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Mr. Foster was the teacher here and this was the final year for the pupils before going to Rosecroft School.
Back Row L to R: Stuart Housam, Karl Jemson, Andrew Penney, Darren Watson, Paula Snowdon, Kath Simpson, Bernadette Grayson, Andrea Gorman, Kerry Taylor, Dale Gordon.
Middle Row L to R: Sean Mellor, Paul Mann, Simon Lodge, Andrew Walshaw, Wayne Boyes, Mark Byers, Akelda Barber, Kerry Robinson, Cheryl Smith, Kath Teesdale.
Front Row L to R: Gillian Clarke, Susan Jones, Sue Pearson, Michelle Easton, Kevin McConnell, Michael Radford, Andrew Tabner, Sean Thomas, Michael Breckon.
Image courtesy of Marian Toulson and thanks to Andrew Penny for the update.
A group of pupils with their teacher outside the school in the 1970’s
Back row (left to right): Mr Stewart, ??, Andrew Walshaw, Karl Jemson, Paul Ditchburn, Mark Jones, Dean Gibson, Kevin Walker, Mark Hanson.
Third row: Cheryl Smith, Michelle Hart, Louise Parker, Anne Brundle, Kaelie Polano, Michelle Easton, Angela Spinks, Katya Williams.
Second row: Jonathan Sanderson, Paula Toulson, Tessa Bainbridge, Louise Dunn, Lorna Richardson, Amanda Hall, Susan Jones, Jacqueline Robinson, Andrew Tabner.
Front row: Simon Lodge, Paul Garbutt, Darren Watson, Russell Hart.
Do you recognise yourself please help us fill in the rest of the names.
Image courtesy of Marian Toulson and thanks to Debbie Shaw for the update.
Loftus British Legion Social Club, in the 1970s, on Grosmont station waiting to board the train to travel to Filey for an outing which included lunch. The annual trip involved a coach trip from Loftus to NYMR at Grosmont, travel to Pickering and then coach trip to their lunch, etc.
Left to right: Bob Todd, Fred Wilson, Percy Temple, Alf Burnside, Dan Laity, Jack Drew, Charlie Watson, Bob Carter, Ted Money, Jonty Smith, Ray Stevenson, Alex Kuczewski, Lewis Wildmore, Tim Lines, Alan Patton, Dick Steyert, Andy Armstrong, Frank Binks, ??.
Image courtesy of Joan Jemson and thank to David Archer; only one left to name does anyone know?
A quiet sunny day in Loftus, the awnings are down to protect the shop windows from the sun. A more modern view, but not a lot of people out shopping and not much traffic.
I wouldn’t try standing around in Zetland Road like this today. I wonder – are the men selling the horse?
Image courtesy of Joan Jemson.
Once again a nice crisp image of Zetland Road from the end of West Road. Interestingly the present day derelict Congregational Chapel has not been erected, so dates this image as pre 1906. This view is again taken from the ”Cooke’s Views of Loftus and District”.
Image courtesy of John G. Hannah.
This view of the Temperance Hall on West Road in Loftus comes from the ”Cooke’s Views of Loftus and District”. The Temperance Movement was an attempt to stop the decline in the morals and christian behaviour of the British worker. It had a strong following among the employers, who were losing work-days through drunkenness and unruly behaviour. They built this fine building in Loftus to further their aims. It was also ”friendly” society; where, for a weekly subscription, the members were insured against illness and hard times. Today the building is the ”Dole Office” building or more properly The Department of Works and Pensions (DWP). Eric Johnson tells us: ”The dedication stone for the Temperance Hall is weathering and becoming illegible, I can make out the following inscription, but some of the letters and numbers may not be correct, or missing.
m – laid by s ?
v (or w) lapsley marske
on behalf of ??
plant of renown lodge
1283 ? I.O.G.T. june 11 1877”. ”The letters: I.O.G.T. stand for the INDEPENDENT ORDER of GOOD TEMPLARS. established in America about 1852 to combat the evils of drunkenness and abuse. with a structure similar to the Freemasons, with rituals, regalia, songs, and password to gain admittance. the order was started in England in 1868 in Birmingham, and eventually throughout the world. The order is still very much in existence.”
Image courtesy of John G. Hannah.
A very popular place to photograph, West Road again with the Congregational Chapel in the centre of the picture. Pretty much contemporary with the previous post.
Must be a sunny day as the awnings are out over the shops, we can see the pavements – but is the road a tarmac one yet? I don’t think you could stand and talk at the cross roads today as the men in the photo are doing.
Image courtesy of Mrs Sakelaropoulos.
A different and more modern view of West Road, there is now a proper road although not very busy.
Image courtesy of Joan Jemson.
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