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 The Lane leading down to South Loftus, the road looks in terrible condition. Surprising, because looking at the view of Skinningrove Works in the distance we can see No 5 Furnace, built in 1951. At this date was Loftus Urban District Council or North Riding council responsible for Roads? Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  This view of Dam Street, is before the beck was channelled, more prone to flooding than even the present day. It shows the old Loftus Police Station; in 1891 the Police Inspector was Thomas Allen and George E. Nawton was a Constable, who boarded at the Station Hotel.  A fine summers day at Runswick Bay, the number of people on the beach, show how popular the bay was. The Lifeboat Station is prominent, at the end of the beach; believed to be dated around 1960. Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  A very rustic scene of Runswick Bay. At the date of this postcard the cottages would belong to fishermen. The precarious site of which on the steep hill side, prone to landslips, led to the loss of many cottages over the years. James asks: “Does anyone know the date of this Lansdowne Cottage view? The long chimney stack used to rest against the gable end of the house to the left.” Can any viewers assist? Image courtesy of Ken Johnson, thanks to James for that enquiry.  A fine hand coloured postcard view from the early twentieth century, in the centre a steam paddle tug heads out of the harbour. When not assisting sailing ships into the harbour, they often took holidaymakers on sea trips, in the summer months. Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  A Judges postcard of Whitby – what are they waiting for? Or are they discussing possible fish prices or when to take out the pots? Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  This view over Whitby Harbour to Khyber Pass and Scotch Head, has plenty of pedestrians along the road and Pier; but suprisingly few boats. The fishing fleet must be at sea. Note the unusual shape of the street lamp in the photograph. Can any viewer help with a date. Image courtesy of Ken Johnson.  A view over the fishing boats , to the jetty at Skinningrove. Some building work appears to be under way on the jetty wall, the Archive asked: “Perhaps some of our viewers can recognise the boats and who were the owners, and with a possible date?” Colin Hart tells us: ”The boat in the foreground WY26 named ”Progress” was owned by my Grandad Bob Hart, he lived at 143 Grove Hill and the boat was used for the Gala Queen procession in the Boatmans Gala each year as seen in other photographs in the Archive”. Kathleen Fenwick tells us: ”The man standing beside the boat is my great-uncle Charlie Langford, he lived 1, New Company Row, Skinningrove; his boat had only one stripe – 1 plank wide. Don’t know its name.” Image (a Frith’s Postcard) courtesy of Rita Unthank; also thanks to Colin Hart and Kathleen Fenwick for the updates.  The south side of the Market Place, sometime in the 1950’s (from a Frith’s postcard); Covells Butchers delivery van awaits its load, they delivered around the district. The Unitedbus waits at the stop, Teeside bound. Parrot’s ironmongers now the Post Office is in front of the bus. A solitary figure looks at the cinema poster. The Regal is advertising RENDEZVOUS, which is a clue for dating. The Town Hall clock is showing twenty past ten a.m. But the Market Place is remarkedly quiet. Although listed as a Frith’s postcard, the Archive has the identical view but George Skilbeck is the publisher; this in the days when Friths were starting to ‘gobble up’ small independant postcard publishers. Image courtesy of Rita Unthank and Maurice Grayson.  A quiet sunny day in Loftus, the awnings are down to protect the shop windows from the sun. Not a lot of people out shopping and not much traffic. Image courtesy of Rita Unthank. |
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