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 In 1899, land was set aside for building a church for Carlin How and Skinningrove. The foundation stone was laid on the eve of Ascension Day; Wednesday May 23rd 1900, by Mrs Dorman of Grey Towers, Nunthorpe. The church was consecrated on the 30th October 1901, by the Bishop of Hull Rt Rev R.F.L. Blunt. D.D. Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier and others, information kindly supplied from Loftus parish website.  A Valentine’s postcard view of the cliff lift, dating from early 1900s. Note how well cropped the grass appears on the slopes. Image courtesy of John G. Hannah.  Lingdale War Memorial (another manufactured by Arrowsmith’s of Loftus) is shown against the backdrop of the shale heap at Lingdale. Today the memorial remains, but the shale heaps which dominated the village are now a distant memory. Paula Miller tells us: ”The workers shed on the right of the photograph is now situated on Busky allotments and still going strong.” Andrew Munro comments: “The shale heaps in the background are a fair size.” Whilst Derick Pearson advises: “These heaps did get much larger (higher than this) after this photograph was taken.” Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier, thanks to Andrew Munro and Derick Pearson for the comments. Many thanks to Paula Miller for that update.  Skelton has two memorials, one on Cross Green and this outstanding example at North Skelton. The North Skelton Memorial is another example of the excellent work from Arrowsmith’s Memorials of Loftus. Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier.  Goathland memorial is one of many in the area built by Arrowsmith’s of Loftus. This early image (judging by the model of motorcycle & sidecar) shows the memorial which has also featured in ‘Heartbeat’ -the TV series as the memorial for ‘Aidensfield’. Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier.  St Michaels chancel arch; a rare survivor from the Norman period. The arch was covered until the restoration brought it to view in the 19th century. Viewed from the nave, the outer arch has beak head carvings; the two inner carvings have zig zag or chevron mouldings. The capitals on each side of the arch depicting scenes from the Bible. Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier.  The memorial stands in open moorland on Ainthorpe Lane, Castleton; serving as the memorial for both Castleton & Danby. This image possibly dates from the dedication of the memorial in October 1921, by Viscount Downe and Baron Dawnay. Cheryl Himsworth advises: “My great grandfather unveiled this memorial. He was given the honour as he had lost the most sons from the area in the Great War.” Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier and thanks to Cheryl Himsworth for the update.  St Michael’s Church in Liverton village. A Victorian restoration, traces of the Norman masonry, can be seen in the nave walls, and the chancel arch; with elaborate sculptures on the capitals. This is one of the finest survival’s in the north. Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier.  The other window of the Co-op dressed with Ryvita, I think it would be in the late 1950’s. What do you think? Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier.  You don’t see windows dressed like this any more, they took a long time to do and you needed a steady hand. Was it the introduction of Ryvita, can you help us were you working there at this time? Image courtesy of Loftus Town Crier. |
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