How many times did Loftus mine close and then re-open?
Cutting from a collection gifted to the Archive, most of the cuttings coming from the Northern Echo and cover the period 1930 to 1940.
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 It is still forgotten today and I don’t think the steps are still there, are they? Cutting from a collection gifted to the Archive, most of the cuttings coming from the Northern Echo and cover the period 1930 to 1940.  This newspaper report of building destruction caused by mine subsidence shows the interior of a house in Cleveland Street, Liverton Mines. Destroyed by the look of it and yet the houses still stand today. Now am I right in saying that or were there two rows to Cleveland Street one of them being demolished? HELP Stuart Wise remembers: “I knew a Mr and Mrs Goodman who lived in Cleveland Terrace in Liverton Mines. Mr Goodman`s right hand was a hook, of endless fascination to a young child. My grandfather, a shot firer, lived at the end of Cleveland Terrace. Blown up in the mines, he lived to tell the tale, spending months in Skinningrove cottage hospital. Blamed for accident `cos he lit a cigarette on a box of dynamite whilst descending in the cage. And the stories I can tell of my uncle Aaron, also a miner in Liverton mines and a spiritualist. He would see things like dead miners or elves and converse with little men dressed in purple who would visit him in Upleatham church. Passionate about nature. I owe so much to my mining heritage.” Danny Plews adds: “I was Born in Number 25, Cleveland Street on the 9th of February, 1941, Moving once within the village until I enlisted in the Army (Royal Artillery) in 1960. Fond memories!“ Cutting from a collection gifted to the Archive, most of the cuttings coming from the Northern Echo and cover the period 1930 to 1940.; thanks to Stuart Wise and Danny Plews for the updates  Not in very good shape by the look of it the mines certainly did some damage to property in 1938. Cutting from a collection gifted to the Archive, most of the cuttings coming from the Northern Echo and cover the period 1930 to 1940.  This is the first view we have of Marske Hall, formerly a school and then the Cheshire home; what a beautiful building. It produced responses from several former pupils: Nigel Anderson recalls: “I attended Marske Hall as a border in the early 1950’s. It was always freezing!!! Punishment for being naughty was to sit cross legged on the stone flag hall floor for an hour! Difficult to move afterwards as frozen to the floor!” Margarete Petrie remembers: “I was a pupil in 1955 to 1959 when it closed down, the school dinners were awful cooked by the headmasters wife Mrs Hoggard, the head used to walk round whacking a cane on his leg. Be in the wrong place and it was a whack across the palm of your hand, some of the boys it was on their bottom., but the strange thing was I have a lot of fun memories too and after more than 65 years I still know some of the girls I went to school with even though I left the area 57 years ago. Grete Rigg as was.” Linda Thompson comments: “I remember you well – my name is Linda Thompson formerly Haley. I can remember visiting your house in the town of Redcar. I would love to hear from you.” Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson, thanks to Nigel Anderson, Margarete Petrie and Linda Thompson for the updates.  Sorry for the intrusion, but I just thought it was too good not to share. Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson.  The inside of St Mary’s church for a change; with the famous pulpit. Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson.  Shows them off a treat and is that the complete pier in the background? Callum Duff advises us: ” Saltburn pier as originally built was 1500 feet long. The pier was shortened after a storm in 1874 destroyed the landing stage and pierhead. The now 1250 feet pier is the one we can see in this postcard. This pierhead was lost in 1974 and the pier was further shortened to its present length to reopen in 1979.” Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson and thanks to Callum Duff for the update.  Another image of SS Athina Livanos (incorrectly named by the printers!) and despite the Greek name; she was a 4824 ton steamer built by Grays of Hartlepool and completed in October 1936. The beaching took place on 28th February 1937, so the ship was brand new and probably en route to its new owner. It ran aground on Redcar beach; which when beached was an attraction for residents and visitors from all around, named after the 2nd daughter of shipping magnate at the time Stavros Livanos. This daughter later married Aristotle Onassis and mother of two children Alexander and Christina. Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, additional information courtesy of ‘Redcar – Past and Present’.  Hutton Village was known from1871 as Thomas Town, but the name was changed in 1880 after Joseph Pease planted many trees to beautify the area. He also built a school for the children of his estate workers and a mission as a place of worship. This image now known to be a Phoenix series postcard dating from the early 1900s and beautifully hand tinted has come to the Archive; obviously a well liked view of the village close to Guisborough. Image courtesy of Keith Bowers and Kim Whaley. |
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