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Another early image of the Angel Inn, Loftus, some time late 1890s from the style of dress. Brian Parker believes he may have relatives featured here. Eric Johnson assisted with: “The 1891 Census lists: ”31 High Street: Edward Collins 56 years Innkeeper, Annie Collins wife 50 years, George Oliver 39 years Ostler/Groom, Florrie Cuthbert 19 years General Servant/Domestic, Bessie Ammonds 8 years Visitor, Barnie O’Hara 57 years Visitor/Lodger.”
Can anybody help with names and dates?
Image courtesy of Brian Parker and thanks to Eric Johnson for the update.
There’s no mistaking this waterfall in Espiner’s (Hancock’s) Wood; from a postcard by Cooke’s Fancy Bazaar, 56 West Road, Loftus. Anthony Hall remembers: “I used to go there and swim, when I was a kid and loved this place.” Melissa Ellis recalls: “Does anyone else remember some sort of fun day of some sort through Hancock woods? I remember stalls and games running through the woods from dam end to the waterfall, where they had duck races?. Imagine it will have been the early 1990s.” Whilst Gaz adds: “I a remember the duck races!“
Image courtesy of Beryl Morris, thanks to Anthony Hall, Melissa Ellis and Gaz for the updates..
A photograph loaned to the Archive by Eileen Hicks; we didn’t know the girl on the horse and asked for assistance. Now known to have been taken at the rear of the Golden Lion. Tony Shaw believes: ” The man in the centre foreground is my grandad (Stimmy) James shaw?” Can anybody assist with a possible date? Stan Binks tells us: ”The girl on the horse looks like Alice Bennett stepdaughter of Thomas Harry Binks [front centre]. Thomas Harry Binks was head horseman for the Co op. The horse was called Boxer and belonged to Loftus Co op.”
Image courtesy of Eileen Hicks, thanks to Tony Shaw and Stan Binks for the updates.
Well here I am once again asking for help, do you know this terrace of houses and where they are? Could it be East Crescent? David Richardson tells us: ”These are the houses at the end of East Crescent, the structure on the hillside behind them is a Nursery.”
Image courtesy of Eileen Hicks and many thanks to David Richardson for the update.
Entitled ”Higher Zetland Road., Loftus” this hand tinted postcard dates from pre 1903. I love the horse and looking closely at the pavement near the horse it looks to be raised quite high? And in the back ground, almost in the middle of the road is ”White Hat Richardson”!
Image courtesy of Olive Bennett and Eileen Hicks.
The road that leads to South Loftus looks a muddy mess but of course they wouldn’t have been tarmaced when this photograph was taken. Tina Johnson tells us: ”This was the beck that ran over the road into Espiner’s Wood and the mud was caused by traffic going through the water; the bridge was for people to cross over the beck”.
Image courtesy of Eileen Hicks, thanks to Tina Johnson for the update.
Yes a Loftus view from an unusual place; a Skilbeck postcard view over the field now occupied by the Cromwell Avenue estate, you can see the Town Hall and the church in the background.
Image courtesy of Mrs Waton.
Once again of Loftus Market Place but look at the Angel Inn how lovely it used to be. What date would you put on this postcard?
Jezz Clifford suggests: ”Pre-1966, number 25 is prior to bay windows were erected?” Eric Lindsay has now advised: “Frith has postcard saying Circa 1960 which also appears on Frith Series Postcard labelled Geo Skilbeck LTS2 which bears early QE2 stamp.”
Image courtesy of Mrs Lilian Waton and thanks to Jezz Clifford and Eric Lindsay for the updates.
A lovely postcard view of the cliffs at Hummersea.
Imagr courtesy of Joyce Dobson.
A cart – double horse drawn – starts the climb of Loftus ‘Mill’ bank, in the background is Carlin How (Duckhole) mine which started production in 1873. In the field below the mine you can see rows of prefabricated dwellings which were built in 1915 to house miners brought to replace those engaged in the war. It is now known they were used to accommodate Australian servicemen during the same period. The only buildings still recognisable are Kilton mill and house in the foreground. Susan Brown adds: “My maternal grandfather Joseph Holliday worked at the Duckhole mine. I think my gran’s second husband Frank Cuthbert may have worked there too.“
Image courtesy of Keith Bowers; many thanks to Howard Wilson for an update regarding the Australian connection, also thanks to Susan Brown for the update.
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