Birhold – a sailing ship – grounded at Redcar 1899.
Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Derick Pearson for the update.
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 Another view of the Birhold, known to have beached at Redcar in 1899. Image courtesy of Mike Holliday.  Honoria H325 which went aground off Redcar 9th January 1901. Fred Brunskill advises: ”Richard Picknett, himself the past coxswain of the ‘Emma’ lifeboat was one of seven of the Picknett family to be in their coble as they tried to assist the Honoria. Tragically Richard and his his two nephews were drowned that day. The above photograph shows the Honoria and the RNLI lifeboat “Brothers”.” Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Derick Pearson, supplemented by the Redcar Shipwrecks list, also to Fred and Sue Bishop for the updates.  Fred Brunskill tells us: ”The Saxon Prince was a wooden hulled paddle tug from North Shields. Built in 1874 she had a twin cylinder steam engine and a crew of four. In July 1907 she was towing a lighter when she ran aground in fog and was left stranded. Local boatowners ferried out hundreds of people as she became a tourist attraction for the town. She sustained severe damage and eventually was broken up.” Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Fred Brunskill and the wreck is confirmed in Redcar Ship Wrecks.  Not the way to Skinningrove; a front view of the United bus in the woods at the bottom of Mill Bank. the brakes failed on the bus and so failed to negotiate the hair-pin bend on Carlin How bank. The bus ended up down the bank side. Two hours later the driver was back in the driving seat after crawling back up the bank, his only injury were cuts to the inside of his mouth sustained from the broken glass. Hardly surprising when the state of the bus front screen is viewed.  A bus where a bus shouldn’t be! In the wood at the bottom of Mill Bank. Terry Clarke commented: “Ha ha ha, sorry you should not laugh but that was the day when the brakes failed on the bus, I could be wrong but the driver that day was a local lad from Loftus. The bus ended behind Spedding’s; a few feet from the beck.” Dave commented: “That was Paul Hart who was the driver; who is my uncle.” We understand the unfortunate driver was called Paul (Sprag) Hart from Loftus; the brakes failed on the bus and so failed to negotiate the hair-pin bend on Carlin How bank. The bus ended up down the bank side. Two hours later Paul was back in the driving seat after crawling back up the bank, his only injury were cuts to the inside of his mouth sustained from the broken glass. Today the crash barrier would prevent such an incident occurring. Emma Wright added: “Remember it as my dad was a bus driver at the time and we went down to see it!” Image courtesy of Eric Johnson; thanks to Terry Clark, Dave, Mr Bint and Emma Wright for the updates.  What more can I say about this photograph? SS Skinningrove, stranded at Redcar 6th February 1907. A. Graham – a Redcar photographer and producer of postcards – obviously managed to capture the event. Harry Fryett Scott’s advises: “I think my great grandfather was the skipper.” Image courtesy of Kathleen Hicks, thanks to Harry Fryett Scott for the update.  The Redcar lifeboat was called out to the Awa Maru on 27 December 1906, and was credited with saving 29 lives. The rescue is recorded on the honours board at the top of the stairs of the lifeboat station. Fred Brunskill tells us: ”As was normal procedure in those days, many of the local fishermen would go off and contact the master to help with getting the ships afloat again. Many did and on this occasion the master gave a couple of framed Japanese prints in appreciation. They are still on show at the Zetland Lifeboat Museum.” Jean Hutchinson adds: “I am not sure of name ====Maru went ashore off Redcar in the winter of 1914 as my Great Grandfather a Mr Stonehouse was one of the lifeboatmen that went to the rescue. My great grandfather missed his daughters wedding (my grandparents) the family thought most of the rescuers had also lost. I have been told that Redcar Museum had a section on this a few years ago.” Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Redcar Lifeboat Station for the updates and also to Fred Brunskill and Jean Hutchinson for the additional information.  Fred Brunskill tells us: ”This is the Japanese liner the ‘Awa Maru’ Built in 1899 she came aground on Westscar in 1906 and was there for 18 days before being refloated. Her crew of 112 were all saved by the Redcar lifeboat men. She continued in service until being scrapped in 1930.” Image courtesy of Fred Brunskill, thanks to Fred Brunskill for the update.  Not a very happy looking crew but I suppose after being shipwrecked in a strange country they have no reason to look happy. |
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