We have no ideas about this photograph, we can surmise it is a football team, but after that nothing. Can you help us put names to these faces please?
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 A lovely clear photograph of Newton Memorial Chapel we can even see some of the head stones in the cemetery behind it, a beautiful building; such a pity it was bombed on 15th March 1941 at 4.48am. (Bombing information from Bill Norman’s – Wartime Teesside Revisited). Quoted verbatim from Bulmer’s Directory Norman Patton advised: ”Newton Memorial Chapel was built in 1876, at a cost of £3,564. It is a handsome brick edifice with freestone facings, and will accommodate 900 persons. In 1885 the front was altered and improved at a cost of £405.” It was named after the Reverend Robert Newton of Roxby (1780 – 1854) who was a travelling Wesleyan minister and four times President of the Wesleyan Conference. The chapel of 1876 was built to replace a more basic built first erected in the early 1800s, Methodism in Loftus dates back to the days of John Nelson, who ”roused the inhabitants with his stirring appeals”. Norman Patton further tells us: ”As far as I am aware, no one was killed by the bomb which fell on the open space/recreation field at the rear of what used to be the United Bus depot. Massive pieces of earth were hurled into the air and caused collateral damage to several houses in Tees Street. One such house was the home of my Great Grandmother Elizabeth Ann Hicks (at No 29), which she shared with many other family members. Although their home was severely damaged none of the seven occupants was injured. All needed to be rehoused with other family members in the district for 18 months while repairs were carried out.” Image courtesy of several sources, thanks to Norman Patton for this information.  A lovely tinted Auty series postcard of East Crescent showing the Chapel on the bank and a horse and cart making their way up East Crescent. Wonder what he had on the cart?  The text with the image says it all. A beautiful building destroyed – there is one consolation, it could have hit any of the surrounding dwelling places – with probably more disastrous consequences! Image and in formation courtesy of Jean Wiggins.  An early photoraph of East Crescent; with 1 East Crescent (also known as Cromwell House) in the left photograph and for a long time was home to the Lindsey family, Joe, Harold and Bernard the builders and their parents. The house got the name because Oliver Cromwell was suppose to have stopped there, the picture on the Arlington Hotel sign is that of Cromwell. The house is an early 18th Century dwelling which was once used by Roman Catholics as a secret place of worship, when their religion was proscribed, perhaps as Cromwell was the antithesis of Roman Catholics his name was used to describe a safe house? It once contained stained glass from Handale Priory and still includes stone taken from there (from Loftus Town Trail). John Stockwell tells us: ”Hugh W. Cook of Redcar writing of his meeting with the Dowager Marchioness of Zetland at Marske House in 1933, (‘The Cleveland Standard’: 07/01/1933) tells of ‘Some very fine stained glass window glass was also pointed out to me, some of which came from Cromwell’s House at Loftus’. John comments: ” If the original glass came from Handale this would perhaps explain the interest in acquiring it.” Holly Enticknap has happy memories having lived in the house and of :”A neighbour from number 3 called Dennis, sitting on his doorstep with his two dogs; one called ‘Rip'”. Image courtesy of Eileen Hicks; also thanks to John Stockwell and Holly Enticknap for for the updates.  An etching showing one of the bridges (lower end of the zig zag at Skinningrove, with the beck running through one part and the footpath going through the other. Image courtesy of a supporter of the Archive.  A lovely shot of the beck making it’s way to the sea under the bridge which bore the zig zag railway. The footpath at the left comes down from Loftus, being the lower end of Wood road. Image courtesy of Ted Morgan, via Eric Johnson.  I think this is the first photograph I have seen of Slapewath ironstone mine, do you have any for us to copy? Please.  I love the sound of a brass band and we know this is the Skinningrove works brass band, but when was the photo taken and who are the members of the band and what are the cups for that they are displaying? Come on help me out please. Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre.  Skinningrove Iron Works Silver Prize Band at Sykes House. Derick Pearson has named the Bass Trombonist as Henry Rawlings. Can anybody name any of the others and the instrument they play? Updates so far include; from Pat Bush: ”Left hand side, uniformed bandsman between two gentlemen in suits is George Thomas Martin (Pat Bush’s grandfather), he kept the music scores organised and never actually played an instrument! Update from Alan Chilton: back row, fourth from right is Arthur Stone (cornet) he helped start Loftus School band.” Annette Mellor advised: ”I think that is my grandfather Arthur Stone back row fourth from the right.” Whilst Rebecca Saywell told the Archive: ”Fourth from the left, front seated row (on chairs, not on the ground, My great granddad, Frederick Weaver. Back row, fifth in; his son, Jimmy Weaver. This information comes from my nan, Ida Cooper, nee Weaver (now 98).” Shirley Rawlings assisted with: ”Henry Rawlings was right but he wasn’t called Shack, that was his son’s nickname; my uncle John Thomas Rawlings.” Also Jean Rawlings Smith tells us: ”I believe Henry’s son John Thomas Rawlings ( nicknamed Shack) is my granddad.” Image courtesy of John Michael Watson, thanks to Alan Chilton, Annette Mellor, Rebecca Saywell, Shirley Rawlings and Jean Rawlings Smith for the updates. |
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