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 A fine hand coloured postcard view from the early twentieth century, in the centre a steam paddle tug heads out of the harbour. When not assisting sailing ships into the harbour, they often took holidaymakers on sea trips, in the summer months. Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  A Judges postcard of Whitby – what are they waiting for? Or are they discussing possible fish prices or when to take out the pots? Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  This view over Whitby Harbour to Khyber Pass and Scotch Head, has plenty of pedestrians along the road and Pier; but suprisingly few boats. The fishing fleet must be at sea. Note the unusual shape of the street lamp in the photograph. Can any viewer help with a date. Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  A view over the fishing boats , to the jetty at Skinningrove. Some building work appears to be under way on the jetty wall, the Archive asked: “Perhaps some of our viewers can recognise the boats and who were the owners, and with a possible date?” Colin Hart tells us: ”The boat in the foreground WY26 named ”Progress” was owned by my Grandad Bob Hart, he lived at 143 Grove Hill and the boat was used for the Gala Queen procession in the Boatmans Gala each year as seen in other photographs in the Archive”. Kathleen Fenwick tells us: ”The man standing beside the boat is my great-uncle Charlie Langford, he lived 1, New Company Row, Skinningrove; his boat had only one stripe – 1 plank wide. Don’t know its name.” Image (a Frith’s Postcard) courtesy of Rita Unthank; also thanks to Colin Hart and Kathleen Fenwick for the updates.  The south side of the Market Place, sometime in the 1950’s (from a Frith’s postcard); Covells Butchers delivery van awaits its load, they delivered around the district. The Unitedbus waits at the stop, Teeside bound. Parrot’s ironmongers now the Post Office is in front of the bus. A solitary figure looks at the cinema poster. The Regal is advertising RENDEZVOUS, which is a clue for dating. The Town Hall clock is showing twenty past ten a.m. But the Market Place is remarkedly quiet. Although listed as a Frith’s postcard, the Archive has the identical view but George Skilbeck is the publisher; this in the days when Friths were starting to ‘gobble up’ small independant postcard publishers. Image courtesy of Rita Unthank and Maurice Grayson.  A quiet sunny day in Loftus, the awnings are down to protect the shop windows from the sun. Not a lot of people out shopping and not much traffic. Image courtesy of Rita Unthank.  A fine summers day at Ruswarp; whilst one man exerts himself on the river, others take their ease in the deckchairs. Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  Ruswarp Scene; a popular place for hiring a rowing boat for a leisurely time on the River Esk (with a four pack in the water, tied to the boat)! Image courtesy of Rita Unthank.  Whitby harbour, the fishing vessel, in the foreground, has the name Ocean Venture, Whitby. But the K Y lettering suggests it is from Kirkcaldy in Scotland. The boat has large rope reels, a gutting shelter forward and is possibly a seine netter. Jim Hebden tells us: ”The Whitby fishing boat in the photograph is the Ocean Venture KY209 bought from Scotland in 1962 the Ocean Venture was trawler and seine netter and she was owned by father and son Jack and Jim Hebden.”
Robin Hoods Bay rowing lifeboat about to be launched, with some eight crew members all wearing cork life-jackets, This postcard view dated from 1905. The Archive asked: ”Can you help with the name of the Lifeboat.” Raymond Pennock advises: ”The “Mary Ann Lockwood” replaced the “Ephraim and Hannah Fox” in 1902. The life-boatman nearest the bow in a life-jacket is my Great Grandfather; Thomas Storm, (’Shoemaker Tom’) to identify him from others of the same name!” |
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