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 Do you remember The Ship Inn like this? The buildings behind the Ship Inn were various chalets, I remember cows grazing on Cat Nab. Pat Sparkes recalls: “I remember they use to have an old WWII mine in the car park as a collecting money sadly all that was left was a pile of rust last time we called in to the pub.  Not the well known Minnie this time, but Lizzie one of the loco’s from Skinningrove works, pictured in the mid 1930’s with (left to right) Len Horner, Mark Cook and ”Scotchy” Jones. Lizzie was scrapped in the late 1950’s. Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson, thanks to David Husband advising of sources for our detail.  One more of Joyce Dobson’s postcards, at first glance it looks rather modern but then looking closer you can see that it is a beautifully tinted old photograph. Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson.  This was a 600 ton coaster which had been tied up at the Jetty in preparation for taking aboard a load of basic slag from the Ironworks; this postcard view was produced by A. E. Graham, Publisher, Redcar. The captain and crew had gone to Timms Coffee House, leaving only the cook on board. While they were at the pub a sudden storm blew up which broke both hawsers. The ship and cook were swept onto the beach at the mouth of Skinningrove Beck. This happened at peak spring tide so it had to remain there until the following spring tides when it was towed off undamaged. Terry Shaw advises: “Name: SS Penton  A cart – double horse drawn – starts the climb of Loftus ‘Mill’ bank, in the background is Carlin How (Duckhole) mine which started production in 1873. In the field below the mine you can see rows of prefabricated dwellings which were built in 1915 to house miners brought to replace those engaged in the war. It is now known they were used to accommodate Australian servicemen during the same period. The only buildings still recognisable are Kilton mill and house in the foreground. Susan Brown adds: “My maternal grandfather Joseph Holliday worked at the Duckhole mine. I think my gran’s second husband Frank Cuthbert may have worked there too.“ Image courtesy of Keith Bowers; many thanks to Howard Wilson for an update regarding the Australian connection, also thanks to Susan Brown for the update.  Thanks to Mrs. S. Dohring for this photograph of her uncle’s shop window, dressed for the coronation of king George VI in 1937. The shop was at 32, Zetland Road, Loftus. Image courtesy of Mrs. Shirley Dohring.  The civic dignitaries are all dressed up for the ball in this photograph from 1951/2. Chairman and Mrs. Woodrow are second from the left, but who are the other people and when and where was the photograph taken? Image courtesy of Carole Kellogg.  Thanks to Mrs. Carole Starsmore for this photograph of her father, Jack Goodwill, with Bob Harland and ’Mink’ Simpson taking a break in the stockyard at B.S. Skinningrove Works in the 1960s. Image and details courtesy of Carole Starsmore.  Thanks to Tracey King for this cutting from the Evening Gazette’s ’Remember When’ feature. Tracey has named most of the young people in the photograph, starting with the boy at the very back and working forwards along each row, left to right. Were you there? 1. Paul Kay, 2. Jackie Hipkin, 3. John Smith, 4. Paul Boocock, 5. Julie Bowers, 6. Malcolm White, 7.Gordon Willis, 8. Lynn Taylor, 9. Kevin Ashbridge, 10. Steve Ewens, 11. Brian Simpson, 12. Bill Kemp, 13. Susan Cox, 14. Trevor McConnell, 15.Pam Holliday, 16. Ian Purver, 17. Keith Simpson, 18. Anita Whitney, 19. Keith Whitney, 20.Michael Sztruk (Noota), 21. Colin Hart, 22. Pauline Meakin, 23. Lesley Holliday. Aimee advises: “Pauline was Grandma, sadly she passed away. Great Picture.” Whilst Colin Hart adds: “Remember it well, we could play football,badminton, and table tennis, sorry to hear of the loss of Pauline.” Image courtesy of Tracey King, thanks to Tracy King, Billy Kemp and Col Hart for naming names; also to Aimee for the update.  This view of the harbour at Port Mulgrave was taken in 1980. How things have changed; when compared to earlier images of the harbour on the Archive. Image courtesy of Mrs. Janet Wilson. |
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