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This nice photograph with the mine in the background left the Archive asking for the date and details. Eric Johnson informed us: ”in the centre of the photograph, can be seen the calcining kilns and materials hoist. The three kilns were originally on the island of RAASAY in the Inner Hebrides; dismantled in about 1943 with each part carefully numbered and loaded into ships. One local man John Macleod was killed in the hold when the sling broke. The kilns were taken to Lingdale and re-erected shortly afterwards, this photograph is from about 1950.” Thanks to Eric for the information.
Image courtesy of Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum, thanks to Eric Johnson for the information.

Kilton Woods

Kilton woods on one side of the valley and Whitecliffe woods and Glover’s Path on the other side with the beck running between.  The children seem to be having a great time in the beck

Loftus Senior School 1939/40

Loftus Senior School - 1939-40.-1

Back Row: Ken Hodgson, Alfie Bennett, Dee Hopkin, Harold Lindsey, Ken Hutchinson, Dennis Cuthbert, Ken Magor, Derek Stow, Les Winspear, George Turner, Ivan Gallilee.

Third Row: Edie Marley, Thelma Dohring, Dennis Codling, Ken Hodgson, ?? , Pam Ramsay, Les Jefferys, William Richards, Gordon Clark, Frank Graham, Jack Hicks, Morris Potter, Nancy Hopper, Vera Cole, Sadie Crystal.

Second Row: Dorothy Cuthbert, Eileen Johnson, Dorothy Breckon, Gladys Robinson, Hazel Wilkin, ?? , Sylvia Chipchase, Irene Wood, Joyce Stamford, ? Robinson, Elsie Ashton, Pegg Jackson, Doris Lindsey.

Front Row: Isabel Codling, Gwen Garbutt, Mary Verrrill, Lena Gibson, Myrtle Dobson, Veronica Bull, Joan Hugill, Kath Brough, Rita Wilkin, Margery Skelton, Edna Scott, Doreen Noble, Doreen Marks, Ruth Hicks.

Now believed to be pre 1940, (thanks to Denis Codling’s daughter). Can anybody help with the last few missing names?
Image courtesy of Loftus Library and many thanks to all who contributed names.

Staithes School

A class at the old school at Staithes, with Mr Mitchell the Headmaster; some of whom still live in the village.

Back row: Richard Birch, Dick Crooks, Jackie Slater, Raymond Marsay, Chris Cummins, John Conn, Eric Hansell, Mr Mitchell (Teacher).

Middle row: George Hugill, Bobby Leng, Tommy Roe, Gordon Lewis, Gertrude Verrill, Mary Hustler, John Dowson, Ernie Dunn, Willie Wright, John Cole.

Front row: Sheila Marsay, Hilda Tyreman, Marg Trattles, Dorothy Porritt, Lov Harrison, Marg ’Luvvy’ Verrill, Laura Pearson, Jean Harrison, Eileen Elmore, Mary Verrill.

After asking for potential names, the responses filled the gaps; comments included; from Jackie Roe-Lawton: “Tommy Roe – my dad”, as well “Luvvy was my Sunday School teacher at the Congregational Chapel, just up from her house. She was always dressed VERY conservatively, even for 1960’s Staithes, until her mother; who she lived with, died. She was the talk of the village – she wore lipstick (Shock! Horror!), perfume and skirts where you could see her calves!! Also clothes that were bright colours! I vividly remember her being the talk of the village. When my mam stuck up for her; saying she was a woman full grown and surely she could do what she wanted; she was given what can only be called “old Fashioned Looks” by the Staithes women. Who forgave her – because she was from Middlesbrough, via Whitby (the family was evacuated during the World War II) – and she possibly couldn’t know any better!! I can’t be sure if Luvvy was so much under her mother’s thumb that she dared not dress herself as she wished when her mam was alive. She was a lovely kind person and a very good Sunday School teacher.”, Marion Smith with: “My dad Willie Wright still lives at Staithes”, as well as Bessie Hall with: “Thanks to Pat and Kay Heagney we hopefully named all the people on picture. My mam was on front row Dorothy Porritt.”

Image courtesy of Mr. Ray Conn, thanks to Nina Edminson and Jackie Roe-Lawton for the updates. Also many thanks to Bessie Hall who with Pat and Kay Heagney who filled all the spaces left.

Staithes Concert Party

A Staithes School Infant teacher is on the right at the back of this happy group; which as the photograph announces is the “Cheerohs” a concert party from Staithes.

Image courtesy of Mr. Ray Conn.

Blacksmiths Shop at Stanghow

This is an image Derick Pearson reproduced on a CD rom for an exhibition in 1983, his comments included: ”The little pony and trap belonged to Peter Dorman’s family from Stanghow Hall. Peter’s great grandfather was Isaac Scarth who built Stanghow Hall in 1776. This blacksmiths shop replaced an earlier one (c1800) which used to be under the tree at the entrance to the old Easter Field path. For those who don’t remember the Easter Field, it was the Moorsholm wood path next to Stanghow Hall. This later one was there before the turn of the century. My father was playing there in 1929 and got his thumb trapped in a large grindstone which can be seen in this image, beside the bicycle on the right. A bungalow is now on the site of this old blacksmiths shop. When the image is zoomed in the large board to the left of the doorway is advertising a dwelling house for rent.”

Bill Danby has supplied us with the following information about this image: “1. Tom Curnow, a Lingdaler and later a Skeltoner included this photograph in his book, “Skelton and its History”, which is available in local libraries. He describes working the bellows there as a lad. 2. Derick Pearson mentions the Scarths’ at Stanghow House. The family was still there in 1917; their son also called Isaac was killed, aged 23, at Arras while serving as a Lieutenant with the local 1/4th Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment, on the 23rd April. The circumstances of the day and more details about him are described on my “Skelton in Cleveland in History & 1/4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment website.”

Paula Miller tells us: ”This image I used in a calendar to raise funds for a local group and Mr Richard (Dick) Dorman bought a copy from me and asked me where on earth did I get the photograph from; as the trap is indeed his and he still has it and invited me to go see it; its rotten now. The lady in the trap was indeed his gran.”

Cuth Earl tells us: ”The blacksmith with the beard is I think my great grandfather George Langstaff. He was the son of John Langstaff, a farmer, who is mentioned in Bulmer’s Directory 1890 – Stanghow Township. Another son, Christopher (Kit) was a grocer in Lingdale. The Langstaff family hailed from County Durham originally, principally in the area of Witton le Wear”.

Image originally supplied by Mike Holliday, but particular thanks to Bill Danby and Derick Pearson for the above information; also to Paula Miller and Cuth Earl for the updates.

Coronation Parade 1937 No. 2

A second image of the Coronation Parade of 1937, taken a short time after the one with the horses on also named Coronation Parade 1937. This shows the same scene and the shadow of the chimney pots on the shop roofs you can be certain they were taken on the same day and within minutes of one another. When zoomed in you can see even the people looking out of the windows above are the same people. Derick Pearson advises: “I have the date on similar photographs as 1937 as that is what I was told they were many years ago when I obtained them.”

Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre, thanks to Derick Pearson for the update.

Plantation Cottage Rear 1930s

Derick Pearson advised the Archive: “This is at the rear of Plantation cottages which is near to Stanghow Hall; owned by Peter Dorman until just recently, now his son Richard is the owner. The road from Lingdale towards Lockwood Beck crosses Stanghow Ridge; right turn leads eventually onto Birk Brow bank. Turning left for 300 yards or so; Plantation Cottages is on the right opposite the farm right under the Rookery trees.”

Image courtesy of Mike Holliday and thanks to Derick Pearson for the update with location information.

Skinningrove Ironworks

A view of Skinningrove works looking over the top of the valley from the cliffs near Hummersea, the image is taken from a postcard believed to have been produced by T. C. Booth of Loftus. Eric Johnson tells us: ”Viewing this image: from the left the new 36 inch mill can be seen; moving right the soaking pits and then next right the solitary large chimney of the original 250 ton tilting furnace of the Talbots (melting shop). At the right of the photograph in front of the blast furnaces, the coke ovens are under construction; I believe they came on stream in 1911. During the Great War, extra furnaces and mixer were added to the Talbots; the soaking pits were extended; a second battery of coke ovens erected, and in 1918/19 a 18,000 hp electric motor installed in the 36 inch mill. I would date this photograph to 1910.” Margaret Atkinson comments: “My grandmother’s first husband Alfred Stubley who was born 1888; died 8th December 1913 at Skinningrove Ironworks. He was a tiler. There was an inquest and I would love to have more details about the accident.”

Image courtesy of Joan Jemson, thanks to Eric Johnson and Margaret Atkinson for the updates.

Loftus under Snow

Viewed from Carlin How, showing the new railway bridge and the departing Loftus bound United bus!

Image courtesy of Joan Jemson.