shows Brotton High Street in the early 1900’s. Traffic must have been light, judging by the leisurely progress of the horse and cart from the railway bridge; as well as the crate on the side of the road. No fighting to park the car as in today’s traffic?  This view of the top of Brotton is radically different today, coming from a collection of postcards dating from early in the last century. The terrace beyond the chapel have gone now, although Chapel Street is still there; the gable end of the old Cottage Hospital can be seen at the end of the terrace. This card was posted on 28th December, 1908, to Loftus and is another of the ’Phoenix Series’ produced by Brittain & Wright of Stockton. Image courtesy of Beryl Morris and John G. Hannah.  This picture postcard of the Green Tree; from the ’Phoenix Series’ by Brittain & Wright was posted to Beverley in 1912. Alan Dunn has advised: “There is a photograph of Green Tree with at thatched roof at Kirkleatham Museum; there s also a picture of my dad s cobbler s shop about four doors down from the Tree.” Interestingly the Archive now has an image of the Green Tree with thatched roof and features on another post on the Archive “Old Green Tree Hotel, Brotton”. Image courtesy of Beryl Morris, thanks to Alan Dunn for the update.  A view from Brotton Railway Station (now more familiar as ‘Tyre City’; looking across to the Station Hotel and Royal Hotel from a postcard postmarked 22nd November, 1907. Image courtesy of Beryl Morris.  The other side of Skelton High Street, on a lovely sunny day as the shades outside of the shops prove. The Halfpenny Bridge at Saltburn can just be seen in the distance.  We don’t have many photographs of Skelton, it’s a pity this one has a mark down it, but lots have turned out to see the man with the camera. The position is clearly recognisable, with what used to be Kingston’s Chemists and is now a floral centre. Derick Pearson advises: “I photographed the original photograph, the numbers were from the last negative on the film. But I printed it because I considered, a poor photo is better than no photo.” In the meantime the Archive is now endeavouring to locate a copy of the original image. |
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