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The title told us it was Harry Rayson’s wedding, Kate Webster was his bride and the wedding was in 1917. We asked ”But where was the wedding?”, Sheila Drinkhall advised that it was at Brotton; further researches have shown that Kate was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webster, Confectioner of Front Street, Carlin How. Harry is wearing the uniform of a Bombardier in the Royal Garrison Artillery (part of the Royal Field Artillery).
Many thanks to both Nivard Ovington and Sheila Drinkhall for their assistance in our researches.
An image of The Stray at Redcar looking a lot different to The Stray today; coastal defences were an essential part of World War II, with the ever present threat of invasion.
Ruth Davison far right was married to Eric son of the landlord and landlady of the Maynard Arms, Carlin How; Thomas Harrison Davison and Fern (nee Grocock, pre 1923). Good head on those pints Fern.
Originally entitled “The Furnaces Skinningrove” this is a different view of the square, front left of what is now the Post Office and shop with Nixon’s Bank leading up to Carlin how; as we start up the bank Hutton Street stands on the right hand side, sadly another piece of Skinningrove no longer standing. In front of Timm’s Coffee house can be seen the quoits pitch (which appear to be in use today), a popular pastime, after the pigeons, of course.
Some of the oldest houses in Skinningrove can be seen here on the right of the photograph, with the works are on the hillside in the background and I wonder what mischief the young boys were plotting?
Image courtesy of Ted Morgan, via Eric Johnson.
An early photograph of Railway Terrace, Brotton Road in Carlin How; the picture hides the then probably almost ”demonic” sight of the works behind this terrace for the railway workers houses which were separated from the works by the Saltburn to Whitby coast line. Neil Suckling tells us: ”The first house being the home of my great grandparents (Alf and Laura Suckling) from about 1885 till 1925, my grandad ,Andrew Suckling,was born there in 1902.” The 1911 Census lists the residents as: ’Alfred William Suckling (plate layer NER), Laura Suckling (Alfred’s wife), daughters Mary & Lydia, sons John & Andrew. All the children having been born in Carlin How.’ In later years Andrew Suckling was treasurer and Preacher at the High Street Methodist Chapel in Staithes.
At the extreme left of image is the water tank used by the locomotives to fill up before proceeding to Cragg Hall and the line towards Brotton. The building in the background (far right) was the engine shed built for the locomotives that worked the Skinningrove zig-zag. Until recently the floor, foundation stones, filled-in ash and inspection pits were all visible. (Information supplied by Mr Thompson, Derick Pearson and Neil Suckling)
Can anybody assist in identifying the lad and two small children included in the photograph.
Many thanks to Neil Suckling and Derick Pearson for updates. Also to Alison Crooks for her update which the Archive will follow up and be in contact.
South Skelton mine is shown in the image and Simon Chapman advised us: “The mine was electrified 1912 – 1914, so the picture was taken before those dates.”.
Image courtesy of Mike Holliday and thanks to Simon Chapman for the update.
The children from Boulby Cottages all dressed up to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V. Sitting in the front row, from the left: Stan Fletcher, Lance Easton, and John and Raymond Conn. Also suggested that the pilgrim hatted girl in back row is Iris Roberts (?); also seated in front possibly enjoying a lolly is Marian Roberts (?). Do you know any of the others?
The framework that can be seen on the cliff top, behind the second and third child at the left, is the tower of the aerial ropeway for Grinkle Mine. Shale was tipped there.
Image courtesy of Mr. Ray Conn and thanks to John Roberts for the update.
Some of the residents of Boulby Cottages dressed up to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V.
Back row: ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, Grace Easton (nee Simpson).
Front row: Betty Day, ??, ??, Margaret Conn (nee Easton).
Can you add any more names, please?
Image courtesy of Mr. Ray Conn and thanks to Barry Easton, Celia Kentfield and Vivienne Story for the updates.
Five men taking a break from mining to have their photograph taken, we can clearly see the pit props and the candle held in place with boulder clay. We can surmise the man on the left of the photograph is the deputy, as he is the one with the Davy lamp and the roof probe, the other men would have been known as fillers. The front two men are sitting on their midges, a three-sided box with a candle in it (the only light they had to work by). No safety helmets are worn by any of the men as the compulsory wearing of safety helmets had not yet been introduced.
This is the same group of men that we see in another underground photograph.
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