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 Anthony Newton of West Barnby – an old countryman who was lame from falling off a hayrick in his teens and always walked with 2 sticks, but who grew superb vegetables and won prizes in every major show for miles around. The cottage shown had a coal fire and until about 1949 – no electricity – this image was taken in 1953 by Lionel Richardson of Loftus (photographer and postcards) whose family business preceeded Fords at the top of Station Road. Image courtesy of Alan Richardson.  The gentlemen are being presented with something making them smile, but what are the receiving and can you help? Image courtesy of Dave Mcgill.  This image from a Richardson postcard was taken at low tide from the steep ’Bothroyd’s Bank’ which leads down to Skinningrove beach. The jetty is exposed to its full length, which ships for loading pig iron would stand off, waiting for high tide. On the beach can be seen some horses – purpose unknown – and two people tend plants in the field on the left. Image courtesy of Alan Richardson.  Inside the Methodist Chapel Carlin How, a plain interior with a small organ, gas lighting, and to the right a coke stove for heating. Image courtesy of Pat Bennison.  Primitive Methodist Chapel, Carlin How, built in 1874. The path at the left of the chapel leading down to Skinningrove Beck was part of the old ”Back” or ”Cleveland Street”, which ran to Guisborough. The steam from the mine chimney can be seen in the valley below the chapel. Jule Howard tells us: ”The name of the chapel was Zion Methodist Chapel. In the 1950′s and 1960′s below this building a youth club was held, and we played billiards, table tennis and other games.” Whilst Derick Pearson tells us: ” I enjoyed going there to play billiards. There was a little awkward door on the side of the lower floor part way down ”pit bank” (as it was called) into the youth club.” Jan Snaith (nee Carveth) tells us: ”Carlin How Methodist Youth Club – Where we forged lifelong friendships and learnt to play Table Tennis – many of us now playing again in local groups as it has gained popularity once more.” Image courtesy of Pat Bennison and thanks to Julie Howard, Derick Pearson and Jan Snaith for those updates.  Firing the Stiddy at Lythe in 1948. Blacksmith Will Dobson is setting light to gunpowder on the anvil to celebrate a local event. Usually connected with the Normanby family, quite often a birthday. John Jackson and his son Leonard are also in the photograph. Linda Stainthorpe (nee Jackson) commented: “Have just been looking through your pictures and came across the one of Firing the Stiddy at Lythe, just to say it was lovely to see this one as my dad (Lennard) and my grandad (John) Jackson are both in it. Thank you very much.” Image courtesy of Alan Richardson and many thanks to Linda Stainthorpe for the comment.  We know the date, we know it is the Station Hotel, Brotton and the Darts Team. Trevor Metcalfe tells us: ”The man just above the 1952 is my grandfather Joe Metcalfe, a resident of Brotton when the photograph was taken, but in his working life was an ironstone miner at Bell’s mine Carlin How and lived in one of Bells huts.” The rest we asked for assistance in completing; the gentleman holding the blackboard is in Chelsea pensioner uniform. Norman Patton assisted advising: ”Man in uniform at the front has obviously escaped from the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. He is a Chelsea Pensioner”. David Manship has advised the Archive: ” The man on the left of the picture smoking a pipe is Tom Verrill; he lived about 100 yards from the Station pub, just past the High Wall”. Christopher Colbeck assists with: “The man to the left of the group with a moustache Was the grandfather of my wife. Francis Joseph WILSON. As late as 1939 in the war census he was living at 10 Railway Street. He was a lifelong ironstone miner. Francis J Wilson remained in Brotton and died in 1958. He had a son Arthur Wilson who was employed as a labourer and who died in 1954.” Image courtesy of Trevor Metcalfe and many thanks to Norman Patton, David Manship and Christopher Colbeck for the for the updates.  The remains of the alum quarry at Boulby, although the pyramid shape at the top of the photograph is such a prominent feature of this part of the site, it is not in fact anything special. It appears to be sitting on top of a general quarrying level but is only composed of earth and stones from above the alum shale layer. It is a tip of overburden dumped here to allow the sandstone from beneath its original position to be removed and thus expose the alum shale. It has probably been a larger tip originally which has been eroded to its current distinctive shape. It was probably formed by building out a wooden gantry from the cliff face so that the removed material could be dumped well clear of the intended quarry face. Image courtesy of Alan Richardson and information kindly supplied by Simon Chapman.  A close up of Mr Severs, at Roxby Smithy, fixing the shoe to the hoof of the patiently waiting horse. Gareth Severs tells us: ”Really pleased I have found this picture, this is my Great Grandad. He was the Blacksmith at Turton Cottages, Roxby. I have seen other pictures of him and also Mr Jack Welford (Jack America) with his horses outside the Blacksmiths.” Image courtesy of Alan Richardson and many thanks to Gareth Severs for the update.  The Blacksmith at work with a farmer watching the proceedings, the scene framed by the horseshoe arch which form part of the smithy at Roxby. Image courtesy of Alan Richardson. |
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