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We think this photograph was taken in West Road, Loftus, c.1958. Carolyn Richards is the little girl skipping along the pavement, followed by her brother Mike. Ken Johnson has advised us: “The bus is a Saltburn Motor Services (Kelly Watsons), which ran from Saltburn via Spa bank to Loftus.” Image courtesy of Carolyn Richards and thanks to Eric Johnson for that update.
Looks as though most of the residents have come to have their photograph taken as the man with the camera came to West Road in Loftus, we can just make out the Town Hall in the background. This from a postcard dated 27th September 1907.
Taken from the west we see an unmade West Road, prior to the building by Charles Hebditch of the houses on the south side in 1906.
Another view, looking east, along West Road taken after the houses on the south side were built. A note on the back of the card reads: “1914 I should say.” The gas lamp post could be one my grandfather made; he made the first one for Loftus, …….. made the gas lamp burners.”
Known to most as the Mars Inn and originally known as Marsh farm house (owing to the soft ground in the area); this house was owned by Mr Eaton of Loftus Brick Works, where bricks were made from about 1830 to 1870. Bryan Richardson tells us: ”The original name of this house was Marsingill House. I researched this around 1980 when I was landlord of the Mars Inn and the sign was changed from Mars the Roman god to Mars the planet and people argued as to which it should be. Neither as it turned out.” Image courtesy of Mrs Sakelaropoulos and thanks to Bryan Richardson for that update.
Yes this is the way it used to look not at all like the building we see today, but when the silent movies were something new this is where people went to see them. There were live acts too between the movies, I remember my mother telling me of the ’scratching shed’ a place where they waited to get into the Empire, makes the mind boggle as to what the scratching shed was, anybody out there enlighten me? Please! Image courtesy of the David Linton Collection and Maureen Hogan (from a Loftus Town Crier Calendar issue).
A rather rough sea but the jetty is clearly visible with the big crane ’Jumbo’ waiting to brought into action. Taken from Skinningrove village.
A lovely photograph of the jetty with the sea splashing over it, I remember those railway tracks running down from the works and the crane ’Jumbo’ do you? Les Harker recalls: “I remember it well and dodging the waves as a apprentice fitter getting to the pumps at the end of the jetty without getting washed away. The Fitter was Albert Smith. Image courtesy of Ted Morgan, thanks to Les Harker for that memory.
A picture of Skinningrove Jetty at low tide, showing the vertical-boiler steam locomotive and a rake of pig-iron trucks, the two steam cranes and the fixed derrick crane on the end.
The boys at the pool: standing at the back John Grey and Peter Ellwood. On the bank (left to right): ??, Michael Bowers, Bobby Morrison, Terry Blades. In the water is Terry Grey. Help with identifying the last un-named young child would be appreciated. Image and names to date courtesy of Joan Jemson. |
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