A newspaper cutting from about 1930-1940, showing the underground stables at ”Duckhole” pit (so named because it was one of the wettest pits in the Cleveland System). This pit was eventually worked from Lumpsey mine at Brotton. Simon Chapman advised the Archive: “The horse keeper was Bob Robinson, who has specially put on his helmet for the picture. That round object at the bottom right of the picture is his cap!
Although the cutting refers to it as Carlin How pit and the other mine in the valley was known as Loftus mine, both were actually in Skinningrove Valley! Loftus mine was more popularly known as Skinningrove and is now the basis of the Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum. The horse stables for Loftus mine were believed to be situated under Loftus town Hall, we will check this out.
Image courtesy of various sources, including Cleveland ironstone Mining Museum, the Pem Holliday Collection, etc., thanks to Simon Chapman for the update.
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