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.
Loftus Youth Club Committee are pictured: Back row: Mr H. Norminton, Mr C. F. Tidman, ??, Mr G. Hebditch, ??. Seated: ??, ??, ??, Mr John Verrill. Help is needed to complete the names.
This postcard image of Loftus War Memorial shortly after the opening ceremony in 1922. We can see the war memorial and the lions head pouring out water, with some of the older houses of Loftus in the background.
Miss Loftus being presented with her trophy and sash by a Loftus Urban District Councillor. We think this looks like Miss Rita Ward (later Unthank) but can anybody confirm? Also we need help with the name of the Councillor. Jean Brown advised: “Definitely Rita, I remember the occasion.”
Image courtesy of Loftus Youth Club; thanks to Jean Brown for the update.
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