The original title for this image has been amended; this following advice from Tony Nicholson. Tony has commented: “I’m pretty sure it’s Fred Nicholson rather than Les Nicholson on the left in women’s clothes. Fred was Les’s father and my grandfather. I’m afraid I don’t know what drama was being enacted, or by the look of it overacted, but there are several people I recognise, or half recognise: I think the lady in white at the back is Eva Hall who married Robert Stonehouse; Charles Hall, her brother, is next to Fred Nicholson and trying to restrain ??? Goodwill? It’s a wonderful tableau”.
Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre and many thanks to Tony Nicholson for the update.
This photograph arrived to the Archive already titled, however the whole story was revealed following three contacts from George Tremain. He told the Archive:”The older Charles Hall was my great, great grandfather and Margaret Elizabeth my great, great grandmother”. George then assisted with: “This photograph shows the wedding between Charles Hall of Front Street, Carlin How to Olive Appleby; also of Carlin How. They were my great grand parents. The wedding took place in 1920, Charles was 30 years of age and Olive was also 30 years. Also on the left of the photograph is his father Charles Hall who had been an Overman in the Loftus Ironstone Mine who was aged 76 years at the time of the photograph and his wife Margaret Elizabeth Ann (nee Ord). The parents of the bride were William and Mary Appleby.” George added even more information about the Hall family with: “An ancestor of mine called Charles Hall married Margaret Elizabeth Ord on 18th June 1870 at Brotton Parish Church. He was an ironstone miner who later became an Overman at the Loftus Ironstone mine. He lived in 2 Carlin How lodge and later at 6 Overman’s Cottages. He had a son also called Charles Hall born in 1887 so it could possibly be his marriage if not his father’s”. Tony Nicholson also advises: “If I’m not mistaken, the chap standing at the back with the impressive moustache is Tom Petty. He and my grandfather, Fred Nicholson. set up in business together (Nicholson & Petty), first in Carlin How and then Brotton. By the look of it, Tom may well have been best man at Charles’s wedding. It certainly fits, because my grandfather was brother-in-law to Charles. They were all chapel people and this shows them standing outside Zion Chapel, Carlin How”.
Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre, thanks to George Tremain for confirmatory information on Charles Hall and the family; also thanks to Tony Nicholson fro the update.
The Archive had assistance in resolving: who, where and why with this image. Andrew Downs told the Archive: ”This is at the west door of St Helen’s church, Carlin How; I would guess it’s a Mother’s Union ‘do ‘ as they are parading the banner of our lady, which is still in the church to this day. My mum – Marie Downs (nee Lancaster) has been organist here since 1960”. Derick Pearson tells us: ” The lady on the front row far right is Mrs Thornton; next to her is Mrs Nattress. The lady between the Vicars head and his crook is Mrs Webster and Mrs Hoggarth to his left. The only other person I can recognise is Mrs Hoggarth from Carlin How who used to play the melodeon”.
Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre, thanks to Derick Pearson and Andrew Downs for the additional information.
Carlin How Club gentlemen on one of the regular outings; most of the names are known (left to right: ? Husband, William Henry Davis, Jim Nicholson, Harry Chapman, Edgar Scott (Senior, father of Edgar) and Edgar Scott. Colin Verrill advised: “A Club trip to the Lake District, my guess around 1960/61”. Rosemary Brooks added: “The gentleman, second from left is my grandfather William Henry Davis. A wonderful photographs which aids family historians”. Following work with Carlin How Community Centre this image is now known to date from 1962.
Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre (Mr McConnel), also thanks to Colin Verrill, Brian Young and Rosemary Brooks for the updates.
Derick Pearson confirmed the title of this image with: “Butterfly Queen Production in Carlin How Working Men’s Club Hall. The Butterfly Queen was Sylvia Conway, her father was a Policeman and her brother in later life also became a policeman. To Sylvia’s left is Jean MacLean, her father Bob MacLeans had a shop at the bottom end of Carlin How near the top of the bank, Jean later married young Charlie Helling. Charlie Hellings (senior) had the shop at the end of Bell View Terrace, Carlin How. Second row back, 2nd from right is Ronnie Batchelor, 4th from right is Sheila Magor (later married Frankie Tooth and then Trevor Debrick), 3rd from right is Betty Winspear. Andrew Downs added: “My mum; Marie Lancaster (Downs) is on second row, fourth from the left and sixth from the left is Sheila Featherstone (mum’s school chum and known as ‘Feather’)”. Whilst Elaine Ward (nee Batchelor) advised: ” The boy on the second row up second from the right is my brother Ron Batchelor”.
Can anybody help with additonal names?
Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre (from a collection compiled originally by Derick Pearson), also than Derick Pearson for information, also thanks to Andrew Downes and Sheila Ward (Batchelor) for the names update.
Back row (left to right): Mrs Roe, ??, Mrs Garbutt, Mrs Agnes Davis.
Front row: Mrs Magor, Mrs Lettin, Mrs Duffy, ??. Do you know any of these ladies, were they your Gran or your Mum? Tell us about them please.
David Archer tells us: ”I believe Mrs Magor was my great gran she moved to Loftus living in Queens Road and died around 1960.”
Rosemary Brooks also tell us: ”The lady in the back row on the right is my grandmother Agnes Davis. She was a dressmaker and I would guess the dress she was wearing was one of her creations.”
Image courtesy of Derick Pearson (from a collection compiled for Carlin How Community Centre in 1983). Thanks for information from David Archer and Rosemary Brooks, also to Sharon West for the update.
Known to have been a Carlin How Club outing, but can anybody tell us what date was the photograph was taken?
Derick Pearson has advised : “First left visible on second row from front (with black crossed scarfe) Mrs Yeoman of Gladstone Street, Carlin How at that time.To her right possibly Mrs Webster and next right Doris Duffy. Front row far right is Mrs Thackeray, third from right Mrs Harrison. Lady in the center in black possibly Minnie Harrison”. Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre and thanks to Derick Pearson for the update.
Give us a backy? The Cooks again; the photograph was taken at the bottom of Gladstone Street (Stonehouses’s Garage (now Cuts Garage); being on the right, the lads are practically standing on the forecourt).
Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre and thanks to Derick Pearson for the information.
William Estil Cook, Brian Cook and Gordon Cook, from Carlin How; the photograph was taken in 1943 on their own front doorstep. Love the boots, hair tidy standing to attention (an ”it wasn’t me – honest” look if ever you saw one!).
Not for those among us easily scared more for the Miss Marple’s or the Sherlock Holmes, those who like a good mystery and can solve one. Who was the grey lady?
The photograph was taken by Harry Dack in 1967 of his grandson Neil, with his pet Jack Russell ‘Kelly’; in the back yard of his house, but when developed the mysterious lady appeared! The identity of the lady has never been discovered.
Image from a collection compiled by Derick Pearson.
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