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 Whitby West Cliff Station – very quiet, possibly only two carriages on the train. An ex-LMS Fairburn 4MT 2-6-4T, not obviously in steam from this photo, but crewed up ready for the Saltburn leg of the trip. This is one of the few images of the West Cliff Station at Whitby the Archive has, can anybody assist? Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson and thanks to Mark Thompson for update on guards van and locomotive.  Mrs Archer loaned us this photograph of a class at Rosecroft school but no dates and apart from identifying the teacher as Mr Keith Staines, no names were given. Can you date and name this photograph? Ian Atkinson believes: “The girl on the left hand end of the middle row was called Julie Easton.” Image courtesy of Lee Archer, thanks to Ian Atkinson for the update.  The Archive said: “We know the Tutor Group, but would love to know the year, can you help?” Steve Pearson advised: “It’s 1999/2000 school year, we left in 2001.” Back row: G. Thompson, L. Wright, D. Maskell, G. Hodgson, M. Cuthbert. Image courtesy of Lee Archer, thanks to Steve Pearson for the year update.  Staithes viaduct viewd from the area adjacent to the station in Staithes. Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson.  Somewhat outside our area, but a fine postcard view giving some idea of the size of the Cistercian Abbey at Rievaulx, in Ryedale. Founded in 1131 by Walter L’ Espec. During the rule of Abbot Aelred; Rievaulx housed 140 choir monks and 600 lay brothers. The Abbey was dissolved by Henry VIIIth in 1538. Image courtesy of Tina Dowey.  We believed this image was of miners in Eston Mine. David Richardson came to the rescue telling us: ”Eston Mine in ‘Harry Scott’s Headwess’, about 1925. The men have just finished barring lose ironstone down from the roof in the top left hand corner of the photograph. Tommy Seymour is breaking the stone apart with a pick while William Gill is loading the stone into the mine waggon.” Craig Hornby tells us: ”This I can confirm is Eston 1920 and if my memory serves me correct was taken in Park Headways district. ‘Headwess’ is extreme local pronunciation of ‘Headways’! The picture is one of a set entitled (drilling/filling/timbering/barring) taken to illustrate an article written by then Eston mine Manager – William Grace – for the ”Iron and Coal Trades Review” magazine. The article was called ‘Stratified Ironstone Mining in Cleveland’.” Image courtesy George Pearson; with thanks to David Richardson and Craig Hornby for the updates.  This photograph can only have been taken in Eston Mine where the height of the Cleveland Main Seam reached maximum thickness here. The miner on the left is holding a light on the end of the pole to help with locating the prop. The sharpened point is very evident. David Richardson suggested: “Eston Mine, in the thick seam district about 1925.” Craig Hornby tells us: ”Again Eston in 1920 is confirmed. Part of a set of photographs taken for the ”Iron and Coal Trades Review”. Eston was the only Cleveland mine where deputies worked in gangs of three, due to the collosal size of the timbers, imported from Norway – apart from during World War I – when imports were interrupted. The woods of Lazenby Bank, just below the 1871 bridge area/ SS Castle were harvested and transported via ‘The New Cut’ a new access route that linked up to the Lazenby-Guisborough cart road at the south-west corner of the present Wilton Golf course. The new cut and cart road are still there, leading down to the Conker Wood layby. The timbers were taken via road to Eston Low Drum or The Tip Yard and sent in at Trustee. Timber was also harvested at this time from the plantations around pit-top and lowered down the ‘smokeshaft’ (Upsall No. 2). The old steam Engine house had been recently replaced by an electric hauler and was used to store timber. Source: George Appleby (Miner 1911-39) speaking to Craig in 1988/89 at age of 91/92 years.” Image courtesy of George Pearson, thanks to David Richardson and Craig Hornby for complete clarification on this image and the working at Eston mine.  Two Deputies appear to be cutting holes for a baulk to support the roof in a Cleveland ironstone mine, believed to be Eston, but we await confirmation of this location. Craig Hornby gtells us: ”Fantastic picture! Never seen this one before. Wonder where it was taken. Still with candles in cloth caps so no later than 1930s when carbide came in.” Derick Pearson suggests: ”Due to amount of water sweating in on back face, could it have been Kilton or perhaps Duck Hole mine. They were both often wet like this. Also roof height is more in line with those perhaps?” Image courtesy of George Pearson and thanks to Craig Hornby and Derick Pearson for the updates.  The hamlet of Houlsyke in the Esk Valley, between Danby and Lealholm, pictured from a Phoenix postcard; the village was once a centre for the salting and curing of bacon for the Esk Valley. It was shipped from Whitby for the London market. A large trade was also done in wool fleeces; trading was conducted in ”The Fat Ox” public house, long since closed. Amy Nightingale remembers: “We used to stay at what is now called Ivy cottage, 30 years ago. We used to cross over the road and help the farmer bottle the fresh milk and gel deliver it. Called in today for the first time but there is no farm. Am I correct that a dam was in the centre?” Whilst Laurence Taylor advises: “We used to live in Daleside (a black and white bungalow next to the Methodist Church) 20 years ago. Our friends across the road ran a farm which closed but they still live in Houlsyke. We are going back for a week this year to visit them.” Image courtesy of Tina Dowey, thanks to Amy Nightingale and Laurence Taylor for the updates.  This view of Arrowsmiths yard taken in 1971 shows Edgar Colbeck, he became proprietor in 1968 after working for John Arrowsmith (son of William) for several years. |
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