This Iron and Steel works banner for the Cleveland district was first displayed on the Archive, courtesy of the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum. The Archive asked: “Did any body know any more about it?” Eric Johnson advised: “This image is part of a collection of banners produced as part of A History of the Iron & Steels Confederation. This banner belonged to the Cleveland District of the Associated Iron and Steel Workers” The image now appears elsewhere on the Archive as “Banners1”. John Thomas has advised: “On this Cleveland District of the Associated Iron and Steel Workers Banner, the gentleman seated at the rear with a beard was my Great Great Grandfather Edward Thomas (a member of the Northern Conciliation Board). He was born in Holywell Wales and is buried in Eston Cemetery, the grave stone was erected by his fellow workmen in recognition of his valuable services rendered as a representative.” This image and information courtesy of Eric Johnson, thanks to John Thomas for the update.
This I found very useful as if you like me had looked at various aerial photographs of Skinningrove works and wondered which part was which. Well wonder no more this photograph tells all.
The only time you would have got this view a few years ago was if you were on the steel works, but it does show the jetty off very well. Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection.
Thanks to Owen Rooks for this photograph and following caption: ”This is a shot I took from a helicopter of the works site in June 2006. I don’t know what goes on there these days so I’ll leave it to the experts to identify any noteworthy features!”
The caption for this photograph originally stated: “Bridge across jetty bank nearing completion, July 1950”; sadly it no longer exists! Some sixty years later even the jetty is no longer used by the steelworks.
This photograph of Harry Grange and Mr. Burnley was taken on Skinningrove Works. Mr. Grange was a research chemist at the steel works. His daughter Carolyn is unsure about Mr Burnleys job at Skinningrove, can anybody assist?
This image provoked quite a few comments about the brickwheel gang; this image has Harry Dack’s twin brother Tom second from the right. Can anyone know the names of the other men? The brickwheel produced the once familiar ‘back street’ paving bricks, produced from the slag; a by product of the iron smelting process. Eric Johnson advised the Archive: “In the background, centre of the image, part of the benzole house can be seen; this distilled the tar from the coke ovens and to the right the old number 5 furnace.”
Image from a compilation by Derick Pearson and others, thanks to Eric Johnson for the update.
The Archive doesn’t know what the occasion was, possibly a presentation. Carolyn Richard’s father, Harry Grange, is standing in the middle at the back of the group. Can anybody assist.
Part of the Laboratory staff photographed during lunch break outside the laboratories in January 1947; the photograph bears this date on the back. Back row: Alf James, Clive Lawson, Norman Dales. Front row: Harry Grange, Donald Pell, Nancy Rudham, John Donavon, Elizabeth Ferrer, George Allison, Audrey Keen (later Dales). Harry Grange apparently set the camera up to take a time release exposure and then joined the group.
Image courtesy of Carolyn Richards, thanks to Jean Yardy and Elizabeth Ferrer for names and information updates.
A view of Skinningrove works looking over the top of the valley from the cliffs near Hummersea, the image is taken from a postcard believed to have been produced by T. C. Booth of Loftus.Eric Johnson tells us: ”Viewing this image: from the left the new 36 inch mill can be seen; moving right the soaking pits and then next right the solitary large chimney of the original 250 ton tilting furnace of the Talbots (melting shop). At the right of the photograph in front of the blast furnaces, the coke ovens are under construction; I believe they came on stream in 1911. During the Great War, extra furnaces and mixer were added to the Talbots; the soaking pits were extended; a second battery of coke ovens erected, and in 1918/19 a 18,000 hp electric motor installed in the 36 inch mill. I would date this photograph to 1910.”Margaret Atkinson comments: “My grandmother’s first husband Alfred Stubley who was born 1888; died 8th December 1913 at Skinningrove Ironworks. He was a tiler. There was an inquest and I would love to have more details about the accident.”
Image courtesy of Joan Jemson, thanks to Eric Johnson and Margaret Atkinson for the updates.
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