This has to be either bizarre or this group were the owners and their families! Who would visit an iron ore mine in walking out clothes! All the same a very good image of the travelling drift at Upleatham, we are unsure as to why the tub would be on its side though! Paul Anderson tells us: ”The people to the far right are my great, great, great grand parents John (Jack) and Jane Pinchin of 86 Dale Street, New Marske. The photograph is circa 1915-1920. They came up from Manningford, Wiltshire in 1881 looking for work and had 12 children. There are still members of the Pinchin family in New Marske today. ”
Image courtesy of Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum and thanks to Paul Anderson for that update.
According to the information we have (Jane and John were my great-great grand parents)
From left to right – Jane Pinchin, Edgar ? (husband of Lillian), Lillian ? (Pinchin), Tom Pinchin – holding horse, ? – leaning on wagon, John Pinchin, Mary Pinchin.