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 Back row: Charles Brown, Norman Bowers, ? Thompson, Alan Hopper, ??, S. Potter, Denis Codling, Dennis Cuthbert, H Chadwick. Front row: B. Ditchburn, Dorothy Cuthbert, Brenda Varty, Mildred Verrill, Joyce Oglesby, Iris Marks, Grace Oglesby. Image and names to date courtesy of Brenda Horness.  Back row: Violet Pritchard, Joyce Oglesby, Dorothy Cuthbert, Margaret Gibson, Kathleen Watson. Front row: Iris Marks, Grace Oglesby, Nancy Watson, Brenda Varty, Mildred Verrill, Irene Wood. Image and names courtesy of Brenda Horness.  Back row: Marion Richardson, Violet Pritchard, Cath Watts. Front row: Mildred Verrill, Nancy Watson, Brenda Varty, Margaret Reynolds. Image and names courtesy of Brenda Horness.  A fairly modern view of Skinningrove Iron and Steel Works from the Hummersea Cliff road. No. 5 Blast Furnace in evidence – and under that water tower on the cliff edge was the Day Laboratory. Rodney Begg told the Archive: “Here I spent my formative years, learning my trade under the watchful eyes (and ears) of ”Effie” Brown, Harry Burnley, Harry Grange and Norman Dale.“ Image courtesy of Eric Johnson, thanks to Rodney Begg for the update.  Underground at North Skelton, the Archive was not going to hazard a guess at to what is going on in this photograph, and awaited for someone out there to tell. Chris Twigg came to the rescue with : “I believe its a Walker compressed air drill.” Presumably this would be prior to inserting explosives into the holes for blasting? Danny Plews adds: “The drill bit was at least 4 to 5 feet long and had its dangers with possible finding gas or in the case when I was down there, WATER from another old mine tunnel. When this happened the driller got a soaking – it didn’t happen to me but saw it happen which meant that we had to attempt to plug the hole – not an easy task. When this happened we started another tunnel to try and get all the ore that we could possibly extract!” Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and others; thanks to Chris Twigg and Danny Plews for the updates.  Back Row: Ken Anderson, Stan Yeoman, Will Dobson, George Hoggarth. Middle Row: Dorothy Sanderson, Alan Hopper, Cyril Beedle, Mervyn Wood, John Foster, Tony Waller, Joan Linton, Irene Wood. Front Row: Amy Raistrick, Myra Campbell, Brenda Varty, Margaret Reynolds, Emily Goldby. Image and names courtesy of Brenda Horness.  Here’s a good image of a Cranner Loader in action at North Skelton Mine. Quite a late image, judging by the headgear and electric lamps. North Skelton Mine was the last of the Cleveland Mines to close, so this image could be as late as 1963. Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection, etc.  It says ”Mally Harbutts Tree” on this Richardson’s postcard, but now known to be an incorrect spelling. Molly Harbutt a Scots lady, was the witch of the woods who lived in this tree beside the bridge over Greenhowe Beck, near Scaling Mill. She was an early equivalent of a homeopathist, preparing potions and reading fortunes. According to legend she was able to change her shape to a large brown hare, finally being shot by a hunter and subsequently found dying in human form in the branches of this tree. The tree is marked on maps dating from 1856! Hence all sign of the tree are now long gone. Chris Twigg comments: “The position of the photographer can still be projected today, but alas the tree is long gone!” But we would still like to know who or why is the man in the tree. Image courtesy of Alan Richardson, additional information courtesy of Cody McKay and thanks to Chris Twigg for the update.
Winners of the North Riding Shield (Donnison Cup) which they played at North Skelton. Back Row: Mr Jack Bowles, Mr Miles Mourne, Billy Cuthbert, Lewis Matthews, Ernie Wood, Joe Fenby, Harry Webster, Mr French (Headteacher), Mr Bert Davy. Image courtesy of Loftus Library, many thanks to Bill Kitching and Eric Johnson for the updates.  That’s what it says on the gate, obviously not the ranch of television fame; the ranch hands are having a rest in the sunshine. Left to right: Terry (Buff) Beckwith, Joe Beckwith, Arthur (Danny Whiskers) Preston, Arthur Beckwith, Laurence Beckwith (father of Buff Beckwith), Matt Woodrow. Asking for help with names, the Archive received from Pat Sparkes: “I don’t remember any of those people in the photograph I can remember My Uncle Peter Kennedy being involved with the Ponderosa as far as I can remember it was made up of old doors. Uncle Pete had grapes growing in part of it. It was about the last allotment before the path to Saltburn side.”. John Kennedy assisted with: “The Ponderosa was in fact owned by Peter Kennedy having moved his allotment from the top of Cliff Street. It was in fact located at the end on Marine Terrace nearest to the steel works end. Due to subsidence he moved to up near Ridley Terrace on Carlin How bank. His hen laying boxes were the old Co-ops biscuit tin racks. All material was salvaged from one place or another or off the beach.”. Derick Pearson assisted: ” The man on the left is Terry (Buff) Beckwith, and in the centre with the stick is Cliff Beckwith.”. Colin Hart advised: “At the end is Matt Woodrow (my grandad), man with stick Arthur Beckwith; man in flat cap Laurence Beckwith.” Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection , Neil Breckon, Pat Sparkes, Derick Pearson, Laura King, John Kennedy and Colin Hart for updates. |
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