Despite the caption, the correct spelling is Gisborough Hall. So even Frith’s who produced this card could be incorrect! However this Grade II listed building, now a MacDonald’s hotel still dominates the road into Guisborough from Whitby. The original manor house was demolished in the early 19th century when the Chaloner family moved to Long Hull. In 1842 Admiral Thomas Chaloner inherited the estate and in 1856 created the present mansion house in the Jacobean style.
This William Richardson of Loftus postcard view of Kennedy Crescent, post marked 1906, bears a small cross. This indicates the bedroom of the sender to his aunt!
Do you remember North Ormesby Hospital? North Ormesby Hospital was built and opened in 1861 and over the years expanded into a hotch-potch of buildings that served the community for 120 years. North Ormesby Hospital closed in 1981 and was demolished in March 1982. This Standard Series postcard view is post marked 22nd January 1906. Ann Jackson tells us: ”I worked at North Ormesby Hospital from 1966 till 1975 . It was my training base for nursing. Miss Ferguson was the Matron. It was a very friendly hospital. We had a reunion recently at the Baltimore Hotel on Marton Road.” Anne Norman (nee Compitus) adds: “It was also my training hospital 1977 to closure in 1981.It was a lovely friendly place.Worked on Private and Recovery ward.”
Image courtesy of John G. Hannah and many thanks to Ann Jackson and Anne Norman for the updates.
A ”Wayzgoose” is described as: an entertainment given by a master printer to his workmen each year. The Wayzgoose was the annual outing of the Whitby Gazette printers to various villages and locations within the Whitby district. This is the staff of the Whitby Gazette at Goathland 16th June 1906, from a John Thomas Ross postcard; working people in a working activity!
The Queen’s Hotel on Redcar High Street, now long gone; can anybody remember when? Stephen Holden suggests: “Queen’s Hotel miust have disappeared sometime after 1968. I recall my grandfather bought me a shandy as a kid there and we sat outside one hot summers day that year.”
Image courtesy of Olive Bennett, thanks to Stephen Holden for the update.
George Scaife French (a Whitby Architect) produced this sketch proclaiming the new pier extensions at Whitby and it was made into a postcard by John Thomas Ross. Image courtesy of Olive Bennett, information courtesy of ”Ruth Wilcock – Whitby Photographers”.
This reworked mounted image of Staithes folk shows several ladies in their Staithes bonnets, but no idea of date. Perhaps they are recognisable to a viewer of the site?
This postcard view of the Loftus Viaduct is one of a series of cards (all bearing the Loftus coat of arms), we have no idea of date as all are unused. Derick Pearson reminds us that the viaduct was filled in in 1913 and that the works cooler building and chimney were in-situ before 1905. We believe this dates from the period 1895 to 1905. But we await verification on this date.
Image courtesy of Olive Bennett, many thanks to Derick Pearson for the advice.
Captioned ”Kilton Bank, Loftus” this image (from a proof copy of a proposed postcard) is more familiarly known as Mill Bank or Loftus Bank. Sadly both wall, gate and onlookers now long gone. In the background the trestle way which carried the ironstone from the mine across the valley bottom can be seen, can anybody assist with a possible date?
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