This view of St. Mary’s Church is one of the Valentine’s Series; the card was posted in 1912. A sight familiar to all who have clambered up the 199 steps at Whitby.
Image courtesy of Tina Dowey.
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 This view of the harbour entrance from the church steps (or the 199 Steps) dates from before 1912 when the pier extensions were built. Image courtesy of Tina Dowey.
Not the recent one but 1947, it lasted for 8 weeks, this photo shows Boulby Bank top with Tommy Jackson driving the snow plough. Now this scene I DO remember, boy was that snow piled high. Image and information courtesy of Joan Jemson.  Moving out of one of the damaged houses at Liverton Mines, (inset Mr. J. Moody 79) who was flung to the ground when the pavement on which he was standing was pushed up. Images are from our cuttings file (in the main from the Evening Gazette).  Damaged roof, broken windows and huge cracks in the walls of a house in Cleveland Street, Liverton Mines caused by mines subsidence. Just one of the 20 families who had to leave their homes, they moved furniture and other belongings into the gardens. Do you know this family? Images are from our cuttings file (in the main from the Evening Gazette).  Brotton High Street; in about 1895, although I cannot remember it then. The view has changed a bit, the old pub on the right of the image is now a pizza shop, the shop fronts have been ‘modernised’ and the low wall area on the left was a chapel and is now the offices for a builder and handyman businesses. Image courtesy of Eric Johnson.  Miners who work in a mine beneath the road inspecting one of the huge cracks on Mill Bank, 2nd of March 1937. Images are from our cuttings file (in the main from the Evening Gazette).  26th August 1937 and work has stopped on the building of Muriel Terrace in Carlin How because of the subsidence. Images are from our cuttings file (in the main from the Evening Gazette).  The pavement of Muriel Terrace 26th August 1937 which has been badly affected by subsidence. Images are from our cuttings file (in the main from the Evening Gazette).  A lovely wintery view across the icy water and snow- covered landscape; ’The Villa’ on Brotton Road and Crispin Court at Brotton can both be seen in the background. Image courtesy of Julie Riddiough. |
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