A quiet sunny day in Loftus, the awnings are down to protect the shop windows from the sun. Not a lot of people out shopping and not much traffic.
Image courtesy of Rita Unthank.
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 Loftus County Modern School – Teaching Staff, pictured in the main hall at the pre 1963 County Modern building (later Loftus Junior School). Image courtesy of Rita Unthank, thanks to Ray Brown and Barbara McBurney for the updates.  A fine summers day at Ruswarp; whilst one man exerts himself on the river, others take their ease in the deckchairs. Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  Ruswarp Scene; a popular place for hiring a rowing boat for a leisurely time on the River Esk (with a four pack in the water, tied to the boat)! Image courtesy of Rita Unthank.  Whitby harbour, the fishing vessel, in the foreground, has the name Ocean Venture, Whitby. But the K Y lettering suggests it is from Kirkcaldy in Scotland. The boat has large rope reels, a gutting shelter forward and is possibly a seine netter. Jim Hebden tells us: ”The Whitby fishing boat in the photograph is the Ocean Venture KY209 bought from Scotland in 1962 the Ocean Venture was trawler and seine netter and she was owned by father and son Jack and Jim Hebden.”
Robin Hoods Bay rowing lifeboat about to be launched, with some eight crew members all wearing cork life-jackets, This postcard view dated from 1905. The Archive asked: ”Can you help with the name of the Lifeboat.” Raymond Pennock advises: ”The “Mary Ann Lockwood” replaced the “Ephraim and Hannah Fox” in 1902. The life-boatman nearest the bow in a life-jacket is my Great Grandfather; Thomas Storm, (’Shoemaker Tom’) to identify him from others of the same name!”  A colourful postcard from about 1900; A fisherwoman and child walk along the path from Tate Hill. This was a notorious place for cliff falls; several houses have been lost over the years in this area. Image courtesy Ken Johnson.  This postcard image (from a Salmon card) dates from just before the Second World War. The newly opened Regal Cinema stands next to the Golden Lion Hotel, with it’s lion statue gazing down on the market place. The lion’s replacement is a poor copy of the original. The bus experts will tell us about the United service make and model standing at the bus stop.  An early twentieth Century postcard view of Saltburn lower promenade. The beach, pier, and promenade are busy on a glorious summers day. The two-storied structure in the foreground, appears to have an open viewing platform, so we asked: ”Does anyone have any information as to it’s purpose? Callum Duff has told us: ”The two-storied structure on Saltburn’s lower promenade was built as a shelter but also served as covered viewing area for theatre productions and Pierrot shows which took place on the promenade opposite. A makeshift stage was set up (later made more permanent with an iron legged structure behind) and the two ramps either side of this served as ‘stage left’ and ‘stage right’. For shows comprising many parts but few cast, the area behind the stage was probably used for quick costume changes. Popularity in these shows declined with the advent of TV and the permanent stage was destroyed in the great storm of 1953 and never replaced. A building of similar design to the base of this structure survives as Saltburn Surf School and there are what look like original steps at the back of the building.” Callum also advises: ”As an addendum to my previous post, I have been informed that the current Surf School is housed in the ground floor section of the original building. The upper cast iron floor was removed around 1960, either due to deterioration of the structure or because Victorian architecture was deemed to be unfashionable. The steps were truncated to the rear to prevent anyone climbing on a roof that now had no safety railings. In my youth this former shelter was used to store deckchairs and other beach equipment for hire. It also looked rather sorry for itself until it was rescued by Nick Noble and his Surf School.” Image courtesy Ken Johnson and many thanks to Callum Duff for the updates.  This coloured postcard is undated, but some clues can be observed. Above Khyber Pass, Captain Cooks Statue is absent. Can you tell us when it was erected? Also instead of a road past the pavillion, and Royal Crescent there is a footpath. On Pier Road, there is a roundabout instead of buildings. can any viewers give us an approximate date please. Image courtesy Ken Johnson. |
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