East Cleveland Image Archive

The Archive asked of this some of the carved pillars inside the church: “Anyone know when this church was built?” Phoebe Newton advised: “It was built in the 12th century but restored in the late 18th century, the carvings must be Norman.”

Image courtesy of Jean Dean, thanks to Phoebe Newton for the update.

The image was donated by Iris Knight (nee George) Her father (Tom George)was lay preacher at the chapel and just for good measure, he must at the time been the tallest man in the village at 6 feet 4 inches tall as Iris recalls. Sheila Alderson tells us: ”I remember the Sunday School at the back, we went through the door on the right hand side. Before I left England my name was written on the outside window ledge across from the ’Hollywell’ (Sheila and Paul); I wonder if its still there….lovely memories of my childhood ….” Mel Stevens (Wobblywotnotz) commented: “I now own the chapel at Liverton Mines and was thrilled to find a picture of how it looked when it was still in use.”

Image courtesy of Iris Knight (nee George) via Ray Brown, also thanks to Sheila Alderson for the update.

Somewhere different; I don’t think we have another photograph of Liverton or of these cottages which I always knew as Petch’s Cottages am I right? As Jill Gale tells us: ” This is at the corner of Moorsholm Lane with main road. Village hall to far right of picture.” Bill Watkinson tells us: ”I and my family lived in the last one next to Moorsholm Lane from 1968 when we bought it for £2500 and they were known as 4 Petch’s Row then. My Mum and Dad sold up in about 1984 when a motorcyclist was killed in the side garden. The second house in the row was lived in by Mrs Harrison and young Jim her son who worked at the Shrubberies. The house behind the village hall was lived in by a lady with Parkinson’s disease where I used to go to get our Sunday chicken.”

Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and thanks to Jill Gale and Bill Watkinson for the updates.

Liverton Mines, but not as we know it today, what date would you put on this photograph. Ray Brown tells us: ”The area the children are playing on will now form part of the row of houses known as Liverton Road and by the style of the Liverton Road Houses I would suspect these were built in the 1930s – so my guess is circa 1910-20s? Google Earth says the Houses facing are called St. George’s Terrace – not quite sure on that one, I can say that the end one was once occupied by Sister Grace Parks – a staunch Methodist.” Graham Suggett advises: “I can help a little. My mother (Florence Brown) born at Number 3 Graham Street, Liverton Mines, was in service as a girl of 16 from August 1919 until April 1921 with Mrs C. W. Gains who lived at 1 Cliff Terrace, Liverton Mines. I have happy memories of visiting my grandparents, Alice and Harry Brown and many happy hours in Liverton Wood with Uncle Harry and his spaniel Raq.”. Graham Suggett has a further update: “Google wrong about St George’s Terrace. The picture is Cliff Terrace (Cliff without an e) and the street to the left is Liverton Terrace. I cannot remember Zeppelins but I was there to see a Lockheed Hudson crash during WWII in what is now St Cuthbert’s Walk. I well remember that there were a lot of remains of buildings from the ironstone mine amongst which we played and also the skyline was dominated by the slag heaps. Very occasionally we ventured up those to the north though walking was difficult because of the loose slag. The big one to the south was separated by a path leading to Liverton Wood. We never dared to climb up the big one. The reservoir of the mine was still there and used by my grandfather to raise ducks.

Image courtesy of Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum and thanks to Ray Brown, Raymond Wilkinson and particularly Graham Suggett for the updates.

This is a well-balanced photograph (a picture postcard believed to have been produced by T. C. Booth of Loftus) of Liverton Gardens, in the valley between Liverton and Moorsholm. It was a market garden, you can see the glass-house middle-left of the image. The house visible in the picture is a semi-detached residence, each ”semi” being a mirror-image of the other. Rodney Begg tells us: ”My wife and her brother were born here in the ’50s and they lived a while here with their Grand-parents before moving to Dodder Carr cottages.” Stan Glover advises: ”The houses are called Ponoma Villa (right hand side looking at picture), and Ponoma Cottage. The Shaw brothers Harry (Ponoma Cottage) and Ces (Liverton Mill) lived in the houses. We rented Ponoma Villa mid 1950′s to 1970′s. The reference to Shaw’s falls (re Liverton Waterfall) reflected that the land was owned by Ces Shaw.” The Falls were a noted local beauty spot and often visited. Ann Johnson adds: “I remember Harry Shaw he used to come to Moorsholm with his horse and cart.”

Image courtesy of Beryl Morris, thanks to Rodney Begg, Stan Glover and Ann Johnson for the updates.