William (Billy) Kemp in the backyard in 1960s.
Image and information courtesy of Richard Kemp.
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 An image of Jim Alderson looking over the Skinningrove Valley from his pigeon loft on the south side of the valley about 1960.  South Skelton Mine just before the war, the Picking Belt shed at the left of the photograph looks fairly new; it was installed around 1935. The picking belt came from the redundant Belmont Mine. Image courtesy of George Pearson.
1962 and the final day at Lingdale mine, the miners are coming out of the Shaft Cage for the last time. In the background a miner’s hand can be seen about to pull down on the handle marked Pit Bottom, to tell the Onsetter at the bottom of the shaft the cage is clear. The handle on the left is for the winding engine. Identification of the miners in this image or corrections will be welcomed. Debbie Shepherd advises: “I think the chap in the middle of the photograph is Thomas Watson of Dixon Street. (My Grandad). The chap to the right is Thomas Pluck my Grandad’s best mate. Thomas Pluck was killed one evening walking home from The Bunch of Grapes pub. Scaling; he was sadly hit by a car.  Hinderwell High Street, around 1900; the curious onlookers gaze at the cameraman having set up his equipment in the middle of the road, at this date it’s doubtful if a motor car had been seen in Hinderwell  A late Victorian scene in Hinderwell, the lady walking down the road would seem to be carrying a white bundle on her head. Whilst the three girls pass the time away on a day off school?  A very early pre Great War view of the Market Place showing what was the then Martin’s Bank on the extreme left; with the attached shop of Fenby’s. Next door being Arbroath House and then Riley’s emporium (this was replaced by the Regal Cinema). We then come to Charles T. Cammell’s shop, next is William Maxwell Race’s premises followed by the Golden Lion Hotel. These premises are the source of the old joke about a Race between a Camel and a Lion in Loftus Market Place. Postcard courtesy of John G. Hannah  This photograph showing the arrangement at the top of the shaft at South Skelton Mine. On the right hand cage an empty tub waits to be lowered down the shaft. The man on the side of the cage appears to have his hand on a signalling handle which will send the right hand cage down and the left hand cage will raise a loaded tub to the surface. In the background the full tub from the left hand cage is being put into the tippler unit, which will turn the tub upside down and drop the contents onto the picking belt for sorting the shale from the stone. Any further information or corrections will be welcome. Image courtesy of George Pearson.  Loftus County Modern Hockey team, 1961 is the date and I can see Alison Belnkinsop, next to Vera Shaw on the front row. Now ladies name yourselves please! Back row: Dorothy Collins, ??, Josephine Golding, Christine Ebbs, Mrs Elsie Clark (Teacher). Front row: ??, ??, Hillary Templeman, Vera Shaw, Allison Blenkinsop, Eileen Chadwick, Jeannette McMaster, ??. Chris Shaw confirmed with: “I can confirm that second from right on the front row is indeed Jeanette McMaster, who became Jeanette Shaw. I know because she was my Mum and sadly passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2001, aged 55.” Image courtesy of Pat Bennison; also thanks to Eileen Bateman (nee Chadwick), Norman Patton, Helen Cook (nee Fowle) and Chris Shaw for the the updates.  Again I need help, I know the teacher is Mrs McGingle and I know I can see Michael Yeoman seated at the front, after that I am stuck can you fill in any of the names. Please, pretty please. Back row: Richard Smithies, ??, John Young, Mike Hallams, ??, Ronnie Cook, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, Brian Locker. Middle row: ??, Jean Whellam, Sheila Austin, ??, Margaret Welford, Elaine Cornforth, ??, Pat Rowlings?, ??, ??. Front row: Valerie Taylor?, ??, Jean Bosomworth, ??, ??, Miss McGingle, Isabel Tyreman?, ??, Pat Harcourt, Joyce or Jean Pearson. Front seated: Barry Husband, Joe Pearson, Michael (Pussy) Yeoman, Cyril Libby. Image courtesy of Pat Bennison and thanks to Barbara McBurney, Bob Doe and Derick Pearson for the updates. |
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