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Boosbeck Road in Skelton Green

The road today is usually lined to the right with parked vehicles, but the former ironstone miner’s hospital (now a nursing home) still stands at the left of this scene. Margaret Bruce tells us: ”The old Miners’ Hospital on the left of this image was at some point divided into two residences (not sure of the date when this happened). It has certainly been two residences from 1957 to the present day (2016). One residence has access from Manless Terrace only (The Bungalow), while the other part of the house has access from both Manless Terrace and Boosbeck Road.” Mary Jones tells us: ”I’m almost certain this building, or part of it, was used as a surgery by Doctor Rooney in the late 1950s.” Margaret Bruce added: “Doctor Rooney lived in Ardmore House, which is next door to Rawcliffe House and is not shown on this photograph.”

Image courtesy of Irene Dickinson; thanks to Margaret Bruce and Mary Jones for the updates.

All Saints Church

Today the church still dominates the eastern end of the High Street. Although today the trees are more noticeable.

Image courtesy of Irene Dickinson.

Church Lane Skelton

The secondary entrance to Skelton Castle from the Guisborough road; today the cottages still remain in this almost unchanged scene.

Image courtesy of Irene Dickinson.

High Street Skelton

The Skelton-in-Cleveland Co-operative Society building still dominates the High Street, but the present day white glazed frontage does not show the building to best effect.
Image courtesy of Peter Appleton and Irene Dickinson

Winter at Lythe

Lythe Bank top after a winter storm before 1910; the church of St Oswald is seen without the later spire on top of the tower. The spire was added as part of the adaptions by Sir Walter Tapper in 1910.

Image courtesy of Alan Richardson.

Pleasant Day at the Grove

A change from our winter scenes at Skinningrove, a more pleasant and milder day in the 1960s.

Image courtesy of Ken Loughran.

No Fish Today

A day for staying ashore at Skinningrove, a bleak winters day with a high sea running in past the jetty.

Image courtesy of Ken Loughran.

Winter

Snow covered cliffs at Skinningrove, with Boulby cliffs looming in the distance.

Image courtesy of Ken Loughran.

Haul Away 2

Photograph dating from 1914, the winch rope is being attached to the coble. David Richardson tells us: ”Its Staithes beach before the construction of the breakwaters so pre-1920′s.”

Image courtesy of Alan Richardson; thanks to David Richardson for the location identification.

Haul Away

A coble is being hauled up the beach. But which beach was our query? David Richardson tells us: ”Its Staithes beach before the construction of the breakwaters so pre-1920′s.”

Photograph courtesy Alan Richardson and many thanks to David Richardson for confirming the location.