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High Street Carlin How in 1927

Carlin How High Street – this image from a Phoenix Series postcard produced by Brittain & Wright of Stockton is postmarked 1927, although possibly from an earlier time. Notice the absence of traffic, also the bench seat and roadworks outside the Co-operative Store.

Image and information courtesy of Caroline Callow.

Coronation Street – but not of televison fame!

Coronation Street, Carlin How , postmarked 27th April 1927. Caroline Callow who sent us the image tells us ” My mother wrote on the back that the fifth house on the right is No.61”, however Caroline is mystified as to the importance of that information.” Her family were Glovers of 22 Wood Street, Carlin How. Can anybody help with further details?


Image and information regarding dating courtesy of Caroline Callow.

Greetings From Redcar

A postcard From Redcar, with Edwardian pin-ups in the letters!

Image courtesy of Pat Bennison.

Sledging

A dark and gloomy winters day on Skinningrove beach, with two persons sledging down the steep Bothroyd’s bank road.

Image courtesy of Ken Loughran.

Hills View of Skelton

A view of the central portion of the High Street, again showing Skelton Castle in the distance. The white arched building in the foreground was for many years Skelton & Brotton District Council Offices. The gardens behind were maintained to provide flowers Council’s displays. This civic pride in their own locality must have provoked this collection of postcards.
Image courtesy of Irene Dickinson.

Skelton from The Hills – 1

An eastward view of All Saints church and the protruding Warsett hill in the background. I wonder what the collection of boys on Swilly Lane was planning that day?

Image courtesy of Irene Dickinson.

Skelton from The Hills

This view which includes the West End Methodist Chapel with the familiar white frontage on to Green Road and Skelton Castle almost hidden amongst the trees in the centre of this view.

Image courtesy of Irene Dickinson.

Views of Skelton-in-Cleveland

This collection of nine postcard images of Skelton came encased in this explanatory sleeve; produced by The R & P Co. Ltd of London EC4.

Image courtesy of Irene Dickinson.

Upleatham Church

Obviously the postcard company felt this local building of note was worthy of inclusion in Skelton viewpoints.
Image courtesy of Irene Dickinson.

War Memorial on Cross Green

The inclusion of the war memorial gives some indication of the period of production of this postcard series, as prior to the early 1920s memorials were not so prevelant.

Image courtesy of Irene Dickinson.