The visit of H.R.H. Prince George (Duke of Kent) in 1933 saw him visiting parts of East Cleveland including Guisborough. This is believed to be a visit to the foundry; here Prince George appears to be inspecting the work of a blacksmith. Bill Danby advises: ”The Royal in the photograph is Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of George V and not the second, who was Duke of York and future King George VI. The Duke of Kent was visiting Heartbreak Hill, Magra and Charlton’s Ironstone Mine on the 16 Feb 1933, so this image was probably taken the same day. He was killed on the 25th August 1942 when the flying boat he was in with 13 others flew into a hillside in Caithness. You can just make out “Northern Echo Photograph” bottom right.”
Image courtesy of Joyce Dobson and Keith Bowers; many thanks to Bill Danby for the detail and update.
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