Horse and Carriage in Carlin How

Outside the Maynard Arms at Carlin How, Mr Thomas William Wood with his carriage. Mr Wood who was also the landlord of the Maynard Arms was well known in the area for inventing the alarm clock. Mr Wood was very involved in the community; Scoutmaster (he met Baden Powell at a rally in Guisborough), founder of a cycling club, Sergeant Major in the Yorkshire Volunteers, member of St Leonard’s church, Loftus and a Councillor for Skinningrove Ward on Loftus Urban Council from 1901-1904 and 1907-1910. Researches have now discovered that Thomas W Wood was at the Maynard Arms from 1886, recorded in the 1891, 1901 and  1911 Census at the Maynard Arms; his death is recorded as being in May 1912, whilst still the licensee at the Maynard Arms.