Derick Pearson advised the Archive: “This is at the rear of Plantation cottages which is near to Stanghow Hall; owned by Peter Dorman until just recently, now his son Richard is the owner. The road from Lingdale towards Lockwood Beck crosses Stanghow Ridge; right turn leads eventually onto Birk Brow bank. Turning left for 300 yards or so; Plantation Cottages is on the right opposite the farm right under the Rookery trees.”
Image courtesy of Mike Holliday and thanks to Derick Pearson for the update with location information.
A lovely copy of a postcard in the Bruce series, this time what we used to call First Foulsyke, dated 1904. Daz Knight advises: “I live here! I’d be interested in any other old photographs anyone has of Foulsyke.”
Image courtesy of Mrs Pauline Ovington, thanks to Daz Knight for the update.
The outward appearance of these houses haven’t changed much over the years, we always new it as Second Foulsyke, but most now call it Far Foulsyke, but a rose by any other name. This is a copy of a postcard from the Bruce series. David Green advised: “I was born at Far Foulsyke in 1952 and lived there until 1975, during which time a lot of changes took place to both Foulsykes and Arthur Fields (which I helped to demolish). Foulsyke means smelly bog of which there was plenty due to several springs in the fields which also supplied drinking water for the houses before they where connected to the mains.” Christine Davey adds: “My grandparents used to live in the last house on the right-hand side of this row of cottages from the mid thirties and when my grandfather died, my grandmother Annie Cook continued to live there until the mid sixties. I have many happy childhood memories visiting her with my mother Ethel after school every Friday! It was a really tight community with Miller’s farm at the far end, and some very noisy guard geese, if memory serves me right!”
Image courtesy of Mrs Pauline Ovington, thanks to David Green and Christine Davey for the updates.
A postcard view of the Wesleyan Preaching Room in Carlin How. From 1875 until 1912 Wesleyans in Carlin How worshipped at this Preaching Room; the forerunner to the present Methodist Church. It was known as the ‘Upper Room’, and was given by the late Mr. T. C. Hutchinson from the early days of Skinningrove Works. Derick Pearson tells us: The gentleman in front of the cart was Mr Scaife the coalman.” Concerts were regularly held in the Preaching Room, ’Loftus Advertiser’ 8th March 1895 describes ”The Last of the Season” as a concert in aid of Choir funds under the direction of the ’capital and vigorous chairman’ Mr T. W. Wood (inventor of the eight-day alarm clock, innkeeper, Scoutmaster and Local Councillor).Rita Beckham advises: “I enjoyed the photographs of Carlin How they brought back a lot of memories; we lived at 31 Lax Street, before it was knocked down to make way for the new road. We then moved to 10 Front Street when I was about 13, the person up the ladder in the photograph of the square is where we lived, but not sure who it is. Our Dad was blacksmith at Skinningrove pit, and had a garth near the bottom of Pit Bank.“
Image courtesy of The Pem Holliday Collection (and on a cd produced by Derick Pearson), additional information courtesy of ”Jean Wiggins – Around Loftus”; thanks to Derick Pearson and Rita Beckham for the updates.
A lovely photograph of sunlight and shadows on the landscape, taken from near the top of the cliff path, looking over the cottages of Boulby towards Staithes and Runswick Bay.
A picture of one of the terraces of Furnace Cottages, Carlin How; taken when the houses were being demolished. Furnace Cottages were so called as they were so close to the blast furnaces.
Yes; once again a bus in the beck at the bottom of Mill Bank. Did Uptons have a bus service or is that just advertising on the side? Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection.
The old adage rings true you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. The Archive wondered who else was in the image, apart from Councillors Norman Lantsbery and Stephen Kaye. John Preston assisted with: ” Steve Kaye was from Moorsholm he is with his good friends Peter and Sheena Smith. Can’t help with the horse!” Elaine Boocock tells us: ”I think this picture would be early to mid 1980′s and the horse I believe is Minett, belonging to Peter and Sheena’s daughter Cheryl. I rode her on few occasions.” Was this the occasion when some wanted the docks removing? Beverley Turner asks: “Can you tell me if Sheena and Peter still live in Moorsholm. My parents met them many years ago whilst on holiday in the Isle of Wight. We stayed with them on their farm in Moorsholm several times along with their children Stuart and Cheryl. Would be great to make contact with them again. Our family name is Fountain. Any information would be great.” Danny Plews has added: “I lived at 25 Cleveland Street, Liverton Mines and as a boy I had a chap in naval uniform wanting to know the location of Moorsholm Docks. I gave him the directions; I wonder how far he got before he realised that the whole thing was a hoax?”
Image courtesy of Loftus Town Council, thanks to John Preston for the missing names; thanks to Elaine Boocock, Beverley Turner and Danny Plews for the updates.
Yes that was the popular name for the early warning station at Fylingdales, our area gets ever wider but there are those younger ones amongst us who will not remember these. The controversy when they were erected and the same again when they were to be knocked down. Did someone in your family help build, demolish or protest against these structures? Image courtesy of Geoffrey Powell.
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