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When the Archive first viewed this photograph the title of the establishment was intriguing; and researches then had to be carried out. Eric Johnson advised: “This image is from the book ‘Middlesbrough’2’ by Araf Chohan. A pre-1914 photograph of Parker’s Dining Rooms, located at 34 Bridge Street East. The spire of St Peter’s church, above rooftops was destroyed in bombing raid in 1940.” The paving on the street in front also caused some comment, being the traditional slag bricks, but laid in a herringbone pattern; unlike the streets in Carlin How with the traditional right to left straight lines.
Thanks to Eric Johnson for the update.
Taken 1954 to 1955, in the hall, just outside the door of the Head Mistress’s class; who was then Miss Lena Thompson. All are named with certainty except Carol? or Judith? Roe. Other teachers at that time were Miss Garner, Mrs Potter, Miss Twaddle? Mrs Keen.
Back row (left to right): Ronnie Getting’s, Colin Myers, Robert Doe, Jeff Pegs, Brian Andrews (deceased), John Goldby.
Middle row: Brian Dredge, Gilbert Simpson, John Pearson, Colin Lancaster, Barbara Collinson, Carol ? Roe, Margaret Raspinson, Christine Bambrough, Michael Bowes, Derick Pearson, Colin Main (deceased), Alfie Arnold.
Front row: Jeff Hudson, David Husband (a twin), Billy Jacobs, Colin Robinson, Victor Stephenson, Tony (Nugget) Norris, Anthony Woods, Brian Husband (other twin) and Robert Jackson of the Keepers cottages Kilton at that time.
Image from a compilation by Derick Pearson, who also supplied the names.
This is a nice photograph of Carlin How Square in the early 1950s. Notice all the telephone wires going to the large chimney stack on the centre house rather than to the lamp-post as today. Also note the bus stand on the left where everyone used to catch the bus Loftus / Whitby Bound. The bus on the right is marked Workmen, it is obviously the day shift ending time from Skinningrove works. Note also what was called Cunningham’s house in the centre of the junction at that time. Joan Jemson tells us: ”I remember when we lived at East Loftus about this time a ’works return’ for dad used to be 3d a day, what’s that in today’s money less than 2p?” Rita Beckham Adds: “”I enjoyed the photographs of Carlin How they brought back a lot of memories; we lived at 31 Lax Street, before it was knocked down to make way for the new road. We then moved to 10 Front Street when I was about 13, the person up the ladder in the photograph of the square is where we lived, but not sure who it is. Our Dad was blacksmith at Skinningrove pit, and had a garth near the bottom of Pit Bank.”
Image and primary caption courtesy of Derick Pearson and many thanks Joan Jemson and Rita Beckham for the updates.
Brotton High Street again; this time the photograph is taken from the High Wall, looking up the High Street. Plenty of people about and this is earlier image than the last; there is no Salvation Army Hut, no Roman Catholic Church, the entrance to the quarry is visible and so is the Blood Tub (Queens Arms) and St Margaret’s church prominent on the hill top. Note the four complete gas lamps as well. Things don’t change so much; men still gather at the High Wall. Whilst Patsy Gallon tells us: ”My grandparents lived in Brotton; my grandfather John James Rogerson would not walk past those houses as he felt sure they would fall down!” Interestingly they still lean and as yet have not fallen down.
Image courtesy of Derick Pearson and others, thanks to Derick Pearson for dating information and thanks to Patsy Gallon for the update.
This nice photograph with the mine in the background left the Archive asking for the date and details. Eric Johnson informed us: ”in the centre of the photograph, can be seen the calcining kilns and materials hoist. The three kilns were originally on the island of RAASAY in the Inner Hebrides; dismantled in about 1943 with each part carefully numbered and loaded into ships. One local man John Macleod was killed in the hold when the sling broke. The kilns were taken to Lingdale and re-erected shortly afterwards, this photograph is from about 1950.” Thanks to Eric for the information.
Image courtesy of Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum, thanks to Eric Johnson for the information.
Kilton woods on one side of the valley and Whitecliffe woods and Glover’s Path on the other side with the beck running between. The children seem to be having a great time in the beck
Back Row: Ken Hodgson, Alfie Bennett, Dee Hopkin, Harold Lindsey, Ken Hutchinson, Dennis Cuthbert, Ken Magor, Derek Stow, Les Winspear, George Turner, Ivan Gallilee.
Third Row: Edie Marley, Thelma Dohring, Dennis Codling, Ken Hodgson, ?? , Pam Ramsay, Les Jefferys, William Richards, Gordon Clark, Frank Graham, Jack Hicks, Morris Potter, Nancy Hopper, Vera Cole, Sadie Crystal.
Second Row: Dorothy Cuthbert, Eileen Johnson, Dorothy Breckon, Gladys Robinson, Hazel Wilkin, ?? , Sylvia Chipchase, Irene Wood, Joyce Stamford, ? Robinson, Elsie Ashton, Pegg Jackson, Doris Lindsey.
Front Row: Isabel Codling, Gwen Garbutt, Mary Verrrill, Lena Gibson, Myrtle Dobson, Veronica Bull, Joan Hugill, Kath Brough, Rita Wilkin, Margery Skelton, Edna Scott, Doreen Noble, Doreen Marks, Ruth Hicks.
Now believed to be pre 1940, (thanks to Denis Codling’s daughter). Can anybody help with the last few missing names?
Image courtesy of Loftus Library and many thanks to all who contributed names.
A class at the old school at Staithes, with Mr Mitchell the Headmaster; some of whom still live in the village.
Back row: Richard Birch, Dick Crooks, Jackie Slater, Raymond Marsay, Chris Cummins, John Conn, Eric Hansell, Mr Mitchell (Teacher).
Middle row: George Hugill, Bobby Leng, Tommy Roe, Gordon Lewis, Gertrude Verrill, Mary Hustler, John Dowson, Ernie Dunn, Willie Wright, John Cole.
Front row: Sheila Marsay, Hilda Tyreman, Marg Trattles, Dorothy Porritt, Lov Harrison, Marg ’Luvvy’ Verrill, Laura Pearson, Jean Harrison, Eileen Elmore, Mary Verrill.
After asking for potential names, the responses filled the gaps; comments included; from Jackie Roe-Lawton: “Tommy Roe – my dad”, as well “Luvvy was my Sunday School teacher at the Congregational Chapel, just up from her house. She was always dressed VERY conservatively, even for 1960’s Staithes, until her mother; who she lived with, died. She was the talk of the village – she wore lipstick (Shock! Horror!), perfume and skirts where you could see her calves!! Also clothes that were bright colours! I vividly remember her being the talk of the village. When my mam stuck up for her; saying she was a woman full grown and surely she could do what she wanted; she was given what can only be called “old Fashioned Looks” by the Staithes women. Who forgave her – because she was from Middlesbrough, via Whitby (the family was evacuated during the World War II) – and she possibly couldn’t know any better!! I can’t be sure if Luvvy was so much under her mother’s thumb that she dared not dress herself as she wished when her mam was alive. She was a lovely kind person and a very good Sunday School teacher.”, Marion Smith with: “My dad Willie Wright still lives at Staithes”, as well as Bessie Hall with: “Thanks to Pat and Kay Heagney we hopefully named all the people on picture. My mam was on front row Dorothy Porritt.”
Image courtesy of Mr. Ray Conn, thanks to Nina Edminson and Jackie Roe-Lawton for the updates. Also many thanks to Bessie Hall who with Pat and Kay Heagney who filled all the spaces left.
A Staithes School Infant teacher is on the right at the back of this happy group; which as the photograph announces is the “Cheerohs” a concert party from Staithes.
Image courtesy of Mr. Ray Conn.
This is an image Derick Pearson reproduced on a CD rom for an exhibition in 1983, his comments included: ”The little pony and trap belonged to Peter Dorman’s family from Stanghow Hall. Peter’s great grandfather was Isaac Scarth who built Stanghow Hall in 1776. This blacksmiths shop replaced an earlier one (c1800) which used to be under the tree at the entrance to the old Easter Field path. For those who don’t remember the Easter Field, it was the Moorsholm wood path next to Stanghow Hall. This later one was there before the turn of the century. My father was playing there in 1929 and got his thumb trapped in a large grindstone which can be seen in this image, beside the bicycle on the right. A bungalow is now on the site of this old blacksmiths shop. When the image is zoomed in the large board to the left of the doorway is advertising a dwelling house for rent.”
Bill Danby has supplied us with the following information about this image: “1. Tom Curnow, a Lingdaler and later a Skeltoner included this photograph in his book, “Skelton and its History”, which is available in local libraries. He describes working the bellows there as a lad. 2. Derick Pearson mentions the Scarths’ at Stanghow House. The family was still there in 1917; their son also called Isaac was killed, aged 23, at Arras while serving as a Lieutenant with the local 1/4th Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment, on the 23rd April. The circumstances of the day and more details about him are described on my “Skelton in Cleveland in History & 1/4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment website.”
Paula Miller tells us: ”This image I used in a calendar to raise funds for a local group and Mr Richard (Dick) Dorman bought a copy from me and asked me where on earth did I get the photograph from; as the trap is indeed his and he still has it and invited me to go see it; its rotten now. The lady in the trap was indeed his gran.”
Cuth Earl tells us: ”The blacksmith with the beard is I think my great grandfather George Langstaff. He was the son of John Langstaff, a farmer, who is mentioned in Bulmer’s Directory 1890 – Stanghow Township. Another son, Christopher (Kit) was a grocer in Lingdale. The Langstaff family hailed from County Durham originally, principally in the area of Witton le Wear”.
Image originally supplied by Mike Holliday, but particular thanks to Bill Danby and Derick Pearson for the above information; also to Paula Miller and Cuth Earl for the updates.
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