Known to be the Loftus Congregational Sunday School pupils performing a maypole braiding, possibly at a picnic? Can anybody assist with any details; as to where and when?
Image courtesy of Ann Wedgewood and Keith Bowers.
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 I wonder if they won more matches than the mens England team? Not the usual attire for a cricket team; but the Towers School pupils Saltburn were of course all girls in the photograph. They are shown on their ‘playing field’ under the Halfpenny bridge over the valley; in those days there was no miniature railway to get in the way! Image from a collection received by the Archive which included promotional material for Towers School. All the Towers School images were loaned to us by a person who does not wish to be named, to whom we are grateful.  Once again a Towers School photograph, not a lot of pupils in the class; the range of subjects available gives an indication of the school’s aims – “To provide an education to prepare young ladies to take a proper place in society” – which the promotional material projects. I wonder what the subject to be drawn, sketched or painted were? Image from a collection received by the Archive which included promotional material for Towers School. All the Towers School images were loaned to us by a person who does not wish to be named, to whom we are grateful.  A lovely photograph of pupils from the Towers school Saltburn; not quite what you would expect in a woodwork class. The style of dress gives an idea for dating the image; but in today’s world of ‘elf and safety’ clearly not appropriate! Image from a collection received by the Archive which included promotional material for Towers School. All the Towers School images were loaned to us by a person who does not wish to be named, to whom we are grateful.  An early 20th century postcard image of Zetland Road, how quiet it seems to today. The poor pony and trap would not enjoy the same serene pace of traffic, And as for pedestrians on the road! Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson and Keith Bowers.  Another early view of Haugh Bridge; with the junction of Water Lane and the South Loftus road. Obviously a partially ‘made-up’ road system. Note how the water spreads across South Loftus Road; definitely somewhere to avoid in heavy rain. This is equally true in more recent times! Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson and Keith Bowers.  Jose Mawson, was a pupil at the Towers from 1937 to 1941, and was there when the school was evacuated to Rusland Hall in 1940. Her great friend was Patricia Burn; other friends were Elizabeth Leathly-Shaw, Hilary Toy, Anne Clinkard, Heather Dorman, Pamela Radge, Marie Locke, Rosetta Bolton, and Joan and Pam Howell – whose parents were in India. Her photo shows Jose and friends in the grounds of the School in c.1938. David Howell asks: “I am intrigued by the mention of Joan & Pam Howell, whose parents were in India. Could this be Joan and Sheila Howell – daughters of William Frederick Howell who worked for Jessop & Co Steel works in Calcutta, around this time. I am his son from his second marriage to Joan Hartley and these would be my half sisters. I would be most grateful for any additional information about them. My Dad also worked as an apprentice plater at the Skinning Grove Steelworks around 1917 before joining the RFC in the last year of the Great War.” Whilst Katharine Broome adds: “It is interesting to see this wonderful collection of photographs of The Towers. I went there for several months from late 1939 until it evacuated. My aunt Maureen Drake was one of the “big girls”. In later years, Anne Clinkard & I became great friends. After the school evacuated, I went to Upleatham Street School until it was bombed. Shortly after, our own house was destroyed by a bomb and we moved away until it was rebuilt in 1948. My main memory of the Towers is the horrid food – tripe and cochineal coloured tapioca pudding!” Image and information courtesy of Amanda Stobbs, thanks to David Howell and Katharine Broome for the updates.  Miss Pybus, Headmistress of Saltburn’s Towers School is pictured c.1940 at Rusland Hall, this was where the Towers School was evacuated in World War II. After the War started, but before the school was evacuated, the boarders used to be taken into the vaults of the Zetland Hotel to shelter when the air-raid sirens sounded. She also remembers having ”midnight feasts”, but with food in short supply thanks to the war, they used to eat toothpaste! Jose Mawson, was a pupil at the Towers from 1937 to 1941; and was there when the school was evacuated to Rusland Hall in 1940. Her great friend was Patricia Burn; other friends were Elizabeth Leathly-Shaw, Hilary Toy, Anne Clinkard, Heather Dorman, Pamela Radge, Marie Locke, Rosetta Bolton, and Joan and Pam Howell (whose parents were in India). After an outbreak of illness thanks to the Rusland Hall drains being unable to cope with the large numbers of people when the school was evacuated, my mother and her sister Helen left the school in 1941, and my mother subsequently attended Durham Girls’ County School. Jose Mawson has memories of the Headmistress, Miss Pybus, had a little white dog called Zeppi, and that all the boarders used to be invited round to Miss Pybus’s house (next door to the Towers) on a Sunday, where they were each given a ”Dainty Dinah” toffee! Image and information courtesy of Amanda Stobbs.  This Towers School Clothing List was supplied to Jose Mawson’s mother prior to her attending the school; it makes interesting reading. Included in the list is the bedding pupils would need for boarding. Jose Mawson, was a pupil at the Towers from 1937 to 1941, and was there when the school was evacuated to Rusland Hall in 1940. She remembers that they used to have different colour exercise books for different subjects. Her daughter Amanda Stobbs tells us: “ I remember being given a much larger red one to draw in when I was a small child. Don’t know what became of it, though. One blue backed book still survives because my mother used the spare pages to record her wedding presents! The gold logo on the front is quite spectacular compared to nowadays – also the fact that it’s hard-back.” Image and information courtesy of Amanda Stobbs.
A good clearance has been made of the pavement, it positively shines. Obviously road traffic was not as heavy, judging by the pony and cart on the opposite side of the road; as well as the people standing in the road way. Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson & Keith Bowers. |
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