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The children had must have been told the photographer was coming and are eagerly waiting for their photograph to be taken. Streethouses was once a thriving community; large enough to warrant this primitive Methodist Chapel, which was opened in 1872. The cottages of Streethouses on the left of this image (and stood on a slight angle at the junction of the track from Easington and the Boulby road) have long since been demolished along with Arthur Fields, Micklow Cottages and Rockcliffe Cottages. Street Houses, Primitive Methodist Chapel (AD 1872) and the Primitive Methodist Chapel at Arlington Street Loftus (AD 1870) are unusual, they are both aligned north/south instead of east/west as other Christian churches are. This may be peculiar to Primitive Methodists (or a faulty compass). Eric Johnson tell us: ”I was baptised at Arlington Street and I don’t know the answer.”
Iain Warnes was born at Upton and christened in this chapel in 1939, his grandfather Walter Warnes, had a small farm at Upton. His great uncle Aaron Rolling had a smallholding at Hummersea next to Tommy Hart.
Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and others; supplementary information supplied by descendants of Tommy Hart.
A gathering of special policemen, believed to have been in the upstairs of Loftus Police Station. Anyone know what the occasion was?
Back row: G. Blaylock (Loftus), F. Reynolds (Skinningrove), J. Hardy (Loftus), S. Thornton (Hinderwell).
Middle row: J. Shaw (Brotton), Dennis Welford (Hinderwell), George Lindsley (Loftus), L. Sanderson (Loftus).
Front row, Alf Burnside (Loftus), Sergeant E. Smith (Staithes), Inspector S. Pennock (Loftus), Sergeant W. Blaylock (Loftus).
Andrew Lindsley remembers: “George Lindsley was my Grandfather. He lived at 23 West Road, Loftus. I remember on special occasions I was allowed to wear his uniform when I was a child.“
Thanks to Andrew Lindsley for the update.
Loftus Homing Society at their annual presentation evening in 1949, held in the Angel Inn, Loftus Market Place. The buffalo horns in the rear of the image were displayed as the Angel was used by the Buffs. It was called The Jack Cornwell Lodge after the 16 year old naval seaman who won Victoria Cross, he died as a result of wounds received at the Battle of Jutland May 1916. The Archive welcomes any additional names for this photograph.
Back row: ??, Shuller Wilson, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ?? , Rob Yeoman, ??, Jack (Lem) Grey.
Middle row: ??, Jack Hume, ??, ??, ??, William (Bill) Cook, ??, ??, ??.
Front row, seated: ??, George Berry, ??, ??.
Sandra Gibson advises: ”Second from left; is George Berry from Liverton Mines.”
Image courtesy of Stephen Steyert, with information from Marie Dixon (nee Cook), Tony and Eric Johnson, also thanks to Sandra Gibson for the update.
Loftus Homing Society Presentation evening again at the Station Hotel, Loftus – same place, different time. The same question as before – who are they – the Archive would welcome further identification of any on the picture?
Marie Dixon told the Archive: “On the back row fourth from the right is my dad, William Cook known as Bill; he won quite a few prizes for his pigeon racing. We lived at 3, John Street North Road, Loftus. I still have three of his cups that he won, What a lovely surprise looking through your site and finding my dad!” Tony further assisted with :”Third from the left, back row, is Jack Hume. Brian Grey is the person holding his belt front row left.”
The man behind Brian Grey is is dad Jack (Lem) Grey, 2nd left back row Rob Yeoman third right front row Bob Morrison.
Image courtesy of Stephen Steyert, thanks to Tony and Marie Dixon for the updates.
Back Table: Jack Fielden, Mr Hore, Maude Fielden, Mrs Hore, Ernie Dowey, ?? , Bertha Dowey, ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? .
Middle Table: Mrs Arden and Derek (son), ?? , Mrs Robinson, ?? , Mrs Thompson, Mrs Laws, Lizzie Crooks, ?? , Mrs Bacon, Mrs Bainbridge, ??, ?? , ??.
Front: Bill Brough (partial), Albert Rowland, Rev Maurice Clegg (Minister), Gladys Clegg, Edward Exon, Evelyn Exon, Mrs Rowland(sister in law of:), Mary Rowland.
Connie Whiteley advised the Archive: ” Maurice Clegg’s daughter looked at this photograph of Congregational Church outing to Hexham and recognises most of those already named! She can add that the name of Mrs Arden’s son is Derek – at least that’s what she thinks. There is a high probability that the unknown lady next to Mary Rowland was her sister-in-law, Mrs Rowland”.
Can anybody assist further?
Many thanks to Connie Whiteley for the update.
Back row: ??, B. J. Wormleighton (Architect), R. Dyson Nut (Rate Collector, Surveyor & Clerk to Burial Board), Henry Hoggett (Clerk to Council), Mr Thomas Errington (National Provincial Bank Manager), Charles Jardine Dodd, William Robinson.
Middle row: ??, Dr Donaldson, R. Tyson, R. Stamp, W. T. Park, M. Parkin, C. Hoggett (Solicitor).
Front row: Henry L Munnoch, Zach Stephenson, Father P. Machen, A. Swales (Chairman), Thomas S. Petch, A. MacKenzie.
Can anybody help with the missing names or even where the photograph was taken?
Image courtesy of Loftus Town Council, thanks also to Alison Atkinson (Clerk Loftus Town Council) for supply of the previously missing names.
Boulby School educated the children from the iron sheeting clad cottages locally known as ”Tin City” Boulby. This is the class of 1935.
Back row: Miss Edna Hardy (teacher), ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??.
Middle Row: ??, ??, ??, ? Thompson, ??, Ray Conn, Lance Easton.
Front Row: ??, Les Dowey, ??, ??, ? Cowland, ??.
Can you help and identify any of the remaining people?
Image courtesy of Ray Conn.
Not politically correct in the present day, but that is what the caption on the photograph said; can anyone enlighten us to when this was and what was the reason for the fancy dress? A possible answer may be that it is one of the Fisherman’s Association carnival days. Wendy Found tells us: ”This is at the top of Beck Row just before you went under the railway bridge. Don’t know about the fancy dress.” The Archive has been assisted by Keith Bowers, discovering the ‘Comical Coon Company’ often undertook charity events to raise mone for unfortunate people. This detail came from a Whitby Gazette item dated 8th July 1904.
Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and others, many thanks to Wendy Found and Keith Bowers for the updates.
The cows may dominate this photograph, but the steel works can still be seen in the background.
Image courtesy of Eric Johnson.
A pleasant view of Deepdale Wood, dating from the 1900s; another view to prove that the area was not all steel works and ironstone mines.
Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection; taken from ”Cooke’s Views of Loftus and District” an album of views around Loftus produced by Cooke’s Fancy Bazaar of West Road, Loftus.
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