This photograph of the Coke Ovens Bury Cup team dates from 1920. Colin Hart advises: “The man standing second from the right at the back may be Ernest Bury; after whom the tournament was named. He also tells us that Milton Cresswick (son-in-law of Marshall Hauxwell) confirms that the player with the ball was Marshall Hauxwell, and that Marshall’s brother Jack is second from left, at the front.”
Can anyone tell us the names of the other men and where the photograph was taken, please?
Image courtesy of Colin Hart; thanks also to Colin Hart for the update.
Janet Wilson advised the Archive: “I think this lovely studio portrait is probably of Bessie, an older sister of Ada and Georgina, with Edwin, Grace and Lucy. It would have been taken about 1915.” Anne Hindmarsh comments: “How lovely to see these old photographs, I have never seen them before. Grace is my grandmother she was born in 1910 and lived to a couple of months short of 91. I would love to hear from any Thurlow descendants.”
Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson and thanks to Anne Hindmarsh for the update.
This image features on the website ”Skelton in Cleveland in History”; it was created from a colour photograph taken by Bill Danby as he did not have an old one at the time to illustrate the facts. If you look to the right you can see the modern PVC conservatory. David Richardson adds: “Rushpool Hall was made of ironstone and was built in 1863 to 1865, at a cost of £100,000 by the late John Bell, who with his brother Sir Lothian Bell (the Bell Brothers) was one of the founders of the Cleveland Iron Industry and the first to work ironstone in Skelton.” Rushpool Hall burnt down (although all the walls remained intact) in 1904. There is an image on the site of the burnt out shell, prior to restoration in 1905.George Sheeran comments: “I find it difficult to believe that this house cost £100,000 to build in the 1860s – what is the source of this figure? According to Bank of England calculations that would be about £11,500,000 today. I could just about believe that it cost something like that to build and decorate and fit out and furnish, but even in the 1860s this would take some doing. The Grand Hotel in Scarborough (built at around the same time) with over 300 rooms and an underground railway to bring in supplies cost something like £150,000 to build according to contemporary newspaper accounts.
Image and details of its creation courtesy of Bill Danby; thanks to David Richardson and George Sheeran for the updates.
The poster seems to indicate it might have been a grudge match! The Coke Ovens Team beat the Melting Shops, who appeared to produced this poster to mourn the passing of their team. Of course the Coke Ovens might have had the poster produced as a jibe at the Melting Shop! BUT Colin Hart comments: “The real reason for the production of the poster R.I.P.; after a bit more research I found that the date on the poster May 8th 1920 was the actual date the Bury Cup final was played and the Coke Ovens beat the Melting Shop.” This must have been a poster produced by someone as a jibe after the final had been played.
Derick Pearson told us: ”This was no joke, in fact it was a most dreadful accident and remembered for years by many. The original card was from a lady at East Loftus in 1970. She had lost a grandfather in the disaster. It is understood that the disaster had affected many families as there were so many hurt or killed, it is believed that the greater part of the team had been lost through the explosion. The dangers involved in coke making even today pose the threat of explosion; though the techniques used today are much safer. The original card was a treasure to keep. Note this was printed by Richelieu. He was the Post Master and Photographer Printer in Carlin How Square. Some of his cards are superb”
Reference has been made to an explosion at the coke ovens on Bill Normans excellent Wartime History site,: ”2030hrs. 2 HE fell near No.2 coke oven at Skinningrove Ironworks. 1 man (John Joseph Carter of Liverton Mines) was killed and 5 were injured. Slight damage was caused to the plant but there was no interference with production.” For the unlearned HE in the text refers to HIGH EXPLOSIVE .”
Image courtesy of a compilation by Derick Pearson and other collections, thanks to Derick Pearson and Colin Hart for the updates.
Both teams are shown this time for the 1948 Bury Cup Final; with Fabrication (Fab) Plant versus the 36 Inch Mill at Carlin How Football Ground. The Fab Plant won (they often did!).The teams were:
Back row: Sailor Southwick, M. Dixon, C. Danby, L. Hudson, ??, J. Legg, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, Bob Goldby, Mike Conway, Nish Dye, ??, Alfred (Alf) Cook.
Front row: N. Hampton, Arthur Preston, P. Bentley, ??, C. Humble, George Last, ??, Mick Smith, ??, Dick Smithies, ??.
Neil Thaler asks: “I see from the photograph of the Bury Cup in 1948 there is a player called Sailor Southwick. He used to be a Whitby Town player before and after WWII. Does anyone have any information on him at all ?”
A big challenge this time – who are the missing players? Also can anybody assist Neil Thaler?
Image and information courtesy of Colin Hart; thanks to Colin Hart, Frank Graham, Graham Cook and Colin Cook for updates on names.
A studio portrait of the two Thurlow sisters, Georgina is on the left and Ada is on the left. They married two brothers; Georgina was the youngest in the family and was born 7th February, 1891. She married Tom Codling (who was born 28th February 1887) on 10th December, 1910. Ada married Matthew Codling and they took over Boulby Barns. Their great granddaughter. Anne Codling tells us: “Matthew died in 1913 and is buried in Great Ayton cemetery. Her grandfather Edwin Thurlow Codling and his brother Billy took over Boulby Barns later on.” Joan Johnson tells us: ”My grandmother was Ada Thurlow who married Matthew Codling. They lived in Great Ayton and had four children Billy, Edwin and Cissie in Great Ayton (Billy Codling’s name is scratched onto a desk in the Quaker school in Gt Ayton). My grandmother was pregnant with my father Henry when her husband was killed (I think in a mining accident) in 1913 and is buried in Great Ayton cemetery. As she had then no income she had to move back to her parents home at Boulby. Billy and Edwin worked the farm with her after the death of her parents. My father, Henry joined the merchant navy and Cissy married Fred Rigby and lived in Manchester. Their son John was living in part of Boulby Barns a few years ago.”
Anne Bland has provided more information, telling us: ”Margaret Codling lived at Great Ayton in Newton Road with her husband Dick Bulman. Matthew went to work in the ironstone mines near Cliff Rigg. He lived in Romany Road. The houses in Romany Road had wells in the back garden for water. These became contaminated with typhoid and many Aytonians including Matthew died as a result. The Codling’s are of course descended from the Wake family who were the original Norman Barons who held Great Ayton. It is believed their Manor House was where Ayton Hall is today, so there has always been a strong connection between Great Ayton and this family.” Mavis Gray adds: “My husband Milton is a son of Hannah Codling, his grandparents were Thomas Codling and Margaret (nee Cowl). Great grandfather was Matthew Codling born Roxby. He lived Dalehouse and was married to Elizabeth Fenwick; the Codling family are living Midge Hall farm Roxby in the early 1700’s.”
Patricia Trickett advises: “My family Codling originally came from Staithes and Roxby, although my father John was born at Skinningrove. My grandfather was also John and my great grandfather was Matthew, there are about 13 of my family including Matthew of Dalehouse by Roxby buried in Roxby churchyard. I lost my father John over 20 years ago and he once told me that when he was in school his teacher said the beginning of a poem, like this: “Old Matty Codling had a grey mare, and it was double jointed. He took it down to Roxby Fair …….”. She started laughing then and didn’t finish the poem. Are you aware of this poem, and if so, do you know any more?”
Image and information courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson, thanks to Mike Codling, Janet Wilson, Joan Johnson, Anne Codling, Anne Bland, Tricia Trickett and Mavis Gray for the updates.
This photograph was taken when Skelton Infant School was at the bottom of Green Bank, Skelton. The children in this Nativity tableau are:
Back row: John Gell, Geoffrey Pattern, Bryan Young, Alan Young, Geoffrey Ward, Derek Prevell, Jeffrey Richardson, ??, Trevor Nicholas, Steven Lowe, George Bunning,
Front row (kneeling/seated): Barbara Bennett, Myra Lamb, Kathleen Hannah, ??.
Image and names courtesy of Kathleen Hicks; thanks to B. W. Young for additional names.
This photograph was taken in 1912 or 1913 at Boulby Barns. Ada is pictured with her three sons (little boys wore dresses then). Billy is standing; Ada is holding Teddy (Edwin) and Francis Georgina (Cissy) is sitting in the wonderful pushchair. Carole Armsby tells us: “I think Ada Codling knew my parent Ernie Armsby and Mavis who used to be Coverdale.” Anne Codling told the Archive : “I think Henry was born in 1912, so it must have been taken then.” Whilst Mary Atkinson advised: “The child in the pram is not Henry. It is Francis Georgina (Cissy).”
Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson, thanks to Carole Armsby, Anne Codling and Mary Atkinson for the update.
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