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1935; as you can see is the date of this cutting believed to be from the Northern Echo and the end of an era for the church. Malcolm Moore tells us: ”Just behind the church was a gravestone with a skull and cross-bones on it. As kids we were convinced it was the local pirate.” Jackie Rushton queries: “I recently paid a visit to Brotton on my ancestry trail, I was disappointed to find few old headstones in the churchyard. I can see in this photograph there are headstones. What happened to them does anyone know?”
Image courtesy of John Hannah and many thanks to Malcolm Moore and Jackie Rushton for the updates.
With Cowbar Nab in the distance, this view down old Boulby Road towards Staithes, certainly gives a lasting impression of the depth of snow. Towering over the little Fiat (?) car as it follows the cut out passage. Taken from a newspaper cutting and believed to date from the 1960’s or possibly 1970’s.
Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and thanks to Derick Pearson for confirmation of the view.
Loftus Fire Station Crew, believed to have been about 1970?
Back Row: Keith Gallilee, Albert Legg, Alan Tose, Fred Grey, Ivan Gallilee, Ken Verrill, John Kidson.
Front Row: Richard George, Bill Hicks, Brian Grey, Michael Kilvington.
The name of the fire officer (middle of the back row) was unknown and believed to be a visiting full-time Fire Service officer; but Paul Grey tells us: ”Chief Fireman top row in the middle is Fred Grey (my granddad!).”
Image courtesy of Eileen Hicks and thanks to Tony, Michael Kilvington and Paul Grey for all the names.
Apologies for the condition of this image. We know where it was taken, the occasion is unknown and even the date is a guess. Can anybody help?
Image courtesy of Maureen Hogan.
One of the editors of the Archive was trying to place this terrace of houses, it is the main Saltburn Road, viewed up the hill (from under the railway bridge shows what is now known as poultry farm corner. It features as the name for a bus stop on the Arriva service but no passenger ever gets to see New Brotton!
Image courtesy of Julie Riddiough.
The question is: “What was the production and who were the participants?” We know the year as well as the location and assume it is possibly some school production. Can anybody assist? Malcolm Nellist advises: “I’m not sure but the lad third row from the front first on the left as you see it could be my dad, he would be 8 at the time Alan Nellist,
Image courtesy of Julie Riddiough and thanks to Norma Nellist for the update.
This is a scene from Child Street, Brotton; with the local children dressed up as king and courtiers for the 1935 Jubilee Celebrations. Julie tells us ”oops sorry forgot to tell you the names.”
The five standing at the back (left to right): Leslie Allen, Florrie Chapman, Eric Sibly, Marjory Kershaw, Annie Petch.
The two standing in the middle: Arthur Chapman (left); Jean Sibley (right).
The three sat at the front (left to right): Peggy Harben, Dorothy Kershaw, Matt Theaker.
Image and names courtesy of Julies Riddiough.
Dating probably from the 1960’s or earlier; this Frith’s postcard view of Skelton Castle from the lakeside shows an aspect of the castle that many are unaware of. The lake has been formed by damming part of the original moat for the castle, probably part of the landscaping craze in the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries. The lake itself was one of the wonders I first encountered when delivering daily papers; my round was the western end of Skelton High Street, round the Castle and back up Marske Mill Lane into Skelton.
Image courtesy of Peter Appleton.
Showing the Methodist Chapel and the ”Grand Cinema”, High Street Brotton. Eric Johnson tells us: ”the Grand had ’double seats at the back’ for couples; and that’s as much as I am prepared to say”. Jon advises: “My grand parents and my father used the Grand Cinema as a bingo hall; from around the late sixties to the early seventies, before selling the building back to the Council. It started as a prize bingo later converted to a money bingo; back then you could still see how the old cinema was.”
Image courtesy of Julie Riddiough and thanks to Eric Johnson and Jon for the update.
An early photograph of the stables at the mine at Loftus dating from about 1875, taken before the horses and the men walked down into the mine to work their shift. Although of poor quality the Archive hopes in time to be able to replace with a better copy of this photograph.
Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection.
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