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A Skilbeck postcard from about 1948, viewing Zetland Road towards West Road. The butcher’s shop on the left was Featherstone’s, next the Misses Griffiths (Ladies wear), then Daisy Dairy, the opening to the rear of Zetland Road, Maggie Rivets (Hairdressers), Medds (Cakes and Confectionery), Lengs (Ladies and Gents Hairdressers), Gartons (Shoes) and lastly the Cosy Cafe (Violet Husband). Across the road started with Prossers, then Walter Wilson, Goldbys, Skilbeck’s Stationers (and of postcard fame), Trinders, Swales (Fruiterers), entrance to the Commercial Hotel, John Dawson Robinsons (Iron- mongers and hardware), Eatons (Furnishings, etc) and finally Leggs (Ladies and Gents outfitter). Derick Pearson tells us: “Eatons started in the early 1920s as a Pawnbrokers on North Road and moved down to Zetland Road; they used this shop as a Draper, Furnishers, Fancy Goods and Carpet suppliers and were rivals to Trinders; Uptons took them over in the 1960s. Legg Bros did a Mobile service taking items to the local farming community and outlying villages too. Golbys and this was later taken over by Walter Wilson as they extended the shop.”
Image courtesy of Eric Norton; after consultations thanks for updates to Derick Pearson, Jean Wiggins and others.
Another Skilbeck postcard of Zetland Road; this time looking up the road from the crossroads, about 1948. Legg Bros; on the corner, were Outfitters and Drapers, occupying the premises now Harrops Pharmacy. A very different street to the present day, few of the shop frontages are unchanged and none of the original commercial enterprises remain. Whilst on the subject of changes; traffic today would preclude any attempts to park with such abandon.
Image courtesy of Eric Norton.
Do you remember when Harrop’s chemist looked like this? Wish I weighed as much now as I did on those scales. Thomas Harrop was born in 1914 and educated at Guisborough Grammar School, he served a five-year apprentice at Prosser’s 10 Zetland Road, (do you remember that shop; where Breckon and Shaw’s used to be?) He qualified in 1939, marrying in 1940 he opened the chemist’s in 1957. Sadly Tom passed away in 1980 the shop then was owned by Mr Ray Silver, who served the people of Loftus for many years. Still bearing the trading name of ‘Harrops Pharmacy’ it is now part of Oakside Pharmacy Ltd; it continues to play an important role in the community.
Image and information courtesy of Ray Silver.
Believed to having been photographed at the entrance to the then Royal Hotel in East Loftus (large building in the background being the United bus garage); we don’t know when this photograph was taken, but some of the men on it are:
Standing at the back: Harry Guy, Noel Pearson
Front (left to right): Don Pinkney, ??, ??, Bob Morrison, ??, Ernest (Cocky) Cockburn, Alf Pearson, ??, Bob Pearson. Ian Pearson tells us: ”To the left of Don Pinkney is Lenny Calvert. Behind Alf & Bob Pearson I think is Tommy Morrison.” Eric Trembath tells us: ”Directly behind Ernie Cockburn is Al Davey, it is Tom Loy Morrison.”
The rest of the men I cannot name, can you?
Image courtesy of Joan Jemson; thanks to Angela Cockburn for naming her Great Uncle Ernest Cockburn of East Crescent, also Ian Pearson, Eric Trembath and Lee Guy for the updates.
A Frith series postcard of the Town Hall; the card bears a postmark of 1968.
Image courtesy of Carolyn Richards.
A view of the steel works from High Street, Skinningrove.
Image courtesy of Pat Sparkes.
Skinningrove High Street from the seaward end, looking towards The Square. The end of Stone Row can be seen at the left in the background. Colin Hart tells us: ” The building to the left at the top of the High Street is the end of Stone Row, the chapel sits back and cannot be seen.” A. N. Andrew also says: “The building in the centre background is the Co-operative which was the start of New Company Row.”
Image courtesy of Pat Sparkes and thanks to Colin Hart and A. N. Andrew for the updates.
A view of Skinningrove taken from the old path round the cliff to the jetty.
Image courtesy of Pat Sparkes.
Another view of Skinningrove Iron and Steel Works from a nearer vantage point, clearly showing the slag processing plant; also visible are three blast furnaces.
Taken from Brotton road on an autumn day with Skinningrove works in full production; dating from about early 1960’s.
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