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SS Aberdonian, intending to tie up at Skinningrove Jetty, overshot and grounded on Wednesday 18th June 1930 at Cowbar, she was re-floated at high tide on 22nd June 1930.
From information found on the web: the SS Aberdonian was built on the Clyde in 1909 by D & W Henderson and registered at Aberdeen by the Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company. She served as a hospital ship during the first World War, evacuating casualties from France after the disaster of the Somme on the 1st July 1916 and as a Depot Ship at Fort William in 1940.
Image courtesy of Mike Holliday.
Believed to be the staff of Skinningrove Railway Station c. 1915 and from a postcard possibly produced by Thomas Richelieu. The assembled staff definitely includes:
Back row: ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, Hannah Laverick, ??.
Front row: James Wright Stationmaster, ? Wright, Rosa Lee Wright.
The Archive is conducting researches to discover other names, but can anybody assist?
Image courtesy of John G. Hannah.
Named Loftus Viaduct on this postcard, but still the same one, not completely filled in yet. The note on the back is dated December 8th, 1911, this is another postcard in the Penny Real Photo Series from Wm. Richardson & Sons, Loftus.
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Image courtesy of Keith Bennison and Beryl Morris.
Do you remember Watson’s shop at Saltburn? Everything you wanted for a car, what year was it changed? Adam Cuthbert came to the rescue with: “At a guess its been changed since about 1999”.
Thanks to Adam Cuthbert for the update.
Yes, what was Watson’s auto spares shop and multilevel garage; as we see it today all lovely new flats.
Now believed to be the SS Aberdonian grounded at Cowbar, Staithes; having overshot her intended mooring at Skinningrove in 1930.
Image courtesy of Mike Holliday.
Loftus Athletic Football Team in 1979; the year they won the League Cup.
Back row: John Toulson (Manager), Steve Trillo, Derek Knight, Andrew Drinkhall, Mick Gaines, Keith Corner, Fred Kitchener (Coach).
Front row: Bernard Devereux, Chris Lindsey, Jeff Ground, John Devereux, Mark Winspear.
Image and information courtesy of Mike Allison and Marian Toulson.
Our Phoenix Series postcard shows Brotton High Street in the early 1900’s. Traffic must have been light, judging by the leisurely progress of the horse and cart from the railway bridge; as well as the crate on the side of the road. No fighting to park the car as in today’s traffic?
Image courtesy of Beryl Morris, Olive Bennett and Jean Carass.
This view of the top of Brotton is radically different today, coming from a collection of postcards dating from early in the last century. The terrace beyond the chapel have gone now, although Chapel Street is still there; the gable end of the old Cottage Hospital can be seen at the end of the terrace. This card was posted on 28th December, 1908, to Loftus and is another of the ’Phoenix Series’ produced by Brittain & Wright of Stockton.
Image courtesy of Beryl Morris and John G. Hannah.
This picture postcard of the Green Tree; from the ’Phoenix Series’ by Brittain & Wright was posted to Beverley in 1912. Alan Dunn has advised: “There is a photograph of Green Tree with at thatched roof at Kirkleatham Museum; there s also a picture of my dad s cobbler s shop about four doors down from the Tree.” Interestingly the Archive now has an image of the Green Tree with thatched roof and features on another post on the Archive “Old Green Tree Hotel, Brotton”.
Image courtesy of Beryl Morris, thanks to Alan Dunn for the update.
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