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We’ve wondered about this one for a long time; having just found a similar image in Jean Wiggin’s book, ’Loftus in old picture postcards’ and cross-checked the hall out in Street View on Google Earth. It’s hard to recognise now, with Hall Grounds built up all round it, but the hall itself remains very much as it is in this picture. The image came from a printed selection by J. Richardson of Loftus, although as yet have not defined a date of publication.
Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection.
You can hardly see the works, but they are here – early construction image.
Image courtesy of Alan Franks.
This time it’s Ronnie Patton and Louis McGuire, I am sure most older Loftus people can pick out Betty McGuire, second right, cheeriest postwoman ever. ”Tie-Pin Ted” is also in the photograph, who I am told was one of four Winspear brothers who lived at Liverton Mines. Louis’s father stands next to her and her cousin Beatrice, next to him. Two of the lovely small bridesmaids were Rosalie and Margaret Patton.
Still very early days, but it’s beginning to take shape.
Image courtesy of A. Franks.
The beginning of the end for Street Houses; the image is taken from a Northern Echo newspaper cutting, we continue to hope for an improved version!.
Once again, a rather grainy photograph – but one that was the end of an era – as it shows the workmen dismantling the railway. Doctor Beeching is frequently blamed for closing many railways which he didn’t; he presented a report with recommendations! The Loftus to Whitby Railway closed in May 1958, Loftus Station closed to passengers in 1960; although goods deliveries continued until 1963. The image came from another Northern Echo newspaper cutting.
Many thanks to Simon Chapman for correcting our commentary.
Lovely clear shot of Loftus Station, the bank on the left would have taken us to Liverton Mines, clearly visible on the hill. Lynn Jones enquired of the Archive if it was possible to a train from Redcar to Skinningrove in 1900; the Archive has now explained the peculiarities of the ‘Skinningrove – Carlin How’ stations.
Must have been a very still day when this train pulled into the station as the smoke is going straight up, en-route to Whitby. How I would love to be on that steam train now on the way to Whitby.
This must be one of our earliest photos of Mill Bank (correct me if I am wrong) but it is the only one I have seen of the bank with horses and carts going up it. Looking closely the road doesn’t seem to be made up, is it? Duck Hole pit that can be seen on the left and through the haze top right Mount Pleasant? The huts in the field were used to house the Australian Army in World War I.
Thanks to Kathleen Hicks for the update.
The headgear is up and so are the administration buildings, but it’s not all finished yet. Another image scanned from an official photograph, dated 1970.
Image courtesy of Alan Franks.
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