A very busy day on Mill Bank – two buses! – a lovely view of Kilton Beck and Kilton Mill; with Duck Hole pit in the background to the left.
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A bus half way up the bank and the entrance to Glover’s Path on the right; a pile of logs in the field (or are they pit props?). On the skyline on the left you can just make out St Hilda’s Terrace.
A hand-tinted photo of the hospital and the second bridge as the caption says, the works can be clearly seen on the hill in the background.
We thought this was Skinningrove, but now are reliably informed it is North Ormesby! We have also been reliably informed that the wards at Skinningrove would have a similar layout and positioning of beds, as well as heating arrangements! A poor image but you can see the nurses standing by the beds of the patients. Ann Jackson suggested: “It could be one of the medical wards. The wards were much the same layout in the late 1960’s when I started my training. They were more modern with central heating and the fire places had gone.” Rod Clarkson has confirmation with: “definitely St Michael’s or St Luke’s Wards at North Ormesby Hhospital (depending if was ground floor or 1st floor). The layout was much the same in late 1970’s when I trained there.” Many thnaks to Ann Jackson and Rod Clarkson for those updates.
A good picture of the hospital built by the mine owners, the jetty in the background and the old bridge on the right. Image courtesy of Alan Richardson.
A beautiful quiet lane (and I wish I had a £1 for every time I had walked it) beautiful views all round but as usual the iron and steel works dominate the skyline.
A triumphant return to Loftus for Mr Samuel the winner of the by-election, the post office is easily picked out, with the chemist next door. Interestingly with an electorate of 12,360 Mr Samuel won the seat casting 5,834 votes with his opponent Geoffrey Drage casting 3,798, giving a turn-out of some 70+%; how different to today?
The caption on the photograph says it all, Cleveland by-election Mr Samuel in Loftus Tuesday July 6th, 1902. Outside what used to be the National Provincial Bank later the Nation Westminster Bank (NatWest). The by-election followed the resignation of the standing Liberal MP, Alfred Edward Pease on the grounds of ill-health. Pease had previously been the MP for York from 1885 until 1892; Despite this plea of poor health, Pease actually lived for another 37 years and spent much of the rest of his life in British East Africa (known as Kenya from 1920), hunting game and entertaining travellers who came for the safaris.
A lovely clear shot of the hospital, the jetty in the background and all the allotments on the hillside; the image is from a Smelt postcard. As yet the Archive has not sourced a clearer image, perhaps a viewer of the site can assist? Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection, Cleveland ironstone Mining Museum and others.
Originally we posted this image in poor black and white format; but realised it was from a postcard (based on the number – upper right corner) and there must be a better quality image somewhere. Recently whilst undertaking a scan of another collection game upon the above image and so have replaced. Image courtesy of Julie Tyrka and Eric Johnson. |
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