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The fish are being auctioned in this photograph, although it doesn’t look like they have had a very good day fishing. C. W. Barker, writing on behalf of her granddad tells us: ” The auctioneer is near definitely Mr James, possibly a first name to follow.” Following researches the Staithes museum has enabled some of the naming of participants in the auction; Dick Thompson, Isaac Ellis, Tom Frank Harrison, ??, ??, Dick Humphrey, ??, John James (Auctioneer), Jim Turnbull, ??, Willie Cole, Ned Verrill, ? Porritt, ??.
Image courtesy of Olive Bennett and many thanks to C. W. Barker for the update. Especial thanks to Staithes Museum (Emily Scott) for the assistance in naming names.
Stan Ward very well-known not only in Carlin How but the surrounding area too as the painter and decorator, his bride was Eileen Reed and we can see one of the bridesmaids is named but who are the others in the photograph, can anyone out there help?
Image from a collection compiled by Derick Pearson.
Steveanson and Dixon Street in Carlin How held a party in 1945 to celebrate the end of World War II; some of the people present are identified on the image. However Derick Pearson also told us: “Also on the right hand row is Mrs Kitchiner who lived in the bottom house on the left of the street; she had a garden at the side of the tennis courts where she kept hens and ducks; her daughter Ada worked in Ainsley’s shop for years. Mrs Thornton, Hilda Rawlings; as well as Lancasters, Doweys, Hudsons, Tilburns and Robinsons are all in this photograph. The tables were set about about four houses up the street between Steveanson Street and Dixon Street. The School can be seen at the top of the photograph, Carlin How club hall where the dances were held for years was directly behind the photographer.”
Image and notes from a collection compiled by Derick Pearson.
In the last photograph of the series the garage is up and running again.There were five cars in the garage when it burned down, Mr Stonehouse was loaned a shed by SkinningroveWorks so he could carry on his repair business. An architect and a surveyor who were friends of his, encouraged him to rebuild by drawing new plans. Mr Harry Stonehouse is pictured standing outside his new garage. Rebuilding of the garage started in February 1970 by Lindseys Builders, new pumps were added later that year. For many years Harry Stonehouse was ably supported by Marie who started as a petrol pump attendant some 31 years before.As Derick Pearson tells us: “The garage has been part of Carlin How life for nearly 80 years starting with Harry’s father.” Although under different management the garage is still there today.
This series of images courtesy of a collection by Derick Pearson and thanks to Derick for that update.
In December 1969, the garage burned down when a delivery man with paraffin spilt some onto a hot boiler with disastrous results; fortunately Mr Stonehouse’s house next door was not affected. Derick Pearson tells us: “A sad day for Mr Stonehouse and a day I remember well. I wish we could go back to the petrol prices marked on the pumps, the most expensive in today’s money would be about 32 pence per gallon, I think I’ll go and fill up! Amongst those affected by the fire were Jeff and Mike Hudson who assisted in the continuation of the business working from temporary premises on Skinningrove works.
Thanks to Derick for that update.
How things have changed in three years, by 1937 Mr Stonehouse’s garage was prospering and he had built a house next door for himself and his family.
Carlin How hasn’t changed much over the years although the garage looks different now. This different view of the garage shows passengers for the taxi service that Mr Stonehouse ran from the garage waiting collection to go to a funeral.
The second in a series of six photos, now it is looking like a garage. We are told that in 1934, Robert and Harry Stonehouse got up at 6.00am to mix cement to make breeze blocks which they used to rebuild the garage.
1930 and the story of Stonehouse’s Garage at Carlin How starts; this image shows Robert Stonehouse with his son Harry on the forecourt of the garage business he started on Brotton Road, Carlin How during the 1920s. The area was originally an area of common ground which where quoits were played, from the age of 14 years Harry Stonehouse used to mind the garage for his father.
Image from a collection gathered by Derick Pearson.
Carlin How Methodist Sunday School having won the Methodist Circuit’s Eisteddfod Shield.
Back row: ??, Mavis Young (later Hall), Dorothy Webster, Mrs Wilkinson, Betty Thompson, Carrie Nicholson, Mrs Brunger, Bob Brunger, Les Nicholson.
Next row: Roland Heseldine.
Third row: ??, ??, Joan Dart, Les Harker, Kathleen Danby, ??, Mary Cocks.
Second row: Christine Williams, Colin Myers, Kathleen Welford, Ian Matthews, Stuart Stonehouse, Chris Stone, Alan Young, Sid Bell, Alan Saunby.
Front row: Stephen Thornton, Norman Myers, Shirley Webster, Jan Carveth, Julie Worden, Brian Wilkinson, Tony Nicholson.
Help wanted please with missing names and the date.
Image from a collection by Derick Pearson, also thanks to Marilyn, Derick Pearson, Barbara McBurney, Tony Nicholson, Julie Howard, Les Harker and Robert Doe for names to date.
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