A view of Skinningrove works looking over the top of the valley from the cliffs near Hummersea, the image is taken from a postcard believed to have been produced by T. C. Booth of Loftus. Eric Johnson tells us: ”Viewing this image: from the left the new 36 inch mill can be seen; moving right the soaking pits and then next right the solitary large chimney of the original 250 ton tilting furnace of the Talbots (melting shop). At the right of the photograph in front of the blast furnaces, the coke ovens are under construction; I believe they came on stream in 1911. During the Great War, extra furnaces and mixer were added to the Talbots; the soaking pits were extended; a second battery of coke ovens erected, and in 1918/19 a 18,000 hp electric motor installed in the 36 inch mill. I would date this photograph to 1910.” Margaret Atkinson comments: “My grandmother’s first husband Alfred Stubley who was born 1888; died 8th December 1913 at Skinningrove Ironworks. He was a tiler. There was an inquest and I would love to have more details about the accident.”
Image courtesy of Joan Jemson, thanks to Eric Johnson and Margaret Atkinson for the updates.
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