Chairman and Mrs. Woodrow are in the middle of the group, but who are the other people and where are they going?
Image courtesy of Carole Kellogg.
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 This photograph dates from 1951 when Fred Woodrow was the Chairman of Saltburn & Marske Urban District Council. Mr. Pickering is on the right and Carole thinks that the lady in the picture was Mrs. Pilkinton. Anthony Laven advises: “Leslie E Horgan – Clerk to the Council on the very left – and Cyril Pickering owner of the buses on the right. Image and information courtesy of Carole Kellog, thanks to Anthony Laven for the update.  This is the first of four photographs taken by Ted Morgan and loaned to us by Eric Johnson, I think that if an incident like this happened today the traffic would be stopped, not left to go by as though nothing unusual was happening. By the look of the car, the smoking Mini, I think (but I know you people out there will correct me if I am wrong) the year would be late 1950’s or early 1960’s. Do you remember this accident? Derick Pearson advises: “The Minis however were not released until late 1959 so I would place this as early 1960s.” Kev Hamlinton agreed with this identification; whilst Bryan Richardson believes: ”The car with the damaged front could have been driven by Richard Aitken who I think lived in Wood View?” Malcom Covell tells us: ”Richard, (and wife Kaye and Mother) Aitken lived at no 3 Wood View. We, Covell’s, lived at no 1. Wood View. The houses were built by Knaggs in the mid 1960′s. I do have a recollection of Richard been involved in an accident on Loftus Bank and a car catching fire. Richard started a ready mix concrete franchise.” John Aitken adds further information: “I’m Richard Aitken’s son, and he did indeed have a near fatal accident there before I was born, maybe 1964? I was always told he ran into the back of a truck, but having checked with Mumsie and he did run into the back of a truck, but it kept going. That was his car, a Mini though rather than a Morris minor. Image courtesy of Ted Morgan and thanks to Derick Pearson, Bryan Richardson, Kev Hamlinton, Malcolm Covell and John Aitken for the updates.  The bus driver may well have been asking that question as the flames sweep across the road towards the bus. The bus possibly being one run by Saltburn Motor Services (Kelly’s to many locals), running the service from Saltburn to Loftus via the notorious Spa Bank. Image courtesy of Ted Morgan, loaned by Eric Johnson.  Okay own up were you one of the two boys watching the firemen? I don’t think they would have been allowed to be so close today, nor would the bus have been allowed to pass an obviously burning vehicle! Image courtesy of Ted Morgan, loaned by Eric Johnson.  Looks to me as though the fireman walking up the bank has had enough, I could have put the caption ’Had Enough I Am Going Home’ but I am sure that is not the case it must have been a very trying time for all of them. Knowing that the accident involved Richard Aitken of Loftus, it must have been a frightening experience! Image courtesy of Ted Morgan via Eric Johnson.  I had to look hard at this image (taken from a hand tinted postcard) as I thought it had been reversed I don’t remember a footpath at that side of the beck only Glover’s path on the left hand side. But I have been assured that there was a path on that side and of course you can see Liverton Mine in the background, telling it hasn’t been reversed.  A different view of Duckhole pit taken from Carlin How.  A lovely tinted photograph of the cottage hospital at Brotton as it used to be. Very early days by the look of the dress of the man standing just below the hospital.  We know it is Skinninggrove Band walking by Angling Green, the image has come to the Archive twice; Colin Hart providing a copy (on the reverse bearing the information ”Arlington Studio – W.E. Grier”); dating from the early 1960s it is believed. Ray Brown tells the Archive: ”I cannot help with the date or reason for the parade, but I can help with a few names, leading the band is Arthur Stone (looking at him I would say the picture may have been taken in the mid 1950 to early 1960s); front row (far right) Henry Rawlins, front row (far left) Jimmy Bushby?, third row (far right) Colin Limon and back row (far left) Malcolm Voden. All those named helped both Loftus County Modern band and later; when formed the Loftus Town Band.” |
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