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 Two shots of the St Andrew’s church at Upleatham small but perfectly formed. For years it was described as the smallest church in Britain, but unfortunately that honour goes to Bremilham Church in Wiltshire at 4 metres by 3.6 metres. Upleatham is about 6 metres by 4 metres and is actually the remains of a much larger church. Image courtesy of Eric Johnson, additional information courtesy of Chris Twigg ‘Hidden Teesside’.  Back row: John Atkinson, Peter Tilley, Colin Pressick, Ronald Hebditch, David Hebron, Alan Garbutt, Keith Ferguson. Middle row: Alan Tebble, Howard Morrison, Terry Cross, Barry Wilson, Keith Steyert, John Jackson, Tony Wilkinson, Richard Webster, Eric Jackson, David Blackmore, Paul Robinson, Barry Ward. Front row: Mary Yeoman, Pam Edwards, Ruth Harrison, Audrey Whitwell, Jean Smith, Barbara Bottomley, Miss Wood, Joyce Liddiard, Christine Ebbs, Ann Anderson, Jean Duck, Margaret Cowen, Ian Peirson. Miss Wood later married John Howard, another local teacher (Loftus Senior School) as well as author of several books on Staithes and its residents. Peter Tilley asked: “I wonder where all these people on this photograph are now?” Image and names courtesy of Audrey Souter (Whitwell), thanks to Peter Tilley for the update.  This photograph is a bit of a rarity as well. It is of an experimental Botrail Tractor on Redcar beach around the 1920s. I couldn’t see this as being very successful due to the length of the treads. Too many parts to go wrong. Perhaps that is why we never see this kind of thing to day. It must have been quite a bumpy ride too. Derick Pearson explained: “In 1912 a patent was issued to Frank Bottrill an engineer in Australia for improvements relating to Ped-rail Shoes for heavy road vehicles. in the UK, it was called a Botrail Tractor. However to throw in more controversy there are two of the largest in the world still in use in Australia and over there they use the name Bottrill after the patent holder. So in the UK it is Botrail for models sometime after 1913 and in Australia Botrill.” Whilst Julie Riddiough confirms: “This is Redcar beach, judging by the pier end and the vents on top of the pier ballroom.”  Viewing Huntcliffe from above the chalets which still exist, overlooking the Beach Cafe as it used to be before Rosie O’Grady’s, Stella Mar or Vista Mar (as it is at present time!). Names change, but the views remain the same. Thanks to Jeanette Jefferson for the reminder.  Back row: George Philliskirk, Alan Gittins, Brian Smith, John Dale, Les Jackson, Peter Kitchener, Peter Trinder?, John Toulson, Tony Lawson, ??, John Golding, Middle row: ??, ??, Julie Lynn, Jean Howard, ??, Denise Trussler, Wendy Pearson, Gwen Mead, Helen Nicholson, Janet Miller, Marjory Tyerman, Malcolm Covell. Front row: Christine Matthews, Pat Atkinson, ??, Susan Tilburn, ??, Helen Avery, Miss Barnes, Janet Cornforth, ??, Susan Espiner, Sheila Duck, Janet Cuthbert , ??. Seated: Stephen Cross and Ian Wilkin. Thank you again David I hope I have got the names in the right places and thank you Brian for all your help. Also thanks to Val Brennan for the update on names and assistance in dating.  A little different to how we see it today, from the original Beach Cafe to the very obvious row of cottage beyond the Ship Inn. Interestingly there are two buildings at the side of Cat Nab; one the Mortuary and the further away building would be the Rocket Launching Station.  Okay gentlemen and ladies, a week off and it hasn’t done me any good at all because I am still asking for your help. What ship and which rocks? Joan Webster advised: “I think that ship was at Redcar, I remember a ship stuck on the rocks there, but not sure if it is that one!” Craig White has assisted with: “After a hunch this was under cliffs somewhere in our area. Web research ( OK googling!) gives that this is the S.S. Hermiston which ran aground at North Cheek, Robin Hoods Bay on 19th May 1910 in thick fog while on passage from Antwerp to Shields. She was built on the Clyde in 1901 and they must have got her off because she was not scrapped until 1937. Robin Hoods Bay Lifeboat ‘Mary Anne Lockwood’ attended.” Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Joan Webster, Dave Hobman and Alan Davies; but particularly Craig White for the updates.  Hmm little different but we thought well worth publishing, it crashed so the caption tells us at Marske, and although Derick Pearson informed us it was 1910. David Fleming has enlightened us : ”The plane is Airco DH6 B2728 and the date is 25th April 1918.” Eric Johnson tells us: ”Marske aerodrome, was a private airfield little used until taken over by the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. It became the base of no. 4 Auxiliary School of Aerial Gunnery; with a diverse fleet of aircraft, Fk8s to Sopwith Camels and up to 50 aircraft were used for training. Four large double brick-built hangars; with administration, technical and domestic buildings were constructed. There was a constant stream of pupils, flying accidents were frequent, one pilot had three crashes in three days (fortunately 2nd Lieutenant W.E. Johns survived them); he went on to write the famous ’Biggles’ books .” Thanks to Derick Pearson, Eric Johnson and David Fleming for the updates.  The only time you would have got this view a few years ago was if you were on the steel works, but it does show the jetty off very well.
A group of men and we wonder where have they been or where are they going? |
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