East Cleveland Image Archive

The Archive has been requested to undertake some research of an images for the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum; it is displayed above! The image is part of the extensive collection of photographs which the Mining Museum holds, but the Museum is unsure of the relevance or reason for inclusion in their collection. It is believed to be two brothers who were part of a music hall act popular on Northern music hall stages; but the Archive would welcome any information to support or disprove this theory. Please help us!!!

Image courtesy of Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum.

A strange photograph, the lady among the gentlemen appears to be a cardboard cutout! Advertising Mackintosh’s Toffee De Luxe. Julie Riddiough comments: “I have a picture off the RAOB (“Buffs”) taken in what looks like the same place, I still haven’t worked out where it is though!” The location and reason for the deception is one for Sherlock Holmes?

Image courtesy of Pat Bennison, thanks to Jullie Riddiough for the update.

This is a very old photograph and where it came from I do not know, this was one way of wearing out the new trousers he didn’t like.

Image courtesy of Joan Jemson.

Lots of discussion about this photograph, not only do we not know who it is but what is the regalia he is wearing? Put us out of our misery and please tell.

Julie Riddiough tells us: ”Could be the ”Buffs” my great great grandad and his sons were founding members of the Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes Provincial Grand Lodge, the Skelton Lodge were called ”Old Royal George” we have one of his medals/badges”.

Image supplied by Reg Wilson and many thanks to Julie Riddiough for that update.

Neil Suckling loaned us this photograph to ask if anyone out there knows the names of the couple, he thinks they may be Verrill’s from Staithes. Can you help?

Image courtesy of Neil Suckling.