Taken in 1952 whilst working on the Skinningrove jetty wall are: ‘Moss’ Cox (Ganger), ‘Stivvy’, ‘Onse’, ‘Jinx’ Hart, Mick Hart, Tom Hart and ‘Miff’ Hogarth. Can anybody assist with the names?
Image and names courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection.
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Mr. Roberts and his horses, Laddie and Bob, are pictured in their field up behind Loftus shale tip. Their stable was behind the Empire, as were the garages and Ebbs’ coalyard. Image and information courtesy of John Roberts.  The second pair of photographs taken on 17th December 1974; and the bridge falls into the beck. The cost of £50,000 to demolish the bridge was far greater than the cost of building it. Image courtesy of Howard Wilson.  Back row: Robert Crispin (Lingdale), Terry Carter (Loftus), Keith Watson (New Skelton), Mike Waller (Boosbeck), Malcolm Charles (Guisborough), Arthur Bailey (Guisborough), Alan Smith (Brotton), Mike Hore (Loftus), Alan Snaith (Brotton), Ronnie Johnson (Guisborough), Esmond Crossman (Brotton), Robert Carter (New Skelton). Middle row: Ian Scott, John Illsley, Rowland Robson (all Great Ayton), Barry Harrison (Carlin How), Clive Little (Nunthorpe), Andrew Sutcliffe (Guisborough), Geoff Fall (Great Ayton), Robert Padget (Carlin How), Jim Hoggart.(Great Ayton) Front row: Mr P. E. Moore, David Lloyd (Nunthorpe), Leonard Hodgson (Brotton), Mike Hugill (Guisborough), Owen Rooks (New Skelton), Roger Barker (Guisborough), David Carey (Guisborough), John Nellist (Loftus), Mr E. Moreland. Other members of this class missing on the day this photograph was taken were Keith Booth (Skelton Green), Fred Boyes (Lingdale), Mike Grange (Loftus) and Chris Merrill (Great Ayton). Image and information courtesy of Owen Rooks.  Chaloner House football taken in February, 1959. Back row: Norman Patton, John Fletcher, Russell Dermont, Jeff Marsay, David Kehoe, Keith Booth, Ian Mackenzie, Owen Rooks, Reg Barrett. Front row: Andrew Barker, Alan Prothero, Eric Waller. Mark Offord commented: “Quite an apt setting as Mount Pleasant a.k.a Chaloner Pit is in the background.” Image and information courtesy of Owen Rooks, thanks to Mark Offord for the update.  This photograph; taken from the Glenside side of the valley across to the Lodge keepers cottage, shows all that remains after the Half Penny Bridge was blown up a lovely landmark gone but not forgotten. A small section was preserved an used to create the river footbridge in the valley below.  This image provoked quite a few comments about the brickwheel gang; this image has Harry Dack’s twin brother Tom second from the right. Can anyone know the names of the other men? Image from a compilation by Derick Pearson and others, thanks to Eric Johnson for the update.  A view from the cliff looking down on the alum house at Hummersea, taken from a postcard posted in 1907. Image courtesy of Tina Dowey.  But not as we know it today, no council houses (so dating to pre World War II); although they have swept quite a lot of rubbish up to be collected.
Another of Frith’s tinted postcards of Loftus with more attractive views of the town. Image courtesy of Maureen Hogan.
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