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A good clearance has been made of the pavement, it positively shines. Obviously road traffic was not as heavy, judging by the pony and cart on the opposite side of the road; as well as the people standing in the road way. Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson & Keith Bowers.  One of the series of postcards celebrating the 1918 Peace Celebrations, taken by George Skilbeck (possibly from the upper front room of his premises on Zetland Road). This is the head of the procession with the band leading a vast number of people. The clothing of all indicates more relief that the horror is over than a joyful occasion it commemorated. Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson and Keith Bowers.  Three images grouped on a Richardson postcard view of Loftus; all have featured in other images on the Archive. Particularly interesting is the central image of the railway station with multiple tracks between the platform, allowing trains to pass. Image courtesy of Margaret and Michael Garbutt.  A further image of the foundation stone laying of the West End Chapel. Another T. C. Booth postcard of the ill-fated chapel, which in 1927 had to be demolished following the bank top slippage. It was then rebuilt on Deepdale Road. Image courtesy of Margaret and Michael Garbutt.  The official opening of the ill-fated West End Chapel of Loftus in September 1911. Following a landslip at the top of Loftus bank on 27th September 1927, the chapel had to be demolished owing to being unsafe. Well attended, gentlemen not only suited and booted; even top hats can be seen amidst the bowlers and straw boaters. Whilst the ladies are in floral dresses and equally well hatted! The banding in the brickwork of the chapel is of a similar style to that of the Congregational church at the end of Westfield Terrace. Image courtesy of Margaret and Michael Garbutt.  Another sunny day on Loftus Mill Bank. this view from a Salmon Series postcard shows a 1950s United bus on its way towards Loftus. Interesting you can still make out the bridge under the road which carried ironstone, etc., from the Whitecliff mine (to the right in this photograph) down to Skinningrove mine. Image courtesy of John G. Hannah.  A lovely shot of Seymour Hill. What date would you put on this photograph? We think early 1900s. Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson and Keith Bowers; an update of an image originally posted courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection.  This postcard image of Loftus War Memorial shortly after the opening ceremony in 1922. We can see the war memorial and the lions head pouring out water, with some of the older houses of Loftus in the background. Image courtesy of Margaret and Michael Garbutt.  Taken from the west we can clearly see the shop of C. J. Dodd & Co; the Presbytery in the background and the original shop with living accommodation above in the building now the Co-op. A hand tinted postcard produced by H. G. Glen & Co of Leeds pre-1913. Image courtesy of Margaret and Michael Garbutt.
North Road Loftus, looking uphill towards Seymour Hill on the way to North Terrace. A scene virtually unchanged from the present day. The shop on the right is now a private residence. But the new housing estate is beginning to appear at the top of the hill. |
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