|
|
||
 Skinningrove gardeners, believed to be outside the Allotment Association shed on the hillside above the end of Zetland Row. There is quite a bit of produce on view so could possibly be show time? Colin Hart tells us: ” I believe the photograph was taken with Primrose Hill (middle and bottom rows) in the background and the cliff and cliff field to the right.” Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and thanks for updates from Derick Pearson and Colin Hart.  Taken in 1952 whilst working on the Skinningrove jetty wall are: ‘Moss’ Cox (Ganger), ‘Stivvy’, ‘Onse’, ‘Jinx’ Hart, Mick Hart, Tom Hart and ‘Miff’ Hogarth. Can anybody assist with the names? Image and names courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection.  The garden opposite Overman’s Cottages, belonging to Alan Treloar was flooded by the beck water and the shed destroyed. Image and information courtesy of Kathleen Hicks.  Mr. and Mrs. Norman Conn were judging at the event and are posing with the Gala Queen and her attendants. Standing in a row: John Dowson, Dawn Holliday (Gala Queen), Carol Stone, Pauline Carlin. What year was this? Can you help with the names of onlookers? Colin Hart advised: “The names are the same as a previous photograph, Dawn Holliday gala queen.” Image and details courtesy of Mr. Ray Conn, thanks to Colin Hart for the update.  Mr. Norman Conn with a group of Skinningrove ladies. From the left: Olive “Vi” Cox, Miriam Stevenson, Lily Magor, Olive Rowe, Mrs Conn, Pauline Frampton, Nancy Money, Mr Conn, Lil ”Little” Magor, Rene Laity, Margie Cox, Jenn Scott. The Archive asked: “Do you recognise any of the others, please?”, responses included; Marjorie Magor advising: “Lil “Little” Magor”, Pat Major (Noble) with: “Vi Cox (my aunt), Miriam Stevenson (my gran)”. Image courtesy of Mr. Ray Conn, thanks for updates to names from Derick Pearson, E. Bunney, Marjorie Magor and Pat Major (Noble).  Some of the grown ups dressed up for the Gala. Freda Hart is the lady in the hat. The lady in the middle dressed as Vincent Van Gogh is Prudence Owens, Eric Trembath tells us:” The gentleman on the right is Billy Robinson.” Do you recognise anyone else? What year was this? Where was the photograph taken? Can you help, please? Image courtesy of Mr. Ray Conn and thanks to Jools Smithies and Eric  Not politically correct in the present day, but that is what the caption on the photograph said; can anyone enlighten us to when this was and what was the reason for the fancy dress? A possible answer may be that it is one of the Fisherman’s Association carnival days. Wendy Found tells us: ”This is at the top of Beck Row just before you went under the railway bridge. Don’t know about the fancy dress.” The Archive has been assisted by Keith Bowers, discovering the ‘Comical Coon Company’ often undertook charity events to raise mone for unfortunate people. This detail came from a Whitby Gazette item dated 8th July 1904. Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and others, many thanks to Wendy Found and Keith Bowers for the updates.  A good catch for the men on Skinningrove beach: William Halton, W. Cox, ??, the young boy was Tom Richards, W. Dart, Whit Hall, Jim Richards, ??, Tom Hart and last but not least A. Hart. Note the fish creel in the right foreground. Does anyone know the date of this photograph? Pauline Dolling advised the Archive: “William Halton (watchmaker in Loftus – of Halton’s Jewellers shop) was born in 1869. His younger brother Arthur Halton was my grand father, who worked at Loftus Railway station.” Image courtesy of Pauline Dolling and the Pem Holliday Collection, thanks to Pauline Dolling for the additional information; also to Eric Trembath for his enquiry.  That’s what it says on the gate, obviously not the ranch of television fame; the ranch hands are having a rest in the sunshine. Left to right: Terry (Buff) Beckwith, Joe Beckwith, Arthur (Danny Whiskers) Preston, Arthur Beckwith, Laurence Beckwith (father of Buff Beckwith), Matt Woodrow. Asking for help with names, the Archive received from Pat Sparkes: “I don’t remember any of those people in the photograph I can remember My Uncle Peter Kennedy being involved with the Ponderosa as far as I can remember it was made up of old doors. Uncle Pete had grapes growing in part of it. It was about the last allotment before the path to Saltburn side.”. John Kennedy assisted with: “The Ponderosa was in fact owned by Peter Kennedy having moved his allotment from the top of Cliff Street. It was in fact located at the end on Marine Terrace nearest to the steel works end. Due to subsidence he moved to up near Ridley Terrace on Carlin How bank. His hen laying boxes were the old Co-ops biscuit tin racks. All material was salvaged from one place or another or off the beach.”. Derick Pearson assisted: ” The man on the left is Terry (Buff) Beckwith, and in the centre with the stick is Cliff Beckwith.”. Colin Hart advised: “At the end is Matt Woodrow (my grandad), man with stick Arthur Beckwith; man in flat cap Laurence Beckwith.” Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection , Neil Breckon, Pat Sparkes, Derick Pearson, Laura King, John Kennedy and Colin Hart for updates.  Colin Hart advises: ”The Methodist Shield was competed for by all the local Methodist Chapels. The children would compete at singing and bible reading while judges would listen but not watch, then give scores to each person.(was this the forerunner of X factor). Handicraft, handwriting, painting and sewing were also judged with points for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. This was usually held at Deepdale Chapel which had a large room. There was also a choir competition and Skinningrove won both sections that year with the songs ‘At the Name of Jesus’ and ’Holy, Holy, Holy’ (I can still remember the tunes). At the end of the competition all points won were added together and the chapel with most points won the shield. The year was 1967 or 1968?”. Angela Marley adds: “I remember those songs from the choir too. They will stick in my mind for ever, the amount of times we had to rehearse them!” Back row: Mrs Lacey (fur hat), Brian Hart (yellow jumper), Mr Wilf Lacey, Mrs Mabel Forrest (red hat). Also present are: Richard Grant (green jumper holding two cups), tall girl extreme right is Sheila Solomon; her twin Eileen is to the left of Susan Hart, who stands next to Mr Lacey. Girl in red check with white Alice band is Iris Grant next is Judith Magor. Girl with red alice hair band is Angela Willis, next Susan Hill with Frazer Grant behind. Small boy behind in green jumper is Colin Hart. Front row from left: Jean Webster, Angela Dowson, Dawn/Pam Holiday, Beverley Storr and in front of her are believed to be her three sisters. Brian Hart stands next to Mr Lacey (holding a cup) and in front of Brian is Carol Peirson. Image and names courtesy of Colin Hart; thanks to Elizabeth Mellor, Paul Clarke, Tony and Angela Marley (Dowson). |
||
Recent Comments