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 A lovely studio portrait of the two ladies, but we don’t know anything else about them. The lady standing on the left could be Isabel Thurlow of Boulby Barns Farm, the seated lady could be Mary Ann Severs (her mother). Perhaps somebody could assist? Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson.  A colour-tinted view looking over Hummersea Farm towards Boulby, with Snilah Ponds catching the light above Hummersea Bay. Image courtesy of Bery Morris.  This family group was taken in about 1910 at Boulby Barns Farm. John and Isabel Thurlow are seated, second right and second left, surrounded by their two sons and seven daughters. Georgina is third from the left, at the back, and the child seated in front is Amy, one of their granddaughters. Can someone tell us any more about the family and why they have all got together for the photograph? It is known that the daughters were Mary Ann, Bessie, Lucy Sarah, Barbara, Ada and Georgina. Anne Codling (great granddaughter of Ada Thurlow) tells us: ”The two sons would be Henry and Christopher. From tracing the family tree, Edwin died in 1881. If this was taken in 1910, this would have been taken the year after my grandfather was born, Edwin (son of Ada and Matthew Codling).” John and Isabel had a third son, Edwin, who had died in 1881. Diane Crosby-Browne tells us: ”Dinah Thurlow born 1802, was at the farm in 1841 census with husband Mark Hall before they moved to Craggs House, Brotton. Dinah’s father was James Thurlow abt 1776 and mother, Isabella Mawson.” Peter Appleton assists with further information on the Thurlows: “James Thurlow (1776-1856) was described as “Agent” in the Marriage Register entry for his son, Thomas’s marriage to Martha Clark in 1839. This could mean that he was the Agent for the Boulby Alum Works, a role which needed filling after the deaths of George Dodds snr. in 1833 and George Dodds jnr. in 1837. Thomas Thurlow (1813-1895) was described as “Clerk to the alum works” on the baptism entries for each of his children. Image and information courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson; also thanks to Anne Codling, Diane Crosby-Browne and Peter Appleton for updates.
Back row (left to right): Neil Morley, Rodney Tomlinson, John Sleeman, Michael Endean, Alan Burluraux, Geoffrey Hudson. Third row: John Whiteley, Arthur Payne, Sheila Agar, Margaret Wilson, Janet Pratt, Pamela Richardson, Irene Codling, Evelyn Johnson, Hilary Cole, Derek Dauncey, Owen Rooks, Mrs Readman. Second row: Sheila Harrison, Janet Wynn, Eileen Webster, Dorothy Hodgson, Christine Whitehead, Joan Robson, Marjorie Butler, Ann Ruddy, Eunice Smurthwaite, Brenda Yates, Frances Batterbee. Front row: Ian Parks, Gerald Kitchener, Michael Boothby, Leslie Smith, Robert Carter, Alan Bonas, Kenneth Keeler, Arthur Fowler, Keith Watson, Owen Laffey. Image and names to date courtesy of Owen Rooks.
Coronation Year and our final year together at this school! Back row: Kenneth Keeler, Edmund Howe, Robert Carter, Arthur Fowler, Ian Parks. Middle row: John Procter, Geoffrey Hudson, Bill May, Owen Laffey, Derek Dauncey, Owen Rooks, John Sleeman, Michael Crossman, Keith Watson, Alan Burluraux, Alan Bonas. Front row: Janet Wynn, Marjorie Butler, Sheila Harrison, Eunice Smurthwaite, Sheila Agar, Irene Codling, Dorothy Hodgson, Frances Batterbee, Helen Smith, Janet Cook, Eileen Webster. Owen Rooks tells us: ”I can’t recollect what the system was for determining the size of classes, 38 of us in 1950, 27 in 1953. There were only four classrooms in the school itself and an annexe had to be opened in an old chapel in North Skelton.” Craig Laffey tells us: “Nice to see a photograph or two of my dad Owen Laffey who is still alive and well in Scarborough.” Image and additional information courtesy of Owen Rooks; also thanks to Craig for the update.  Back row: Ian (Ernie) Sykes, Dave Batchelor, Richard Barrett, Steve Verrill, Richard Hewison, Fred Taylor, Richard Watson, Kenneth Johnson, Peter Thompson. Middle row: Thomas McIvor Greer, Trevor Morrison, Peter Allinson, Richard Walker, Paul Webster, Colin McConnell, Dave Nicholson, Brian Jackson, Steve Morrison, Colin Gittins, Keith Corner, Alan Bottomley. Front row: Kevin Peel, Terry Hicks , Ricky Halton, Robin Smith, David Hanson , John Rigg, Colin Jefferson, Peter Hart, Chris Lindsey, Kim Howse, Keith Horner.  The postcard caption says ’Farm near Boulby Cliff’, it is confirmed as Hummersea Farm; but is there anything else significant? Anne Cammidge tells us: ”The photograph shows the old cow byre buildings of Hummersea Farm. The building to the right was where the grain was kept and the flour grinder. The main farmhouse is set in the hill behind the trees. My mother Annie Hart was born and brought up here with sisters, Elsie, Ada, Mary, Hilda and brother Tommy Hart who eventually bought the farm from Lord Zetland. Uncle Tommy retired in the mid 1980’s when he moved to Easington.” Holly Enticknap has the following memories: ”We converted the cow byre into our home, and called it The Barns. I’ll always remember there was a bottle stuck to the wall in the cow bier, about 20feet up! We never did figure out why it was there as there was no way to reach that height without ladders?”. Image courtesy of Josie Etches, thanks to Anne Cammidge and Holly Enticknap for the updates.  Another picture of the viaduct adjacent to the station at Sandsend, viewed from the hill above the village on the Whitby side. In the present day the former railway line is an excellent footpath and part of the Cleveland Way.  A lovely photograph of Saltburn taken from Cat Nab, from a Valentine’s postcard. As the postcard has not been used a possible date is still to be attributed. Image courtesy of the Julie Tyrka and Joan Jemson.  That is what the caption on this image says; I don’t think it looks much like this today. Russell Pigott tells us: ”I would say about the turn of the 20th century,there is fresh ballast on a siding which looks like it went into the ironworks that seem to be demolished and also the style of railway wagons in the picture.” Richard Coates comments: “I’m sure that I know the place the picture was taken. The rail lines that pass the chimney run to Whitby, if you look through the gap between the second and third bush you can just make out the line that runs to Pickering now owned by the NYMR. The view has changed slightly but not much.” Image courtesy of Cleveland ironstone mining museum, thanks to Russell Pigott and Richard Coates for the updates. |
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