An interesting view of Skelton Cross Green, without the small park with War Memorial now situated beside the modern day traffic lights. Interestingly the large double-fronted shop stood until the end of the last century, when demolition created the space we now see next to the Duke William pub! It is remembered by Roger Barwick: “I can remember going in the shop shown it was called “West End Corn Store” and was a general dealers. I don’t really remember who owned or ran the shop.” Ailsa MacKenzie assisted with: “When I was a child it was run by Mrs Moreland, a widow from Warcop, Cumbria. She had a daughter Angela and son Hebron who lived, I think, in Australia. Also living at the shop was Mrs Moreland ‘s unmarried sister Daisy. This was in the 1959s / early 1960s.” This assisted memories for Bryan Young with: “With Roderick MacKenzie, we used to buy “cannon” bangers and go down the fields. Past Crow Wood and light them in cow pats! I always thought that a fire caused the demolition of the store.”
Image courtesy of several sources, thanks to Roger Barwick, Ailsa MacKenzie and Bryan Young for the memories.
No going down these mine for these boys; they obviously worked in the offices of Pease and Partners at Upleatham Mine. Left to right: ”Darkie” Reed, Wilf Hardy, Harry Bowers, Ralph Clark, William Bailey. Image courtesy of Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum, with thanks to Eric Johnson for the names update.
This Iron and Steel works banner for the Cleveland district was first displayed on the Archive, courtesy of the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum. The Archive asked: “Did any body know any more about it?” Eric Johnson advised: “This image is part of a collection of banners produced as part of A History of the Iron & Steels Confederation. This banner belonged to the Cleveland District of the Associated Iron and Steel Workers” The image now appears elsewhere on the Archive as “Banners1”. John Thomas has advised: “On this Cleveland District of the Associated Iron and Steel Workers Banner, the gentleman seated at the rear with a beard was my Great Great Grandfather Edward Thomas (a member of the Northern Conciliation Board). He was born in Holywell Wales and is buried in Eston Cemetery, the grave stone was erected by his fellow workmen in recognition of his valuable services rendered as a representative.” This image and information courtesy of Eric Johnson, thanks to John Thomas for the update.
A real show of patriotism on this first photograph courtesy of Owen Rooks, with pride in the British Empire; as he tells us some of the attendants sashes bear the names of countries such as India, Canada and Australia. We know it was held in Skelton Castle grounds. Do you know who organised this pageant we would love to know.
Another photograph from Owen Rooks showing a pageant he thinks about 1935 probably for the Silver Jubilee of King George and was set in the grounds of Skelton Castle.
A photograph of a class at St Joseph’s School on Deepdale Road.
Back row: Miss Webb (teacher), Joe Baldwin, ??, Betty Readman, Annie Shimmings, ??, Jenny Kerno, William Nicholson, ??, ??, Mary Garbutt, ??, Father Machan.
Third row: Ronald Duck, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, Dorothy Duffy, Elsie Duffy, ? McCabe, ??, Frank Swales, ??.
Second row: ??, ??, ??, ??, Jane Swales, ??, ??, Teresa Vincent, Agnes Bice, Mary Pass, ??, ??, ??, Joan Ransome.
Front row: ??, ??, Maura Lavelle, Connie or Molly Logan, ??, ??, Molly or Connie Logan.
Front row: ??, ??, Frank Bice, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, George Baldwin.
Mary Hodges asks: “I think my mummay havebeen a pupil at the school. She was born in 1920 in Loftus. Her name was Lilian Catherine Thomas. If anyone has any information/photos I would be most grateful!”
Image and names to date courtesy of Joe Ward; thanks to Mary Hodges for the update.
25th July 1910 is the date that was on this postcard image and we are told by Fred Brunskill: ”The Duc D’Aumale was a wooden French lugger on a fishing voyage when she became stranded in shallow water just North of Whitby on 23rd July 1910. She became a total wreck and sank.”
Anybody recognise their fathers or mothers in this team?
Geoff tells us: ”Lady third from right back row as you look at the photograph is Marion Barwick (maybe still Ditchburn, not sure of date) the lady on her left is Vera Bailey”. Shelagh Tyler, daughter of Marion confirms that Ditchburn was her name at the time of the photograph being taken but also supplies the following information: ”I have a copy (of photograph) and Mam has written some of the names on the back though they are not written in any order. Mr & Mrs Edith? North, ? ? Linford, Mrs Linford, Mrs Pickering, Will Thomas, Maggie Cause, Alice Wills, Bill Atkinson, Harry Skeldon, Olive Massey, Grace Atkinson, Vera Bailey.”
With thanks to Geoff and Shelagh Tyler for names to date.
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