Two elegantly dressed young Edwardian ladies awaiting their overdressed gentleman
friend, struggling with an oar; whilst an amused urchins look on at Runswick Bay.
Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson.
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 This often pictured bridge is shown to full effect with this hand tinted postcard. It was later replaced with a more sturdy structure, I wonder how many feet have passed over it in the years? Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  A miner checks his final pay packet from Lingdale mine, at the Accounts Office ”Bob Hole”. The flat front on his safety helmet contained a clear shield which was pulled down to protect the eyes whilst drilling or using a pickaxe. We asked if anyone could identify the miner. Bill Danby tells us: ”My brother in law, Frank Holmes, who was a Deputy at Lingdale Ironstone Mine for a long time says the man at the front is Eric Hatfield, who was also a Deputy there. Man at the rear not known.” Paula Miller advises: “The man at the fron is definately Mr Eric Hatfield of Lingdale”; this is further confirmed by Kerry Hatfield: “My grandad Eric Hatfield.” Image courtesy of George Pearson and thanks to Frank Holmes (via Bill Danby) and Paula Miller and Kerry Hatfield for the updates.  Longacre Mine was situated close to the present Hollybush Industrial Estate; not far from where the Asda supermarket has been built. The 286 foot shaft was in operation from 1876 till closure in 1954. Before closure the workings were taken over by North Skelton Mine. The mine ventilating fan is to the left of this image. Image courtesy of George Pearson.  The second image supplied by Owen Rooks who told us: ” The two images are of the same dramatic event. One still had the “Pitchforth – Saltburn” tag attached. Having been professionally produced, the photographs may portray a significant event. I’ve labelled them as “school play” but it could be something else. The only person I can identify is a cousin named Elsie Greensitt (b 1914) who lived with her family at 21 Boulby Cottages from approx 1919 to 1925. She appears to be aged 6 or 7 years old when these pictures were taken. Elsie is seated behind and to the immediate right of the group of small girls at front of stage on this image. I am right in thinking that Pitchforth was better known for studio portrait photography? He seems to have ventured out of Saltburn on location for these pictures! ” Can we have assistance in naming both people and location. Image courtesy of Owen Rooks.  This image, one of two supplied to us by Owen Rooks bore the notification that these had been produced by ”Pitchforth – Saltburn”. Owen felt: ”Having been professionally produced, the photographs may portray a significant event. I’ve labelled them as “school play” but it could be something else. The only person I can identify is a cousin named Elsie Greensitt (b 1914) who lived with her family at 21 Boulby Cottages from approx 1919 to 1925. She appears to be aged 6 or 7 years old when these pictures were taken. Elsie is second from the right on the middle row in the “fairy/angel” group.” The photograph could have been taken in either the school room at Boulby or Easington Village Hall? Can anybody assist with other names or dates. Image courtesy of Owen Rooks.  Miners leaving the cage on the last day at Lingdale, 23rd February 1962. We asked if anyone could name the men in the photograph. Bill Danby tells us: ”My brother in law, Frank Holmes, who was an Underground Deputy at Lingdale mine for a long time says that man at the rear is “Tibber” Slater, who used to live just below him in Scarth Street, Lingdale. Frank cannot presently recall the surname of the man at the front, but his Christian name was Jim. Frank recalls that Jim’s best mate was a man called Alan Forbes, who was involved in the worst pit accident that Frank ever experienced. That is saying something, as Frank was down Lingdale mine at the time of the gas explosion on the 25th August 1953 which killed 7 men and injured others. On the 28th August 1961, when Alan was aged 45, a piece of stone, “the size of a bus”, Frank says, fell on him from the pit roof. Miners had to stand on top of it to break it up and get to the dead man. Jim never went down any mine again after that. So from that story and in Frank’s opinion, it would seem that the photograph was not taken on the last day at the mine.” Image courtesy of George Pearson and thanks to Bill Daby for those updates.  Yorkshire cobles drawn up on the beach at Runswick Bay. The design of high bow for launching off open beaches into sometimes heavy seas and square stern for beaching, was well suited for the North Sea beaches. Clinker planking reflected their Viking ancestry, normally sailed with one dipping lugsail and foresail, larger cobles sometimes added a mizzen sail.  The bridge from Lingdale Mine to the shale tip, this image was dated February 22nd on the reverse, the year is unknown! The tip grew to dominate the village and could be seen from much of East Cleveland. Closure of the mine came in 1962. Image courtesy of George Pearson.  West Terrace and Redcar clock tower in 1955, the tower is known as the King Edward VII Memorial and is a Grade 2 Listed Building. It was topped with a sailing ship weather vane. The building behind the clock on the right appears to be a chapel long since demolished. Image (from a postcard) courtesy of Ken Johnson. |
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