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 The pier is in the background but look what the high rough seas had done to the promenade. Alan Etherington advised the Archive: “This was the result of the major storm that passed down the North Sea at the end of January 1953 creating massive damage all along the East coast. Holland and Canvey Island seemed to have suffered many deaths because of it.” Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Alan Etherington for the update.  The Green Tree at Brotton, believed to be from the 1950’s. Pamela Mcvay tells us: ”We used to live on Lorne Terrace (out of shot here,) I remember the shops behind the Green Tree and at the end of Lorne Terrace was a dairy selling milk and orange juice in bottles. Not sure if this might be very early 1950s”. Gary Wilson also tells us: ”I can also remember the shops behind the Green Tree; the Co-op and Ruddock’s butchers on the corner and Ada Bell in the dairy.” Whilst Patsy Gallon has memories: “I remember going to Ada’s when we visited my gran, Elsie Rogerson. She lived on the High Street. My mum had the hairdressers in approximately late 1940’s – 1950’s. I believe it is still a hairdressers today.” Alison Yarushin enquires: “Can anyone tell me which modern day building is the site of where Ruddock’s Butchers shop was? I am related to the Ruddock’s who owned the shop, and have some photograph from the 1930s of people standing on the doorstep of the shop.” Image courtesy of Ray Brown; thanks to Pamela McVay, Gary Wilson, Patsy Gallon and Alison Yarushin for the updates.
When first posted on the Archive the question was: “Wonder what has brought all these people out int the square?” Finley Butler advised: “It says in a book of my grandmothers called ‘Carlin How – Times Past ‘ that this image is of ”Volunteers leaving for Boer war, 1900”. Derick Pearson advised it was part of a disc compilation of images he produced in 1983 for a Village Arts initiative led by Doff Pollard in the Jubilee Hall. Further researches aided by Carlin How Community Centre has allowed an improved image to be presented. Image courtesy of Stan Ward, Carlin How Community Centre and Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum, thanks also to Finley Butler and Derick Pearson for the updates.
Taken from the east, in the foreground is the roof of the Chapel then along Arlington Street, we see on the right the road to Spring Head and on the left Dam End, the road widens at the Market Place. The road on the right of the photo is the road that leads up to Micklow lane. A lovely clear postcard view believed to have been sold by Ford’s in the early 1960’s, although unsure of date of production. However Norman Patton points out: ”I suspect that the church in the foreground is the Newton Memorial Chapel which was damaged beyond repair in the bombing of 1941 and demolished. It also appears that the beautiful and large Methodist Chapel near to the Arlington Hotel had not been built when this photograph was taken and yet I remember attending in my earliest days (early 40s)!! There is an obelisk at the east end of the market square which I don’t remember seeing in my life and I am not convinced that the War Memorial is in the picture. I don’t know how many of these observations are accurate but given the number of what appear to be motor vehicles on the road, I am guessing about 1920………don’t forget the aeroplane!?” Richard Watson comments: ”Would concur with Norman’s observations — the houses now opposite the recreation ground on Micklow Lane also are absent — the 20′s would seem a good guess.”
Another lovely aerial view showing a different part of Loftus, any places you recognise?  That’s what the Helter Skelter was called when I was younger, 1d or about half a penny in today’s money got you a ride down the helter skelter. Fred Brunskill advises: “Mr Newsome and his family ran the Helter Skelter for many years although not always in the same place. It has, at time, been located at either side of the old Bandstand. Often referred to as the ’Lighthouse’, this photograph was taken in 1907.” Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Fred Brunskill for the update.  Fred Brunskill tells us: ”The photograph was taken of this lady in 1886 as she went along the unmade promenade. The tall building on the right is Somerset House which was midway between Moore Street and Bath Street. On the beach can be seen some bathing machines possibly the ones operated by Mr Skinner.” Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Fred Brunskill for that update.  A long time ago you could see a sight like this on Redcar beach, not any more, notice the sailing ships on the horizon today we would see tankers or closer in the ‘windmills’! Image courtesy of Mike Holliday.  The poster says it all, why isn’t there a pleasure park at Redcar now? Image courtesy of Mike Holliday.  This is the pleasure park at Redcar; which featured the ‘Big Racer’ as shown elsewhere in the Archive and the caption tells all. Image courtesy of Mike Holliday. |
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