This image from a printed postcard the Archive believe dates from the 1920’s (the only information on the reverse was ‘Juniors Football’); the Archive doesn’t know which year or any information about the teams. Derick Pearson advised: ”This is Carlin How football field. The goal is the Kilton Lane end of the pitch and in the distance at the left end of the houses can be seen Lower Cragg Hall farm. To the left of that and higher can be seen Upper Cragg Hall farm buildings and house among the trees. Herbert Farndale owned this when we were youngsters. I believe one of the teams was a Skinningrove works team. I lived in that left hand house in the late 1940s and we could watch the matches over our garden fence. This was what was fondly known as Bells Huts and is behind what is now the Bullet and Bayonet on Kilton lane. The foundry now stands exactly where that row of houses was.”The Archive also received from Angela Hamilton the following enquiry: “I am looking for a old friend called Nigel Farndale I hope you can point me in the right way thank you for your help.” Image courtesy of A. Frank; thanks to Derick Pearson for the update and can anybody assist Angela Hamilton with her quest?
We don’t know where or when this photograph was taken and the lady with these children has been cut off. Jen Trembath tells us: ”I can tell you who the little boy is second from the right on the front row – my Dad, Herbert Trembath. He lived in Skinningrove, so I’m guessing this could be a Skinningrove school photograph. He was born in 1916 – so I imagine that puts the date of the photograph somewhere in the mid 1920s.
Image courtesy of the Pem Holliday Collection and thanks to Jen Trembath for the update.
This house which is no longer there, stood in the middle of a field quite a way up Loy Lane, occupied at one time by the Armsby family, the water was taken from a well in the field.
Sheila Dwyer tells us: ”Loy House was the first place I lived in when I came home from hospital in June 1948. This was the home of my Great Grandparents Armsby, her name was Minnie. I’m not certain but I think his name was Albert. My mother’s maiden name is Violet Marshall. Her mother was Sarah Elizabeth Armsby from Staithes and then Loftus. I think there are Armsbys still living in Loftus?”
Marc Armsby also tells us:” William and Minnie were my grandparents. My Dad, Herbert, was the youngest of their nine children. Sarah Elizabeth born 1905, Hilda born 1907, Florence born 1909, William Henry born1911 (Died in January 1945 in Burma), Charles born 1914, Eva born 1916, John born 1919 (I think he died in Sicily), Ernest born 1921, Herbert born 1924.”
Billy Parkin advises: ”There were other children to William and Minnie Armsby, Hilda, Florrie and Herbert.” Norman Patton has added: “I think that Minnie Cason married William Armsby in the summer of 1904. It is likely that their first child was Sarah Elizabeth. They subsequently had five more children as far as I can see; William H, Charles, Eva M, John (later Private John Armsby who was killed in action in August 1943) and finally Ernest who was born in late 1921.”
Carol Armsby finishes with: “My mam and dad used to live at Loy House but moved to Loftus when I was 6 months old, so my brother Michael could go to school. I went to Loy House a few times before it was pulled down with my dad Ernest who bless him has passed away, along with my mam Mavis; my gran Minnie was a lovely lady and so was grand dad Albert although I only knew a bit about them as they died when I was about 5 years old. Yes there are a couple of Armsbys left at Loftus but by marriage only the last Armsby who was my Aunt Eva died a couple of years ago now bless her.”
Thanks to Sheila Dwyer, Marc Armsby, Norman Patton, Carole Dewings and Billy Parkin and Carol Armsby for the updates.
Back row: Herbert Pearson, Peter ‘Rusty’ Rowe, John Starsmore, Richard Rouse, Mike Bowers, Les Walker, Brian Cole, Terry Lofthouse, Ray Pascoe, Brian Hodgson, Dennis Morrison.
Third row: Michael Laverick, Alan Nicholson, Margaret Winspear, Rosalie Coultis, Rita Chadwick, Hilary Robinson, Jean Pearson, Pauline Mann, June Cuthbert, Barry Crooks, John Knaggs.
Second row: Hazel Boddy, Margaret Coultas, June Watson, Shirley Atkinson, Doreen Ward, Pat Wodge, Wendy Coxon, ??, Shiela Cook.
Front row: Terry Ellison, ??, Geoff Hedge, Geoffrey Hebditch, Anthony Purver, Richard Lythe, ??, Norman Peart, David Watson.
Image and names courtesy of Hazel Collinson, thanks to Keith Smith for the update.
Another photograph relating to the dismantling of Huntcliffe Mines after the closure in 1906. This picture is of the dismantling of the tipping gantry. Maurice Dower tells us: “The man second left on the top of the timber gantry is my great grand-father James Herbert Dower.”
Grateful thanks to Simon Chapman for the information and Maurice Dower for the update.
The obvious question is who are they all. The twist in the tail is what was the Ambulance in those days?
Back row: Gordon Davis, ? Chester, ??, ??, Nursing Superintendent Mrs Maughan, Margaret Butcher (later Rispin), Superintendent Herbert Ward.
Front row: Mary Richmond, Joyce Dunning, ??, Gordon Atkinson, Ron Thomas, George Pearson, James Yarker, ??.
Image courtesy of Carlin How Community Centre (also included in a cd produced by Derick Pearson), thanks to Tony, Derick Pearson, Rosemary Brooks, Sophie Tregonning and Gordon Davis for the updates.
We can identify all the men in this photograph: George Rawson, Dennis Bowman, Rev. Johnson, Harry Dack, Mr Keen, Herbert Stephenson, Bob MacLean (foreman), Stan Downes, George Gettings, Arthur Ransome.Phil Ransom told us: “Full line up, according to Mother is – George Rawson, Dennis Bowman, Rev Johnson, Harry Dack, Mr. Keen, Herbert Stevenson, Bob McLean (foreman), Stan Downs, George Gettings, Arthur Ransome. The picture is taken in Skinningrove Square where a church was to be built and this voluntary work was undertaken by the ‘brick gang’; apparently the project was stopped due to lack of money.” Derick Pearson added: “The fact that Reverend Johnson and Bob McLean were there might give an indication to what the event was and where; Herbert Stephenson was a Sample passer on the works and so would assume he was acting as a labourer here to the bricklayers.This must have been some voluntary event.” Arthur Ransome started work as a bricklayer at the Skinningrove Works when he was 14 in 1947, but left the works in the early 70’s when steel production stopped and continued as a bricklayer building many houses in the local area. The bricks in front of them could be fire bricks that were used to line the furnaces, although the ‘brick gang’ would be called upon to carry out all kinds of building work.
Image from a compilation by Derick Pearson , also thanks to Derick Pearson and Philip Ransome for the information regarding this Skinningrove event.
A group of Ironstone Miners and their Marra’s pose at the entrance of the drift, we can see a midge, a pick or two and a pry bar, but no shot canisters – could this be a work party rather than a group of miners? We now know who; from top left: Isaac Collins, Jack Norman (with pick), Jack Leng(?), Bill Pinchin, Charlie Hitchcock, ??, ??, Mr. Swan (Backbye Deputy), Guy Herbert, ??, Ben Hamer.
Original information researched by the late John Owen and provided by Chris Twigg of Hidden-Teesside
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