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 Here’s a good image of a Cranner Loader in action at North Skelton Mine. Quite a late image, judging by the headgear and electric lamps. North Skelton Mine was the last of the Cleveland Mines to close, so this image could be as late as 1963. Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection, etc.  It says ”Mally Harbutts Tree” on this Richardson’s postcard, but now known to be an incorrect spelling. Molly Harbutt a Scots lady, was the witch of the woods who lived in this tree beside the bridge over Greenhowe Beck, near Scaling Mill. She was an early equivalent of a homeopathist, preparing potions and reading fortunes. According to legend she was able to change her shape to a large brown hare, finally being shot by a hunter and subsequently found dying in human form in the branches of this tree. The tree is marked on maps dating from 1856! Hence all sign of the tree are now long gone. Chris Twigg comments: “The position of the photographer can still be projected today, but alas the tree is long gone!” But we would still like to know who or why is the man in the tree. Image courtesy of Alan Richardson, additional information courtesy of Cody McKay and thanks to Chris Twigg for the update.  Winners of the North Riding Shield (Donnison Cup) which they played at North Skelton. Back Row: Mr Jack Bowles, Mr Miles Mourne, Billy Cuthbert, Lewis Matthews, Ernie Wood, Joe Fenby, Harry Webster, Mr French (Headteacher), Mr Bert Davy. Image courtesy of Loftus Library, many thanks to Bill Kitching and Eric Johnson for the updates.  That’s what it says on the gate, obviously not the ranch of television fame; the ranch hands are having a rest in the sunshine. Left to right: Terry (Buff) Beckwith, Joe Beckwith, Arthur (Danny Whiskers) Preston, Arthur Beckwith, Laurence Beckwith (father of Buff Beckwith), Matt Woodrow. Asking for help with names, the Archive received from Pat Sparkes: “I don’t remember any of those people in the photograph I can remember My Uncle Peter Kennedy being involved with the Ponderosa as far as I can remember it was made up of old doors. Uncle Pete had grapes growing in part of it. It was about the last allotment before the path to Saltburn side.”. John Kennedy assisted with: “The Ponderosa was in fact owned by Peter Kennedy having moved his allotment from the top of Cliff Street. It was in fact located at the end on Marine Terrace nearest to the steel works end. Due to subsidence he moved to up near Ridley Terrace on Carlin How bank. His hen laying boxes were the old Co-ops biscuit tin racks. All material was salvaged from one place or another or off the beach.”. Derick Pearson assisted: ” The man on the left is Terry (Buff) Beckwith, and in the centre with the stick is Cliff Beckwith.”. Colin Hart advised: “At the end is Matt Woodrow (my grandad), man with stick Arthur Beckwith; man in flat cap Laurence Beckwith.” Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection , Neil Breckon, Pat Sparkes, Derick Pearson, Laura King, John Kennedy and Colin Hart for updates.  Colin Hart advises: ”The Methodist Shield was competed for by all the local Methodist Chapels. The children would compete at singing and bible reading while judges would listen but not watch, then give scores to each person.(was this the forerunner of X factor). Handicraft, handwriting, painting and sewing were also judged with points for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. This was usually held at Deepdale Chapel which had a large room. There was also a choir competition and Skinningrove won both sections that year with the songs ‘At the Name of Jesus’ and ’Holy, Holy, Holy’ (I can still remember the tunes). At the end of the competition all points won were added together and the chapel with most points won the shield. The year was 1967 or 1968?”. Angela Marley adds: “I remember those songs from the choir too. They will stick in my mind for ever, the amount of times we had to rehearse them!” Back row: Mrs Lacey (fur hat), Brian Hart (yellow jumper), Mr Wilf Lacey, Mrs Mabel Forrest (red hat). Also present are: Richard Grant (green jumper holding two cups), tall girl extreme right is Sheila Solomon; her twin Eileen is to the left of Susan Hart, who stands next to Mr Lacey. Girl in red check with white Alice band is Iris Grant next is Judith Magor. Girl with red alice hair band is Angela Willis, next Susan Hill with Frazer Grant behind. Small boy behind in green jumper is Colin Hart. Front row from left: Jean Webster, Angela Dowson, Dawn/Pam Holiday, Beverley Storr and in front of her are believed to be her three sisters. Brian Hart stands next to Mr Lacey (holding a cup) and in front of Brian is Carol Peirson. Image and names courtesy of Colin Hart; thanks to Elizabeth Mellor, Paul Clarke, Tony and Angela Marley (Dowson).  Help! We know nothing about this photograph, but it looks like a school or Sunday school outing; we think the photograph may have been taken up on the cliff road. Do you know better, or know any of the assembled people? Image courtesy of Colin Hart.
Skinningrove Junior School in 1970, were you one of the pupils; come on own up? Back row: Graham Dix, Dawn Noble, Sue Cox, Susan Clark, Paulin Carlin, Steven (Newt) Ewens, Billy Kemp, Leslie (Leso)Holliday. Middle row: John Dart, Barry Money, Paul Boocock, Brian Purver, Shawn Lannigan, Colin Hart, Clifford Spedding, Wendy Caley. Front row: Miranda Merryweather, Stuart Whitney, Dave (Moanie) Dawson, Stuart White, Kathleen Noble, Mrs McGingle, Jackie Small, Gill Stonehouse, Judith (Smart) Duboczy, Diane Trelaor. Derick Pearson told us: “Miss McGingle also was a teacher in the Skinningrove senior school approx 1957 or 1958. She took our class for R.I and other lessons.” We were also asked if Mrs McGingle had a daughter and named Heather and after her marriage she moved to Leeds, this is where Mr and Mrs McGingle retired to, sadly they are no longer with us. Image courtesy of Colin Hart, thanks to Colin Hart, Derick Pearson, Gary Smith, Paul Clarke, Garry Stonehouse and Pauline Warren for names and updates.  The cricket team from Guisborough Grammar School 1944 – 45. Back left:- Alan Treloar, Bill Matthews, ??, Alan Hart, Harry Wrightson, ??. Front row: ??, Jack May, Harry Harding, Bernard Gratton, Maurice Oversby, Don Harrison. Do you know any of the cricketers? Alan Davies advised the Archive: “Maurice Oversby is presumably the same who later taught at Guisborough County Modern School [now Laurence Jackson] sadly he passed away in 2014″. Geoff Bailey commented: ” Maurice Oversby was my Chemistry teacher at Guisborough County Modern School back in the early 1960’s”. Keith Harding has assisted with names with: “Front row third left with the bat is Harry Harding”. Image courtesy of Colin Hart and thanks to John Dunn, Peter Cook and Keith Harding for names updates. Also thanks to Alan Davies and Geoff Bailey for the updates for Maurice Oversby, well known by many sadly passed away in December 2014.  A newspaper cutting from about 1930-1940, showing the underground stables at ”Duckhole” pit (so named because it was one of the wettest pits in the Cleveland System). This pit was eventually worked from Lumpsey mine at Brotton. Simon Chapman advised the Archive: “The horse keeper was Bob Robinson, who has specially put on his helmet for the picture. That round object at the bottom right of the picture is his cap! Although the cutting refers to it as Carlin How pit and the other mine in the valley was known as Loftus mine, both were actually in Skinningrove Valley! Loftus mine was more popularly known as Skinningrove and is now the basis of the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum. The horse stables for Loftus mine were believed to be situated under Loftus town Hall, we will check this out. Image courtesy of various sources, including Cleveland ironstone Mining Museum, the Pem Holliday Collection, etc., thanks to Simon Chapman for the update.  An excellent tinted postcard showing possibly an itinerant knife sharpener, dated about 1907? This is another postcard in the ”Phoenix” Series produced by Brittain & Wright of Stockton. Image courtesy of John G. Hannah. |
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