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 Two contrasting images of the same grave in the same cemetery about 70 years apart. This shows a well-kept graveyard and immaculate grass.  The children of the Wesleyan Chapel Sunday School at Brotton pose for a photograph in their Sunday best. Back row: Kath Shepard, Pat Rowe, ??. Third row: Pearl Stone, Maureen Sigsworth, Bernice Treen, ShirleyRowe. Second row: Ann Ovington, Jane Stone, Joan Easton, Helen Easton, Sheila Ward, ??. Front row: Marianne Easton.  The Brotton Women’s Institute in costume for a show. Anybody we know? Simon Chapman tells us: “The lady in the top hat to the right was Bessie ? the Post Lady, I think. Fourth from the right, lady in the back row is Mrs. Atkinson.” Image courtesy of Julie Riddiough and thanks to Simon Chapman for the update.  Back Row: Adrienne Smits (wife of Rector Eric Smits and ’Tawny Owl’), Mary Reece (Brown Owl), Pam Snaith, Anne Reece. Middle row: Patricia Scott, Elizabeth Mussett, Kay Plews, Sharon Backhouse, ??, ??, ??, Gaye MacLean, Susan Wilks, Jane Smits. Front row: Janette Domencic, Marian Garland, Linda Wood, Alison Wood, Marie Wood, Judy Reece, ??, Karen Wilson, Lynn Hauxwell. Linda Riddiough Fox tells the Archive: “I should have been on there but had gone to toilet with the other Leader/helper and can’t remember her name now.” Judy Reece adds: ” The Brownies were on Pack Holiday at at a place called Coneysthorpe.”  The same graveyard some 70 years later; I can remember it when you couldn’t have found this grave, the grass was so long! At least the grass gets cut sometimes now! What a contrast. . Image courtesy of Julie Riddiough.  These are the Brotton Sword Dancers; the Archive hopes someone will be able to name them? We’ve lightened the image to try and show the ”uniform” better and particularly love the double watch chain of the squeeze-box player! Back row (L to R): ??, George William Riddiough, ??, ??. Front row (L to R): ??, ??, ??. Image and name courtesy of Julie Riddiough.  A beautiful hand-tinted image (from a Phoenix Series postcard) of St. Peter’s Church in Brotton. This was the third church to stand on this site. ’British History On-line’ states: ”The chapel was rebuilt in 1778 and is now used as a mortuary chapel. It is a plain rectangular stone edifice, measuring internally 67 ft. by 25 ft., with a tower 6 ft. square at the west end. It is lighted at the east end by a large round-headed window and by three similar but narrower windows on each side.” We are told by Norm Dobbs: ”My grandfather was born in Brotton, Yorkshire, England and came to this country when he was a small boy. I have a shaving mug with the picture of this church with the name ’Brotton Old Church’.” Image courtesy of Kim Whaley and Julie Riddiough, with thanks to Norm Dobbs for that insight.  A wonderful view of Victoria Terrace in about 1900. In those days the residents would have a view over open farmland to the front. Note the gentleman in bowler hat and tail coat standing in the road talking, Obviously no buses or speeding traffic! Peter King asked:”I lived at number 8 in the 1940s. When did they take the railings down?” In this image the iron railings are still present, it is likely that the railings were removed as part of the ‘war effort’ in the early part of WWII. There are however, conflicting stories as to the usefulness or actual use of such collected materials. Jean Wiggins advised the Archive: “To the rear was once a candle factory or tallow house, it was closed in 1871 when East Crescent was being built, because of the foul smell emanating from the boiling fat.” Image courtesy of Michael Kilvington, update courtesy of Jean Wiggins and thanks to Peter King for that update.  Taken at Chester on Rogation Sunday in 1985, Loftus Sword Dancers pose in the sunshine. The team at that time were: Front row: Colin Chisholm, David Gratton (old woman), Harry Cuthbert. Image courtesy of John Hill.  An excerpt from a local paper describing the construction in 1913 of the culvert over Kilton beck prior to the conversion of Kilton Viaduct (also called Loftus Viaduct or Carlin How Viaduct – it depended where you lived!) to the embankment due to undermining of the central support structure by Loftus mine. |
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