|
|
||
 An atmospheric hand coloured postcard view of Whitby harbour. The two craft on the left appear to be ketch rigged fishing yawls, with two lug sailed cobles further up harbour. The information with the card states Whitby Regatta 19th August 1925. Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  Quite a large group here and the names are: Elizabeth Mellor confirmed the date and form with: “Date: Upper VI Form, 1973.” Brian Pierce commented: “Dr Ernest Bradford – really nice chap who sparked my interest in Geology.” Thomas J. Quade (Reimitz) adds: “I spent the 1986-87 school year as a German language assistant at PPC and was very fortunate to meet and appreciate Granville B. Lynch (mentor and host) and Vaughan Dexter (swing band leader), to whom I owe much to this day, as they both inspired me deeply.” Image and names courtesy of Elizabeth Mellor and David Bertram, thanks to Bob Doe and Robert Banfield for pointing out our mistakes and Susan Brown for the confirmation. Thanks to Thomas J. Quade for his comment.  An interesting postcard of Saltburn; it shows construction work on the bridge over the Skelton Beck. Can any of our knowledgeable viewers put a date to the new bridge. Today a Bungalow stands to the right on the grass in the foreground; whilst to the left was the Beach cafe, now the ‘Tomahawk’ steakhouse. Courtesy of Ken Johnson.  The fishing fleet at Dock End Whitby, this postcard view is stamped 1907. The two masted fishing drifter tied up to the quay, has an PZ (Penzance) Cornish registration. At the height of the Herring season, the harbour would have been full of Scottish, Cornish and other East Coast ports fishing craft of many different types. The boats and the fisher lasses that handled the catch onshore travelled following the Herring shoals as they moved around the coast. Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  A Reliable series postcard of Runswick Bay around 1900. The old road down to the village and beach can be seen above the cottages. At this date they would belong to fishermen and their families; unlike today when in winter months the ‘holiday cottage’ residents are absent. Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  A painting used on a postcard, of Rigg Mill; postmarked 1912, we have a photograph by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe of the same scene. Image courtesy Ken Johnson.  Postcard (one of the John Thomas Ross series) of the 199 steps from Church Street to St Mary’s church and the Abbey; at the right is the well named Donkey Road, with obligatory donkey. Postcard posted in 1929. Image courtesy Ken Johnson.  A postcard (a painting) of Robin Hoods Bay, around 1900. The lady in the red shawl with basket is approaching a coble just beached, perhaps to buy some fish. Image courtesy Ken Johnson.  Thornton-Le-Dale; an Edwardian postcard of probably the most photographed cottage in Yorkshire. There are many views of the cottage from different directions, mostly from the bridge over the beck. Image courtesy Ken Johnson.  Two ladies and a small child, again an outdoor image, perhaps in the woods? Anybody recognise an ancestor? Image courtesy of Michael Garbutt. |
||
Recent Comments