A lovely photograph of Mrs Yarker from Carlin How, long time member of the St. John’s Ambulance.Further to Derick Pearson’s comment; researches have shown that Mrs Dorothy M. Yarker was born Dorothy Mary Duffy in 1917, marry Charles Henry Yarker in 1937; she qualified as a Nurse in 1946, and the 1939 Census lists her and her husband Charles (who during WW II was a crane driver at Skinningrove works) living at 68 Gladstone Street, Carlin How. Sadly Mrs Yarker left us in 1972.
Image courtesy of Dave McGill, updating information courtesy of Ancestry UK and other sources.
The original Victorian Baths beside the Square in Saltburn. Opened officially by Arthur Pease Esq. on Monday 11th May 1891. The building faced (across Dundas Street West) the railway station with a central swimming pool which was filled with seawater from an inlet offshore close to the pier. The extensive facilities included massage facilities; private brine, douche, and electric baths. Now sadly gone; demolition of the baths took place in July 1976 by Blair and Co. of Stockton and the town is now served by the Leisure Centre on Marske Mill Lane. Callum Duff tells us: ”In relation to swimming pool facilities in the town, Saltburn Leisure Centre was never seen as a replacement for the demolished Brine Baths. The baths had been damaged by a bomb in WW2 (which also destroyed a row of adjacent shops) and had been closed for some time before they were bought by Keith Watson in 1956. The building remained empty and was heavily vandalised until the site was bought by Tarmac Ltd in 1976 and the baths building demolished. Saltburn Leisure Centre actually opened in 1974 with the building being finally completed in 1975. As a young boy I remember visiting the soon to be opened building with my parents. Once during the day with my Mum where we stood in the cafe and watched the 25 metre pool being filled (perhaps for the first time) and another time with my Dad, Grandad and Brother where we had a look at the indoor bowling green and squash courts. I remember being in the 25 metre pool and looking out through the window to see workmen cladding the rest of the roof.”
Image courtesy of Jean Hall and additional information courtesy of ’Saltburn-By-The-Sea Revisited’; thanks also to Callum Duff for the update.
A different view of the Alum House at Hummersea, obviously this building as it became more derelict attracted the Victorian and post Victorian photographers. ”Gothic” buildings attracted considerable interest in the early part of the twentieth century, hence the frequency of images of some buildings or scenes. Mary Bielby who kindly supplied this postcard tells us: ”Our family received this card from Mrs Lincoln (a family friend) whilst in North Ormesby Hospital (another building also sadly disappeared) whilst she recovered, but she could not spell our name correctly”.
This view of the High Street, from the end of Arlington Street, shows two ladies viewing the shop window, whilst possibly preparing to push the pram up to the Market Place. With the weight of prams in those days, a good push!
It must have been a wet walk that day, judging by the dress of the miners and the shining road. We asked ”More importantly can anybody identify the men?” and Paula Miller now tells us ”This is the Moody brothers of Lingdale”.
Image courtesy of Jeff Templeman and many thanks to Paula Miller for that update.
North Skelton School the site of learning for the inhabitants of North Skelton (most of whom were involved with the ironstone mine) was used until the 1960s. It then finally became Bettahome DIY Shop, sadly it is now a collection of storage units and an instrument shop! We have no names for any of the people in the image, can we have some help?
The title of this image sums up all the information we have on this scene. Can somebody out there assist, with why or possibly any of the participants?
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