This Phoenix Series postcard (which having been handtinted and so dates from late 19th or early 20th century) shows the Miner’s Hospital and the original bridge spanning the stream.
Image courtesy of Olive Bennett.
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 Skinningrove valley, a tinted Edwardian postcard, with the five old hand charged furnaces dominating the skyline. Post marked 13th June 1906 gives a reason for the absence of the coke ovens.  The Service of Dedication for the Memorial included a volley of rifle fire, which this images shows. Chris Colbeck advises us: ”I have same picture postcard which came from father Mr Edgar Colbeck, who was apprenticed at William Arrowsmith Monumental Masons from 1928. The text on the back of the card states: Skinningrove War Memorial; In Cornish Rustic Granite. Transported, erected by William Arrowsmith. 15′ 0″ X 9′ 6″ X 6′ 6″ overall. Total Cost £190.” Image courtesy of East Cleveland Image Archive files and Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum; many thanks to Chris Colbeck for that update.  Dating from 1903, this postcard view was actually posted in Loftus to a Loftus address as a birthday card! Perhaps it was cheaper than a birthday card and perhaps they enjoyed this familiar view? Image courtesy of Olive Bennett.  This view shows a ship beached between tides, presumably awaiting loading or unloading. Dating from 1900, when the jetty would at times be a very busy place. Image courtesy of Keith Bennison.  A view of Skinningrove from the road close to St Helen’s church, Carlin How? A colourful view of what was then a vibrant community; although top Primrose Hill has been demolished, Hutton Street and the Co-op building are still intact. How it has changed. Steven Partlett advises: “I suspect that this image has been taken from the top of the Sinter plant. In the bottom right hand corner is the Fan house crane gantry leg. Also the fence marked to works boundary.” Image courtesy of Mrs Sakaropoulus, thanks to Steven Partlett for the update.  Titled ‘Approach to Shore’ this Smelt postcard shows a view from “Bothroyd’s Bank”, which in this view appears to be more of a rough track than the metalled road of today. Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson and Keith Bowers.  A post card view of the normally quiet stream through the centre of Skinningrove; taken from a C O Smelt postcard, date as yet unknown. This image created a stir when first posted and attracted comments from: Derick Pearson with: “I cannot remember the weir in the center of Skinningrove village as it says in the caption.” He went on to suggest the viaduct area with two possibilities. Elizabeth Mellor suggested near the pump house on the jetty. Colin Hart advised”There was always a drop in the level of the beck under the railway bridge at the top of Zetland Row. The background looks like the stone from the railway bridge and the brick wall(top right) will be the wall around the school yard.” A. Andrew confirmed this suggestion with: “This looks like the pump house weir, near Angling Green.” Further researches by the Archive have confirmed this suggestion. Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson and Keith Bowers, thanks to Derick Pearson, Elizabeth Mellor, Colin Hart and A. Andrew for the updates.  Skinningrove Post Office building was originally built in the 1500s as Skinningrove Hall. It was later to be replaced by the building we used to know as Timms Coffee House 1704 (now Moonfleet); it is reputedly the oldest building in Skinningrove. Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson and Keith Bowers.  A view of the jetty when it was the regular berth for the ore ships, we like the man approaching the jetty with what appears to be his bait box under his arm. Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson and Keith Bowers. |
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