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Chris scott on Fillers
Sue Swalwell on Loftus Junior School 1964
Andrew Jagels on Doreen
Mike hopper on Loy House?
Tracy on The Thurlows at Boulby Barns Farm
Julie Hall on Loftus Senior School 1947ish?
Mary Thewlis on Loftus Forge
Clare on Charltons Mission Football Team
Sally-Anne McIntosh on Sykes House (1900)
Margaret Squadrani (Wilson) on Towers School Saltburn
William Alderson on Tractors Displayed at Stokesley Show
Brian Kitt on Glen How School
Heidi Talbot on Terrace For Sale
George Tremain on Are There Fairies At The Bottom Of your Garden
Kay Petherick on Loftus Hall
Kathryn Cawood on Sykes House (1900)
Ross Barnett on Danny Found and Loftus Mine Workers
Chris Bailey on Sykes House (1900)
Janet Wilson on Codling Family
Anne Hindmarsh on A Very Handsome Gentleman

Springhead, Loftus

An earlier view of the houses on Micklow Lane; viewed up Springhead, Loftus. It is possibly a postcard view by T. C. Booth. Richard Watson told the Archive: “The houses in the foreground look like my mothers and the Gale’s on Micklow Lane. The side view shows a single lower ground bay window — a second floor bay was added before we moved – in about 1961. The next block up was owned by Fred Hutchinson when I was young and the Colbecks lived in the one above that”. Christopher Colbeck added: “The house in the foreground was lived in by the Watson’s and adjoining them in the 1950′ – 1960’s were the Fisher’s though before Fishers occupied it, the order of Nuns were living there (before they moved to the Convent on the main through road in Loftus). The next block: the first is ‘Springfield’ and was Fred Hutchinson’s and his two sisters who used to make funeral wreaths. Adjoining that was ‘Springrise’ later to become number 37 Micklow Lane; home to Archibald and Annie Tose. We moved there in the summer of 1958. My father Edgar Colbeck was a monumental sculptor who became the proprietor of Arrowsmiths monumental business on Zetland Road”.

Many thanks to Richard Watson and Christopher Colbeck for the updates.

Belmangate

A part of Guisborough not seen by many visitors but still an attractive row of cottages; originally occupied by workers on the Guisborough estate. Today the road serves as a route to Guisborough Rugby Club and the Eglinton Avenue area of the town; a much busier lane than that featured in this postcard view.

Image from a collection compiled by Derick Pearson.

Sacred Heart School Students – 1956

An image of the Class of 1956 at Sacred Heart School, a beautiful old Victorian School.
Back row (left to right): George Duffield, Clifford Le Millier, Gerald Brown, Ken Fawcett, Brian Graves, Cyril Welford, Michael Martin, James Gallon.

Middle row: Edward Ward, Anthony Pragnel, Brian Robson, Carmel Hainsworth, Pat Chaplin, Leah Walsh, Pat Harker, Margaret McLaren, Mary Buchanon, Lynne Cush, Leo Murphy, Tug Wilson.

Front row: Sheila McGarell, Ann Hamill, Ann Millett, Ann Delmar, Mr. Turley (Sports Master), Eileen Chester, June Walshaw, Josephine Cassidy, Pat Robinson, Winnie Wood.

Michael Martin tells us: ”I am in this picture, I am on the back row second from right. It is also the last school photograph as I left to move to Milan, Italy.”

Image courtesy of Norman Patton; thanks to Josie Etches, Winnie Stevenson (nee Wood), Tony and Norman Patton for all the names; also thanks to Michael Martin for the update.

Viaduct Culvert

A peaceful image of the water as it flows under the viaduct and on to the sea at Skinningrove.Norman Patton commented: “In my lifetime, I cannot remember floods at Skinningrove in the days when the beck had this much water flowing. ie. prior to the construction of Scaling dam. Have I got this wrong?” Derick Pearson advised: “This photograph here however has the same three persons on it as another photograph (next image on the Archive), which was taken the same day about an hour later”. Despite the comments to the image, the Archive is aware that the beck at Skinningrove is not affected by any possible outflow from Scaling Dam, as this emerges at Staithes; the overflow from Lockwood Beck flows via Kilton Beck. The image is taken from a George Skilbeck postcard and dates from the 1940’s.

Many thanks to Kathleen Hicks for the Lockwood Beck information, also thanks to Derick Pearson and Norman Patton for their memories of the beck flooding.

Viaduct Culvert Later

Another view (but facing the opposite way!) of the same flood conditions, dating from the 1940’s; from a postcard by George Skilbeck.

Image courtesy of Derick Pearson and information regarding figures in the image.

Duckhole and Skinningrove Station

This is a view from Mount Pleasant Road/Wesley Terrace in Carlin How, looking up the valley. The building to the right is the gable end of the Zion Chapel now disused and standing at the head of the footpath to the Skinningrove Valley. Simon Chapman tells us: “The first leg of the ’Zig-Zag’ can just be seen running down into the valley next to the protection signal, making it look like a double track. I would guess the date as about 1925. The kilns at Liverton Mines have been dismantled and a solitary headgear awaits demolition”.

Thank to Simon Chapman for dating and the update.

Liverton Mines – Calcining Kilns

This is a view of the Calcining Kilns at Liverton Mines – which were well-known as being associated with the Ironstone Mine – these Kilns obviously dominated the landscape. Simon Chapman advises: “Railway wagons at this time were generally wooden bodies but couldn’t be used for carrying hot calcined ore which is why the N.E.R. built a fleet of steel wagons specifically for this traffic; a few can be seen to the left. In front are more steel wagons, built about 1906 to hold a greater tonnage”. Russ Pigott asked ”Were the larger steel wagons in the picture fitted with vacuum brakes? There seems to be a vac cylinder mounted above the sole bar on the end of the wagon. This would seem a bit strange as not many locomotives used on these trains were fitted for vacuum at the time”. Answered for us by Simon Chapman: ” Well spotted, Russ! Apparently they were actually fitted with air brakes and run as block trains from Liverton to Cargo Fleet works. This was such an unusual working that I can remember the late Ken Hoole trying to find out more information over 30 years ago. Note the large drum shape above each axle box on these larger wagons – some form of friction reducing roller which can’t have been very successful otherwise it would have become more common.” Russ said ”I thought the drum shape was the operating wheel for the hopper doors. What locomotives were used on these trains, I think most J21s were Westinghouse fitted but the J26s and 27s had no train brakes. That poor remaining J21 sits a mere couple of miles from me looking ever more like a Barry engine!”

Thanks to Russ Pigott for the updates and many thanks to Simon Chapman whose information is invaluable to all who visit the site; Simon also thought it was: “A very atmospheric picture!”.

Loftus North Road – Millers Butchers

Hasn’t changed much has it? Only the name of the butchers has changed a few times over the years.
Image from a collection compiled by Derick Pearson.

Arlington Street, Loftus

A busy day on Arlington Street even though it looks as if snow is on the ground; there are two horses and carts. The shop in the corner was owned by Tommy Wren; a dark musty kind of shop that sold everything or so it seemed when I was young. A lovely gas light on the left hand side and no I don’t remember them.

Loftus High Street

Don’t think it’s fog or a fire; it’s a fault in the photograph, but once again everyone stops for the photographer. We do have a man in uniform, a policeman, don’t think he will be directing traffic as there is only one horse and cart in the scene. The road looks pretty dire with the pools of water, maybe it hasn’t been tarmac-ed yet. What do you think?

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