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 One of several images of the Coronation Parade to celebrate the Coronation of King George V in 1911. In this view the parade is viewed as it moves up Zetland Road to the Market Place. This view point must have been popular with photographers as we have many scenes of Loftus events from a similar perspective. Possibly taken from the upper floor of the Odd Fellow’s Hall. Image courtesy of Jean Carass.
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! Image courtesy of Olive Bennett.  This T. C. Booth postcard shows the procession prior to the 1906 Congregational Picnic, descending Zetland Road. Judging by the road, other parts of the procession had preceded in front! Image courtesy of Olive Bennett.  This was the picnic to which the Procession was leading to in 1906. T. C. Booth (the Congregational Minister) not only participated in the Picnic, he obviously then sold postcard memories of this event. In later years he continued to record events and people both in Loftus and in the surrounding area. Image courtesy of Olive Bennett.  T. C. Booth’s postcard views of the Picnic bore separate titles. Obviously not all could get on the one picture, or perhaps these were the younger participants and “Feeding Time” was a more appropriate title? Image courtesy of Olive Bennett.  Our postcard image shows another happy band obviously having a good day (and good weather) at the Loftus Congregational picnic. This is another of the postcards produced by T. C. Booth; being an active participant he would be well placed to ensure members of the congregation could have a momento of the happy occasion. Image courtesy of Olive Bennett.  Believed to be part of the ceremonies at the unveiling of the Loftus Cenotaph in 1922. The image shows the British Legion commemorating the fallen of World War I with a decorated float at the end of an extensive parade, possibly on the way to church for the Service of Remembrance. Image courtesy of Olive Bennett.  A further image of the foundation stone laying of the West End Chapel. Another T. C. Booth postcard of the ill-fated chapel, which in 1927 had to be demolished following the bank top slippage. It was then rebuilt on Deepdale Road. Image courtesy of Margaret and Michael Garbutt.  The official opening of the ill-fated West End Chapel of Loftus in September 1911. Following a landslip at the top of Loftus bank on 27th September 1927, the chapel had to be demolished owing to being unsafe. Well attended, gentlemen not only suited and booted; even top hats can be seen amidst the bowlers and straw boaters. Whilst the ladies are in floral dresses and equally well hatted! The banding in the brickwork of the chapel is of a similar style to that of the Congregational church at the end of Westfield Terrace. Image courtesy of Margaret and Michael Garbutt.  The visit of H.R.H. Prince George (Duke of Kent) in 1933 saw him visiting parts of East Cleveland including Guisborough. This is believed to be a visit to the foundry; here Prince George appears to be inspecting the work of a blacksmith. Bill Danby advises: ”The Royal in the photograph is Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of George V and not the second, who was Duke of York and future King George VI. The Duke of Kent was visiting Heartbreak Hill, Magra and Charlton’s Ironstone Mine on the 16 Feb 1933, so this image was probably taken the same day. He was killed on the 25th August 1942 when the flying boat he was in with 13 others flew into a hillside in Caithness. You can just make out “Northern Echo Photograph” bottom right.” Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson and Keith Bowers; many thanks to Bill Danby for the detail and update. |
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