Seaton Garth, Staithes, around 1900; someone’s chickens are loose on the Garth. In more modern times and despite the restrictions on motor vehicles accessing the Garth the poultry would have little chance to roam!
Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson.
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 Dock End, from the beach, Bay Town. The ice cream van is very distinctive. The car perhaps an Standard 8 or 10? is helpful in dating this postcard, can our viewers assist? Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson.  A view of the beach chalets at Hazelgrove, Saltburn. We believed the image dated from just before World War II, Callum Duff advises us: ”This postcard dates from after World War II. The pier has been refurbished, the landward buildings have been weatherboarded and the windowed screens have been added. I have film of Saltburn from 1963 and the Hazelgrove Chalets have the same colour scheme so I would date this image as being sometime between 1952 (date of pier re-opening) and 1963.” Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson and thanks to Callum Duff for the update.  Beach scene at Redcar around 1900. A hot sunny day, but with very little flesh on view; compare this with a modern beach scene. Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson.  Four views of Redcar in the 1950’s; the Childrens Corner was also known as Sunshine Corner. Alan Etherington comments: “I remember the “Penny Mat” being built. Stan Winskill was the owner and you carried your mat to the top and he was there to take your penny and give you a push. Must have been the early 1950s.” Whilst today teh other major change is that the High Street is now closed to traffic. Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson, thanks to Alan Etherington for the update.  Three young tearaways camping outside their front door which was John Street New Skelton; are Bobby and Frank Ellingham and the best friend Owen Rooks.  Another image sent to us by Owen Rooks of the same three boys outside their makeshift tent in John Street New Skelton in 1949. The boys are Bobby and Frank Ellingham and Owen Rooks and very proud they look of the tent.  A view of the then Junior School at Skinningrove in the early 1960s. Barry Lancaster tells us: ”I went to school here ( 1950 to 1955 ).” Whilst Heather Long tells us: ”My grandparents Lawrence (Loy) and Mary Downs were caretakers of the school. I went there till 1962 when we moved to Skelton. They lived opposite the school for years to come. The photograph clearly shows the door down to the coke house which I loved going down to in the winter. Grandad started shovelling coke into the furnace early morning to make sure the school was as warm as it could be for the children coming in. Happy days.” Image courtesy of Ken Loughran and thanks to Barry Lancaster and Heather Long for these updates.  Saltburn Miniature Railway started in 1947; it’s original track running from the Beach Road alongside Skelton Beck through a tunnel under the Halfpenny Bridge to the Italian Gardens. The 15 inch gauge engine based on an A4 type locomotive was named Prince Charles. The line was moved to the other side of the beck after a landslip. Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson.  The road to old Upleatham church (as a painting by ? Gilette); in the middle distance Skelton Castle and on the horizon Skelton church and village. From a postcard courtesy of Maurice Grayson. |
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