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 This delightful view of the church and the low weir on the River Leven carefully avoids veiwing the stone built road bridge (to the left of this image). The modern day view of the church and weir from the road bridge is considerably changed with large trees growing on the stony bank of the river. This image taken froma glass plate negative dating it is believed from the late 19th century. Image courtesy of Geoff Patton.
This postcard shows the Augustinian Priory founded about 1119 by Robert De Brus, before being destroyed by fire in 1289. This is a conjectured view of how the Priory may have looked, after the rebuilding. Image courtesy of Kim Whaley.
This Phoenix Series postcard believed to date from 1900 shows a view of the Hall in Hutton village; well hidden even today by the woods below Highcliffe. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse this Gothic revival building was built in 1866 for Joseph Pease. Image courtesy of Kim Whaley.  This Frith’s Series postcard views the choir end of the Priory over the lake from the east. Image courtesy of Kim Whaley.  This image of the Grade II listed bridge in Levenside Stokesley was built in the 17th or early 18th century and features in many images of the town. It came to the Archive as a glass plate negative, believed to date from the early 1900s. Image courtesy of Geoff Patton.  Another Frith’s postcard, tinted again; showing a hill uncluttered with trees and long before the building of the expanse of Guisborough as seen today. Image courtesy of Kim Whaley.  This Wrench Series postcard view of the Priory is again beautifully tinted and is believed to date from the early 20th Century. Image courtesy of Kim Whaley.
This hand tinted view in the Phoenix Series by Britain and Wright of Skelton Castle is postmarked 1910; Skelton Castle was for many years a ‘must see’ view, featuring in many scenic views of the Saltburn and Skelton area. The present castle was built in 1788 to replace the previous Norman castle and originally the home of the de Brus family to a design by Sir John Soane for the then estate owner John Hall-Stevenson; who changed his name to Wharton in the same year (probably at the suggestion of his rich aunt Margaret Wharton whose estate he inherited in 1791. Image courtesy of Peter Appleton, Tina Dowey and Kim Whaley and additional information courtesy of Bill Danby ”History of Skelton in Cleveland”.  A Frith’s postcard from 1905 of Guisborough Market Cross. Jacksons Boot Shop and other properties were demolished in the early 1960s, to widen the road. Image courtesy of Kim Whaley.  This Phoenix Series postcard by Brittain & Wright of Stockton, of the Priory is wonderfully tinted. We cannot date by postmark as it is unused; it will however be pre World Ward I. Interestingly it was printed in Saxony (Germany). Image courtesy of Kim Whaley. |
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