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 Looks to me as though the fireman walking up the bank has had enough, I could have put the caption ’Had Enough I Am Going Home’ but I am sure that is not the case it must have been a very trying time for all of them. Knowing that the accident involved Richard Aitken of Loftus, it must have been a frightening experience! Image courtesy of Ted Morgan via Eric Johnson.  SS Aberdonian, intending to tie up at Skinningrove Jetty, overshot and grounded on Wednesday 18th June 1930 at Cowbar, she was re-floated at high tide on 22nd June 1930. From information found on the web: the SS Aberdonian was built on the Clyde in 1909 by D & W Henderson and registered at Aberdeen by the Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company. She served as a hospital ship during the first World War, evacuating casualties from France after the disaster of the Somme on the 1st July 1916 and as a Depot Ship at Fort William in 1940. Image courtesy of Mike Holliday.  Now believed to be the SS Aberdonian grounded at Cowbar, Staithes; having overshot her intended mooring at Skinningrove in 1930. Image courtesy of Mike Holliday.  25th July 1910 is the date that was on this postcard image and we are told by Fred Brunskill: ”The Duc D’Aumale was a wooden French lugger on a fishing voyage when she became stranded in shallow water just North of Whitby on 23rd July 1910. She became a total wreck and sank.” Thanks to Fred Brunskill for the update.  Believed to have grounded at Redcar; but again the name is all that is known about this ship any more information would be gratefully received.  The name is the only thing I know about this photograph; believed to be pictured at Redcar, so once again help is needed.  The Archive does have some information on this photograph kindly loaned by Kathleen Hicks: “The Skinningrove night shift were coming home when the accident happened and John McLaren crawled to Loftus, after having his leg brken in the accident, to get help. John Bennett (Senior) drove the break down vehicle that hauled the bus from the beck.” Derick Pearson advised: “The bus had gone straight along the front of Kilton Mill (mill building) and over the bank into the stream. Looks as though there is snow on the ground. The sign just above the men’s heads is what used to be the Advisory ‘Stop and get into first gear’ Sign before attempting the bank, for the United buses.” Craig W. tells us: ”The recovery truck is a World War II ex-army Canadian Ford or Chevrolet (CMP) that belonged to United buses, one of these could be seen in Loftus bus garage well into the 1970’s and this may be the one. Fascinated me as a kid because I was well into World War II vehicles. Possibly it’s still around as some were bought by classic vehicle collectors when sold off.” Pam McVay has added: ” My dad; Deryck Jones was a fitter at the united in the 50s and could well have been at the crash or even driving the recovery truck, My brother was a fitter there too and may know a bit more about the recovery truck.” Image and information courtesy of Kathleen Hicks, also thanks to Derick Pearson, Craig W. and Pam McVay for the updates.  Okay gentlemen and ladies, a week off and it hasn’t done me any good at all because I am still asking for your help. What ship and which rocks? Joan Webster advised: “I think that ship was at Redcar, I remember a ship stuck on the rocks there, but not sure if it is that one!” Craig White has assisted with: “After a hunch this was under cliffs somewhere in our area. Web research ( OK googling!) gives that this is the S.S. Hermiston which ran aground at North Cheek, Robin Hoods Bay on 19th May 1910 in thick fog while on passage from Antwerp to Shields. She was built on the Clyde in 1901 and they must have got her off because she was not scrapped until 1937. Robin Hoods Bay Lifeboat ‘Mary Anne Lockwood’ attended.” Image courtesy of Mike Holliday, thanks to Joan Webster, Dave Hobman and Alan Davies; but particularly Craig White for the updates.  Hmm little different but we thought well worth publishing, it crashed so the caption tells us at Marske, and although Derick Pearson informed us it was 1910. David Fleming has enlightened us : ”The plane is Airco DH6 B2728 and the date is 25th April 1918.” Eric Johnson tells us: ”Marske aerodrome, was a private airfield little used until taken over by the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. It became the base of no. 4 Auxiliary School of Aerial Gunnery; with a diverse fleet of aircraft, Fk8s to Sopwith Camels and up to 50 aircraft were used for training. Four large double brick-built hangars; with administration, technical and domestic buildings were constructed. There was a constant stream of pupils, flying accidents were frequent, one pilot had three crashes in three days (fortunately 2nd Lieutenant W.E. Johns survived them); he went on to write the famous ’Biggles’ books .” Thanks to Derick Pearson, Eric Johnson and David Fleming for the updates.  Enough of an unusual spectacle to attract a crowd of bystanders – but was it? In those not-so-far-off days of crash gear boxes and cable brakes it only took a missed gear-change to set you off in a rearwards direction! On todays crowded roads it would have ended up with a multiple vehicle collision. Craig Colledge updated our knowledge with: “I think that you will find that this was my grandad’s bus, George Colledge. I have various photographs at different angles of the accident blown up in frames on the wall. As I remember being told as a youngster it was at the bottom of Brotton. Grandad always said he has never seen so much raw eggs, live chickens and other animals thrown a cross the inside of a bus. (In them days you would take anything on board to market). The reason for the accident was that the steering failed. Or that is what he told me.” Image courtesy of Howard Wilson, thanks to Craig Colledge for the update. |
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