Do you recognise yourself here, can you tell us the occasion? The names are: Les Webster, Mr Harrison, Fred Halton, Bill Hyde, Brian Stonehouse, Derick Gales, Ted Wheatman, John Bryant, Mr Harrison’s son, Geoff Cox, Dennis Thomas, Charlie Hellings, Col Collinson, Jack Faye, John Frankland.
Brian Stonehouse tells us: ”This photograph was taken on Redcar racecourse about November/December 1951. I was sports secretary of Loftus Youth Club and had to organise all the fixtures. We played in the area youth club league against Whitby, Redcar, Thornaby and Grangetown (who were a nursery club for Middlesbrough FC and who used to trounce us!) As we had no field all our home and away matches were played away. I picked the team and as no one ever wanted to play in goal I always got the job. Geoff Cox had a goalkeeper jersey, which I used and on that particularly day I bought it from him for five shillings. You can see the racecourse structure displaying the runners and riders between Ron Webster and Mr Harrison.”
Image courtesy of Audrey Winspear and thanks to Brian Stonehouse for the update.
We know it is Skinninggrove Band walking by Angling Green, the image has come to the Archive twice; Colin Hart providing a copy (on the reverse bearing the information ”Arlington Studio – W.E. Grier”); dating from the early 1960s it is believed.
Ray Brown tells the Archive: ”I cannot help with the date or reason for the parade, but I can help with a few names, leading the band is Arthur Stone (looking at him I would say the picture may have been taken in the mid 1950 to early 1960s); front row (far right) Henry Rawlins, front row (far left) Jimmy Bushby?, third row (far right) Colin Limon and back row (far left) Malcolm Voden. All those named helped both Loftus County Modern band and later; when formed the Loftus Town Band.” Image courtesy Colin Hart and Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum and thanks to Ray Brown for the update.
Skinningrove Brass Band at Pickering in August 1910, winning the first prize. Do you know any of the men? We are told by Keith Lowther: ” The bloke at the front with the trombone is my grandfather, Arthur Ernest Lowther from Whitby; 1880 to 1963.”
Image courtesy of Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum and thanks to Keith Lowther for the update.
Loftus Athletic Football Team in 1979; the year they won the League Cup.
Back row: John Toulson (Manager), Steve Trillo, Derek Knight, Andrew Drinkhall, Mick Gaines, Keith Corner, Fred Kitchener (Coach). Front row: Bernard Devereux, Chris Lindsey, Jeff Ground, John Devereux, Mark Winspear.
Image and information courtesy of Mike Allison and Marian Toulson.
Early 1960’s saw these men in the football team from the United Bus depot at East Loftus. Alan Chilton advised the Archive: “Full names are: Back row: Alan Batterbee, Eric Jeffels, Harry Watson, Jack Dunstan, Colin Cuthbert, George Routledge. Front row: Bob Carlyle, Percy Marshall, Colin Stone , Alan Chilton, George Say.”
Image and courtesy of Alan Chilton, thanks also to Alan Chilton for the names update.
Terry Carter, Philip Mortimer, Eric Parker (Assistant Scout Leader), Ted Ward, Joe Ward (in the checked shirt) and Ray Pass pictured by Greenhowe ‘Greena’ Beck, near Scaling Mill.
John Nellist, ??, ??, ??, Peter King and David Hebron pictured at the Egton camp site. Can anybody assist with who are the other three Scouts in the middle of the picture and what are they doing, are they peeling spuds?
This image of Loftus Scouts features: Michael Swales, John Nellist, Ray Pass, Michael Hore, Ted Ward and Philip Mortimer walking near Whitby on a day out.
Loftus Albion Football Club 1913-1914, obviously Cup Winners. They played at the present cricket ground. Has anyone any idea who these men are or the trophy they played for?
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