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 Yes another photograph of Saltburn station; this time looking towards the Zetland Hotel where the trains could pull right into the hotel. This was the ‘private entrance’ to the Hotel, originally personal guests of the Pease family and later celebrities could enter the hotel without being seen by the public.  Believed to be the staff of Skinningrove Railway Station c. 1915 and from a postcard possibly produced by Thomas Richelieu. The assembled staff definitely includes: Back row: ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, Hannah Laverick, ??. Front row: James Wright Stationmaster, ? Wright, Rosa Lee Wright. The Archive is conducting researches to discover other names, but can anybody assist? Image courtesy of John G. Hannah.  Brotton station over a hundred years ago, the card was posted on 23rd October, 1907. Image courtesy of Beryl Morris.  A rather cold and lonely view of Blakey station, from the William Hayes collection of postcards, the Archive asked: “Where was Blakey station?” Russ Pigott tells us: ”Blakey station was near where the Farndale road turns off the ‘Blakey Road’ There is still the wall of one side of the bridge which took the road over the railway. The ‘station’ was the junction where the Rosedale East and West Branches separated. Nothing now remains of the buildings on the site.” David Richardson agreed with this siting, adding: “The area is now a car park.” Image courtesy of Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum, thanks to Adam Cuthbert, Russ Pigott and David Richardson for the updates.  The top of the Ingleby Incline and all people available are posed for the camera; dated very precisely by William Hayes (of Rosedale) a noted local photographer . All can now be identified: back row: R. Mayman, W. Holliday, L. Ashman, W. Scott, J. W. Featherstone. Front row: W. Mayman, Mrs J. W. (Tamara) Featherstone, J. E. Featherstone, J. Watson, W. Sunley. Image courtesy of Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum, names courtesy of ‘Rosedale Mines and Railway by R. H. Hayes and J. G. Rutter’.  Brotton Station looking south 24th February 1973 as it used to be; even then the tyres were starting to collect. Do you remember it like this? William Horner tells us: ”Yes I remember it well, I used to to go to the station to get the fish for my mother who had the fish shop in Jackson Street and Mr Mattson was the porter at the station”. Thanks to William Horner for that update.  A photograph taken after Skinningrove station was closed; signboard and platform are all that remain!  Another memory jogging photograph of when the train could pull right up to the Zetland Hotel in Saltburn. Russ Pigott advises: “Interesting picture, must be about 1956/7, the train which was to become a Class 101 in later year does not yet have the ‘speed whisker’ applied to the front and also the platform canopy had yet to be extended in concrete towards Redcar. Interesting to compare this to the 1980s picture I submitted (Class 101 DMU Saltburn) as the shop visible in the corner hardly seems to have changed, and although the train is the same type the platform in in this picture had been out of use since 1970 Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Russ Pigott for the dating and update.  An excellent hand tinted postcard of the railway station in possibly 1907, one of the ”Phoenix” Series produced by Brittain & Wright of Stockton. It looks so different now. Image courtesy of John G. Hannah.  Skelton station as we have never seen it, once again a lovely drawing, the station was South-East along the railway from Hollybush Bridge. David Richardson tells us: “It opened on 1st July 1902 and was closed to passengers on 10th September 1951; closing completely on 21st January 1964. The building to the left of the picture was the Station Masters house which still stands. Derick Pearson assisted with: “North Skelton Station was at Hollybush where Wilkinson Brothers Car Breakers yard is sited.” Locals can remember some platforms still being there and we believe this is the one depicted in the etching. Stonehouse Brothers had the yard for coaches before Wilkinson Brothers; a little further along the line was Long Acres Pit which is also shown on site. Image courtesy of Joan Webster and thanks to David Richardson and Derick Pearson for updates. |
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