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These are the cooling banks in the 36” Mill finishing prior to the Lamberton straightening machine. Colin Hart advised: “The door on the left was later sheeted over (covered) to prevent noise as it was facing Carlin How”. Additional information courtesy of Colin Hart.
This image of the 36 inch Mill encouraged Rodney Begg to advise: “I used to spend many a happy hour on the footbridge over the output side of these two stands – trotting between the two, taking pass temperatures with a hot filament optical pyrometer when we were making 8 x 8 angles or rails – so we could prevent failure problems due to either cooling the steel too quickly or not cooling it enough. This left too open a crystal structure in the steel”. Thanks to Rodney Begg for the update.
Must be the most photographed street in Loftus; the gardens on the left and the chapel on the hill made it a lovely picture. In this one in the right foreground is Tim Lines boot and shoe repair shop; what was the shop next to it, was it his shoe shop? Please tell. M. Flegg has advised: “The shop down from the shoe sales shop was where the shoe repairs were done by ‘uncle Tim’”. Many thanks to M. Flegg for the update.
Loftus again looking east from the Market place; doesn’t look very busy. The Wesleyan chapel has gone and the car would seem to indicate the 1950’s. A positive dating would be welcome.
Here’s a group of miners and a pit pony (note to describe as a pony is a wrong description!) comprising the last shift coming out-bye at the Trustee Drift, Eston Mine, 18th September 1949. The mine had worked its 99 year lease, to the day. You can see the pulleys, rollers and cables of the main and tail haulage system for moving the setts around.
An ‘at work’ view of a group of miners – the lighting is obviously from magnesium flash placed at ground level. Now known to be a postcard dated 1910 and sent from Micklow Terrace in Loftus. It is a view of the ‘Deputies Cabin’ at Loftus Mine; Deputies were in charge of a District (specific mining area of an ironstone mine). Notice the conventional midge on the left and the Davy safety lamp of the Deputy on the right (holding the roof probe); also the rack of drill bits leaning against the wall on the left. Can anybody provide names?  The King, Queen and Fool of Loftus Carnival – the King was Arthur Halton of 1 West Road, Loftus; can anybody name the rest and help us date the image? Image courtesy of Pauline Dolling.
This photograph shows William Halton (on the back row, far right), with his parents William and Ann Halton. Also in the photograph are his sisters Ann, Ada and Edith. William Halton (younger) was a watchmaker, born in 1869 and had a Jeweller’s shop in Loftus High Street for many years. A delightful family photograph from the Pitchforth studio in Saltburn. Ben Chapman commented: “I have a trench watch inscribed ‘Wm Halton , 2 Dundas St., Saltburn. Could this be his watch ?”. The Archive believes that prior to opening the shop in Loftus he may have had premises in Saltburn, as the 1891 Census reveal that William Halton was living in Saltburn at Montrose Street; his father being an architect. Image courtesy of Pauline Dolling, thanks to Ben Chapman for the update.
This is a priceless image; the number plate alone is worth a small fortune! The 97th car registered in the Middlesbrough District, North Riding of Yorkshire. This image shows Ada and Ann Halton about to go out for a spin; possibly at the entrance to the park adjacent to the Dorman Museum? Talk about emancipation! Pauline Dolling further advised us: “Update to the photograph: Bozi Mohacek of the Surrey Vintage and Vehicles Society kindly informed me that member John Warburton identified it as a a very rare car indeed, a circa 1906 Gilburt Light Car, only made between 1904 and 1906 in West Kilburn, London. Middlesbrough Archives kindly confirmed that it was registered to an Ackroyd (a Halton relative) from Middlesbrough, so the mystery has been solved”. Image and comment courtesy of Pauline Dolling.
The King, Queen and Fool of the Carnival lead the procession. Image courtesy of Pauline Dolling. |
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