An aerial photograph of the original Loftus Rectory shows just how big a house it is; a good big family house for the Rector of the parish. It features in postcard views else where on the Archive.
Image courtesy of Mrs Sakelaropoulos.
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 An imposing building, Loftus Rectory was easier to see before the Arlington Estate was built; a new rectory was built below the old one (in the late 1970’s). The present day rectory was purchased as an already built house on Micklow Lane, on the site of the Women’s Institute Hall. Image from a T. C. Booth glass negative and thanks to Steven Gale for the update information.  I want to know who the little girl is with the big hat! An image before the iron horse this one, no metalled roads. Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and thanks to Derick Pearson and Norman Patton for the updates.  The inevitable onset of “urban decay” sets in after the closure of the mine at Liverton Mines and we can see the beginning of its destruction. The view was taken from the vantage point of the shale heaps. Image courtesy of Raymond Brown.  A view looking down the valley towards Skinningrove, with the works on the skyline at the left. Taken from the shale heaps, with the pylon base clearly visible.  This is a snow scene that rivals the Matterhorn views so beloved of ski holiday advertisements except that these are the shale tips of Liverton Mines! The strange structure in front of them is the massive foundations for a pylon of the aerial ropeway that caused the huge cone in the background. I seem to remember a fatality here involving a cycle or a motor cycle which instigated the removal of this well-known landmark? Image courtesy of Ken Loughran.  Hmmmm….we felt we should know this one – and wondered where it was! We thought it a bit unfair to ask you to identify the person in the doorway. Chris Martin didn’t take long to crack the first part of my little puzzle, spotting the Land Rover outside the garage doors and the Raleigh Chopper under the window, so that probably does date it to the 1970s. Now known to be the house on Boulby road. Image courtesy of Eric Jackson, thanks to Chris Martin for the update.  I’m not having the best of nights tonight! I don’t think the photographer was either, tilting the picture! Another of those unknown images – can anybody enlighten us?  Pictured at the Eleanor Cross at Sledmere as part of the Club Trip in 1951. Back row: ?? , ?? , Mrs Blaylock, ?? , May Blacklock, ?? , ?? , Cissy Whelham. Fourth row: ??(peaked cap), ?? , ?? , Mrs Womack Snr, Peggy Womack (headscarf), ? Cole, ?? , ?? , Mr Blenkey, ?? (flat hat), Dick Tyreman. Third row: Arthur Womack (flat hat), Mrs Hoggarth, ?? , ?? , Mrs Cole, Olive Cocks, ?? , Mrs Blenkey, Mrs Tyreman. Second row: Mrs Peggs Snr (white bag in hand), Marion Peggs, Mrs Yarker, Alan Tyreman. Front row: Keith Peggs, Jean Whelham, Jimmy Yarker, Miss Yarker, Ann Whelham, Isabel Tyreman, Ken Blenkey. Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre (originally included in a cd produced by Derick Pearson), thanks to Derick Pearson for information and some names; also thanks to Norman Patton, Eric Johnson, Ashley, Derick and others for updates.  Yes I know we have already got this photograph, but it doesn’t have the souvenir with it; each member was given cheques to the value of ten shillings. For those among us who don’t remember the ’old money’ that today is fifty pence and the Club could stop open until 11p.m. WOW! But I do remember going to the barbeque (now you are not going to believe this but they had kippers); think how we used to dance, boys holding the girls with hands around their waist, greasy hands smelling of kippers! Lovely. Derick Pearson advises: “This was a copy of a photograph taken from the brochure I have, and the Jubilee photograph was for the years 1911 to 1951. So 2011 would be the Jubilee 100 years.” Image and information courtesy of Derick Pearson, thanks also for the update. |
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