A Thirkell’s (of Saltburn) postcard view of the Station, obviously at least one of the railway staff knew of the event; the Stationmaster is standing on what is today the road! Traffic must have been very light; the date of this photograph is believed to be post 1899.
Image courtesy of Julie Tyrka, thanks to Tony Lynn for the update.
The Station Canopies were erected in 1899.
You can’t fault this gentleman’s knowledge, he’s THE expert.
It looks like Alpha Place is still there in this photo, you can see a few windows through the gaps in the station canopy. If that’s the case then this photo was taken between 1899 (erection of the canopy and 1901 (demolition of Alpha Place).