A rather nice view of the hotel as you go up the driveway.
Image from the sale catalogue courtesy of Mrs Lilian Waton.
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 Too late to buy I’m afraid as this sale being the dispersal of the Grinkle Park Estate was in 1946. I wonder how much was paid for it? Image of the Sale catalogue courtesy of Mrs Lilian Waton.  A lovely Skilbeck postcard showing a very early Easington; the girls look very smart in their aprons. David Bertram advises: “Shows Morehead Terrace looking along Whitby Road towards Staithes; the former Tiger Inn in the background.“  The sanctuary in Easington church.  Once again Easington church; from an Air photograph by Jack Braithwaite (Leeds) entitles ”Parish Church Easington (Loftus)”. Robin Lidster comments: “I was interested to see this aerial photograph by Jack Braithwaite – I am trying to find out information about him – as I have two aerial view postcards of Robin Hood’s Bay by him.” Image courtesy of Mrs Lilian Waton, thanks to Robin Lidster for the comment.
Not the recent one but 1947, it lasted for 8 weeks, this photo shows Boulby Bank top with Tommy Jackson driving the snow plough. Now this scene I DO remember, boy was that snow piled high. Image and information courtesy of Joan Jemson.  This view showing the interior of Easington Church is from a post card posted in 1908. Image courtesy of Tina Dowey.  Yes a lovely view looking down Boulby Bank before the Potash was built, dated 1967. Unfortunately a previous editor cropped the date off to get less of the sky. Russ Pigott comments: “Interesting that there appears to be the remains of a bridge parapet opposite the farm, this would have carried the coast railway over the A174. I presume the cottages that stand where CPL now is were for the former Boulby ironstone mine?” Image courtesy of Geoff Hore and thanks to Russ Pigott for the update.  About a mile long this tunnel (which carries the line through the ridge along which Grinkle Lane travels) I was told; and yes we used to go and play in it when the trains were running and scare ourselves silly. Dave tells us: “Actually the tunnel is some 993 yards long.” Ann Jackson tells the Archive: “My Great Grandad James Jackson worked on the Easington a Tunnel. He worked for the Midland Railway Co. As a stone mason. He moved to Easington from the Dales where he worked on the Ribblehead Viaduct also for the same company.” Whilst Christopher Colbeck advises: “I came to live in Loftus in 1958. Along with mates from the Loftus Rec [Micklow Lane] we had on several occasions walked/stumbled through the tunnel to the far end which gave us access to Twizziegill where in previous times the had been mine workings. There were old brick buildings [I think they were stables]. What made the tunnel a bit daunting was not the length but the fact that tunnel had a curve which meant that there was no ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ to be seen until we had walked a considerable distance. At that time the rails and sleepers were all in place. There were recesses let in the sides of the tunnel which we could step into; which I presumed provided a safe space for workmen when trains were running regularly. There was two vertical air/light shafts in the roof but years of steam trains had reduced the walls to a matt black surface which gave no reflected light and rendered a torch fairly useless.” Thanks to Dave, Ann Jackson and Christopher Colbeck for the updates.  We cannot dispute where this Frith postcard was taken, as once again it is Easington but no people are about this time, no entrance to Glebe Gardens estate on the right hand side. Note the bread van making his deliveries – but to whose shop? Possibly the Co-op? No Co-op in Easington at this time, if my memory serves me right I think there was a little shop there; in these more modern times there is still a post office and small general store. David Bertram advises: “The Post Office which was also a small general store was in that Terrace during early 1980s and is still there!“ Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson and many thanks to David Bertram for the update. |
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