Today the church still dominates the eastern end of the High Street. Although today the trees are more noticeable.
Image courtesy of Irene Dickinson.
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 The secondary entrance to Skelton Castle from the Guisborough road; today the cottages still remain in this almost unchanged scene. Image courtesy of Irene Dickinson.
The Skelton-in-Cleveland Co-operative Society building still dominates the High Street, but the present day white glazed frontage does not show the building to best effect.  Lythe Bank top after a winter storm before 1910; the church of St Oswald is seen without the later spire on top of the tower. The spire was added as part of the adaptions by Sir Walter Tapper in 1910. Image courtesy of Alan Richardson.  A change from our winter scenes at Skinningrove, a more pleasant and milder day in the 1960s. Image courtesy of Ken Loughran.  A day for staying ashore at Skinningrove, a bleak winters day with a high sea running in past the jetty. Image courtesy of Ken Loughran.  Snow covered cliffs at Skinningrove, with Boulby cliffs looming in the distance. Image courtesy of Ken Loughran.  Photograph dating from 1914, the winch rope is being attached to the coble. David Richardson tells us: ”Its Staithes beach before the construction of the breakwaters so pre-1920′s.” Image courtesy of Alan Richardson; thanks to David Richardson for the location identification.  A coble is being hauled up the beach. But which beach was our query? David Richardson tells us: ”Its Staithes beach before the construction of the breakwaters so pre-1920′s.” Photograph courtesy Alan Richardson and many thanks to David Richardson for confirming the location.  Skinningrove Village inland, with pigeon lofts prominent on the hillside in June 1964. Image courtesy of Ken Loughran. |
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