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Chris scott on Fillers
Sue Swalwell on Loftus Junior School 1964
Andrew Jagels on Doreen
Mike hopper on Loy House?
Tracy on The Thurlows at Boulby Barns Farm
Julie Hall on Loftus Senior School 1947ish?
Mary Thewlis on Loftus Forge
Clare on Charltons Mission Football Team
Sally-Anne McIntosh on Sykes House (1900)
Margaret Squadrani (Wilson) on Towers School Saltburn
William Alderson on Tractors Displayed at Stokesley Show
Brian Kitt on Glen How School
Heidi Talbot on Terrace For Sale
George Tremain on Are There Fairies At The Bottom Of your Garden
Kay Petherick on Loftus Hall
Kathryn Cawood on Sykes House (1900)
Ross Barnett on Danny Found and Loftus Mine Workers
Chris Bailey on Sykes House (1900)
Janet Wilson on Codling Family
Anne Hindmarsh on A Very Handsome Gentleman

Rosecroft School Presentation 1997

A gathering following the Presentation Evening at Rosecroft School in 1997. With Ashok Kumar in left centre of the photograph, but who is he listening to?

In the background is Marion Calvert Food Technology (Domestic Science as it used to be called) and Matthew Waite a pupil. Joanne Ewens advises: “Ashok was in school all day that day but he did the awards on the evening; “I had my picture taken with Ashok that day; I received the first ever award for Food Technology. It was called the Stonehouse Bakery Award. Graeme Lynas received an award for CDT for making a crab pot.”

Image courtesy of Loftus Town Council and updated information from Joanne Ewens.

Rosecroft School Presentation 1997

Another two in animated conversations – who were the participants?

Image courtesy of Loftus Town Council.

Rosecroft School Presentation 1997

Ashok Kumar (MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) holds court, while his audience takes copious notes (newspaper reporter perhaps?).

Image courtesy of Loftus Town Council.

Rosecroft School Presentation 1997

A further photograph from the 1997 Presentation Evening; with: Unknown to left, Ashok Kumar in the centre, Billy Rye (Loftus Mayor at that date) Was this the beginning of the fight for survival? Or possibly a celebration?

Image courtesy of Loftus Town Council and thanks to Mike Allison for the name of the Mayor.

Duckhole Pit

Another photograph of Duckhole mine and once again we can clearly see the works on the hill, also the remains of the camp on the fields below Duckhole. Dating and the guess would be about 1930 is assisted by the bus on the road opposite.

Image courtesy of several sources.

Duckhole Pit with Whitecliffe Mine and Kilton Mill in Foreground

This image is taken from a series of photographs produced by Bruce; a Loftus photographer, producing lots of images around old Cleveland. Many considered the name was emphasised because of the link to de Bruce of Skelton Castle and Kilton.

Image courtesy of several sources.

The Tavern and Stone Row Lingdale 1890s

Locally known as the ”top house” the Lingdale Tavern more recently was a boarded building at the cross roads, nothing like the magnificent building in this Phoenix Series postcard from the 1890’s. Derick Pearson advises: “This photograph dates from when John Snowden was the owner of the Tavern or Lingdale Hotel. The Lingdale Tavern is still known to many as Snowdon’s Corner, even after all these years. Dale Terrace also known as Stone Row is further up this road, on the left is the Congregational Chapel which is still there today.” Mark Bottomley comments: “My grandad Charles Bottomley, lived on Stone Row with his grandparent’s – Charles and Flora Bottomley – but was tragically killed in the mining explosion in 1953.” Whilst Ed Stolting adds: “Beautiful picture of Stanghow Road and the Lingdale Tavern! Glad to read that it was reopened a few months ago after having been boarded up all those years which was truly a very sad sight.
My grandfather and grandmother lived in the house on the corner of Davison Street and Stanghow Road (no. 2). They were Charles and Winnifred Hogarth. Winny used to always visit what she called “chapel” every Sunday night. I used to visit them from Holland just about every year during the 1950’s!”

Image courtesy of Mike Holliday and Jean Carass; thanks to Derick Pearson, Mark Bottomley and Ed Stolting for the updates.

Duck Hole Pit

Not a very clear picture but we can make out Glover’s Path and Kilton Mill and on the hillside ’Duck Hole’ pit. It got this name because of the working conditions; it was so wet the men could be ankle deep or more in water while working down there – it’s real name was North Loftus Mine. Also to be seen in the picture are the remains of the original Whitecliffe mine. North Loftus mine was completely separate and only worked as an independent mine in the 1870s’. Later the shaft was acquired by Skinningrove Iron Co. and used to raise ironstone from Carlin How and Loftus mines, only being infilled about 1947.

Image courtesy of several sources and thanks to Simon Chapman for the additional information for this post.

Lingdale School 1940

Originally appearing as a newspaper cutting entitled “Wall Gang”, and originally supplied to the ‘Evening Gazette’ by George Chisholm of Lingdale. Despite cropping of the picture and some people almost missing, as well as names; the Archive felt it was worth displaying.

Back row: M. White, L. Ash, J. Atkinson, H. walker, Ruben Hood, K. Robinson, G. young, E. Sanderson, J. Butcher, B. Scollett, J. Wilson.

Middle row: D. Whiley, ??, Reg Simons, Thomas Wright, Charlie Bean, Lol Curnow, Fred Winter, J. Snaith, E. Jackson.

Front row: A. Thompson, L. Sayers, E. Nicholas, ? Welburn, M. Cook, G. Cuthbert, D. Night, Edwin Hood, Eva Cubley, George Stonehouse, R. Husband, T. Dalton.

Derick Pearson has advised that the photograph may date from 1939. Whilst Carol has suggested: “Could one possibly be my grandad Edwin Hood?”

Okay there are some names missing from this photograph, were you there, can you supply them please?

Image courtesy of Mike Holliday and thanks to Derick Pearson and Carol for the updates.

Lingdale Stanghow Road 1947

Makes you shiver looking at this photograph; do you remember the winter of 1947?

Newspaper cutting courtesy of Mike Holliday.

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Duckhole Pit with Whitecliffe Mine and Kilton Mill in Foreground

The Tavern and Stone Row Lingdale 1890s

Duck Hole Pit

Lingdale School 1940

Lingdale Stanghow Road 1947

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