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 Pictured outside their headquarters in Carlin How. Back row: Cpl. B. Orr, Cpl. J. Austin, Cpl. C. Robinson, Cpl. G. Tyerman. Middle row: Sgt. H. Easton, Miss B. Jacob, Mrs N. Bell, Miss O. Watts, Miss D. Ableson, Miss E. Spedding, Mrs A. Wicks, Sgt. G. Ferguson. Front row: Sgt. W. Adamson, CSM G. Pearson, Cpt. D. Mortimer, Major T. Wicks, Lt. G. Elders, Sgt. H. Atkinson, Sgt. H. Webster. Image from a cutting courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection, Derick Pearson and others.  We know we are getting further away but couldn’t resist this photograph of the herring boats leaving Whitby late at night; which provoked some discussion regarding a date. Derick Pearson suggested: “The Herring / Fishing fleet leaving Whitby early in the morning around the turn of the century c1900.” Russ Pigott suggested: “It must be a bit later than 1900 as the picture shows the breakwaters which were added to the existing piers about 1914. Also ,though in no expert on boats. Are they not diesel boats as there are no sails or funnels fo steam boilers?” David Richardson agreed with: “The photograph looks very 1950’s to me.” Help arrived when Jim Hebden advised: ”The photograph of the herring fleet was taken on an evening in the 1950s and the boats going out were ring netters, thay work in pairs and shoot their nets around the school of herring in a ring, so surounding the herring. When this photograph was taken I would still been of school age; when I left school I became a fisherman and in the summer months we went herring fishing.” John White supported with: “I agree with Jimmy on that 1950’s, I was a 14 year old who went off drifting for herring on the OCEAN VENTURE a few times.” John Tweddle assisted with: “This image is very similar to one I recall as a child taken in the early 1900’s by Edmund Hall then the staff photographer of the Whitby Gazette. I believe it once appeared as the front page of a Whitby Tourist guide. His photograph was taken from up by the Abbey and had the reflection of the moon on the water over the departing herring fleet, very similar to the water colour by John Freeman. I have tried in vain to find the photograph. To declare my interest, Edmund Hall was my great grandfather. It was reported in the Whitby Gazette article on the occasion of a dinner to mark his 60 years at Horne Bros in 1931 that he was responsible for the greater part of the photographs that had appeared in the Gazette over the last 30 years i.e. from 1900 onwards.” Image from a disc compiled by Derick Pearson, thanks to Jim Hebden for such definite information; also thanks to Russ Pigott, David Richardson, John White and John Tweddle for the updates.  No need to tell where this is, of course it’s Staithes about 1900 with the days catch on the quayside. I wonder what price was paid for it.  The High Street in Marske, looking towards the centre of the village and the roundabout of more modern times. The view hasn’t changed all that much, but once again no traffic how lovely.  Lumpsey ironstone mine, dating from 1895 (date as given on the image); one of the three mines associated with Brotton and immediate area. It was established in c.1882 and run by Bell Brothers Ltd. With shafts about 180 metres deep and in 1890 it was noted that drilling machines, worked by hydraulic power were being used in the mine. The mine employed 140 men and boys and produced around 3,000 tons of ironstone per week; by 1921 Lumpsey employed 480 people (340 working below ground, and 130 on the surface). In 1923 ownership of the mine passed to Dorman Long Ltd; the mine closed in 1954, bringing to an end the long history of ironstone mining in Brotton.  How awful to see Redcar like this, must really have imprinted on the mind. Jean Opie comments: “This postcard is interesting to me because my father was posted here during WW2 and used to patrol the beach. He was not in the Home Guard but the regular army, placed on light duties due to lack of fitness for frontline work. Does anyone have any photographs of the soldiers who patrolled Redcar Beach at this time? Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Jean Opie, David Lambert, Lin Treadgold and Richard Webster for the updates.  The SS Skinningrove was one of the four main pig iron transporting vessels used by the Skinningrove Iron Company from their jetty at Skinningrove. Terry Shaw has assisted with the following information: “SS Skinningrove a steel screw steamer (General Cargo) IMO 5230454 was built in 1895 by J. L. Thompson and Sons Ltd. at North Sands yard no 332, the vessel was completed on 2nd July 1895. Dimensions: Length 155 feet, Breadth 26 feet, Depth 11.7 feet, 516 tons. Note: This ship ( off no 98787) built in 1895 was the second of two ships named SS Skinningrove, the original (off no 98773) was built by Wood, Skinner and Company Ltd in 1891 for Charles Henry Pile, London, (Shipping Investments, Cork). Image (from a newspaper cutting) courtesy of several sources including Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum, thanks to Terry Shaw for the additional information.  The clerks, typists, switchboard operators and Don R of the 4th Anti-Aircraft Group taken in 1944 at Chester.  Pictured on a ramble along the beach from Saltburn on 29th April, 1972, in the photograph on the left are: Mandy Middlemas, Carol ?, Maxine Harding, Jill Stonehouse, Julie Bowers and Yasmin Blood with Mrs. Parrish. Whilst Ann Willis, Bev Noble and Pat Puckrin are in the picture on the right. Image and information courtesy of Celia Parrish.  Rosecroft school camping trip in July, 1972, to Swaleview campsite, Richmond. In the picture on the right, Yvonne, Christine, Stephen, George, Robert, Malcolm and Gary are getting ready to go fishing. Christine James tells us: ”Oh how lovely to see this I’m the tall girl next to the camper van and my friend Yvonne with the red hair, happy days”. Image and names courtesy of Celia Parrish, thanks to Christine James for the update. |
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