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Footballers From The Senior School

Footballers From The Senior School

Skinningrove school was where these budding footballers were from and some of the names are:-
Back row LtoR:- Derick Garbutt, Donald Hatton, Brian Ferguson, Billy Winspear, ??, George Lettin.
Next row:- Micheal Buckingham, John Anderson, Arthur woodrow, Brian Soloman, Norman Hill.
Seated:- ??,  Lawrence Smith.
Photo courtesy of Maureen Anderson.

Loftus Seniors

Loftus Seniors

Again 1956 can you fill in the missing names?
Back row Lto R:- John Ditchburn, Ken Greening, Bob Goldby.
Middle row LtoR:-Michael Pearson (Staithes), ??, Michael Batchelor, Jean Shaw, Joyce Green, Michael Pearson(Loftus),Fred Baldwin, Willie Summerson, Mr Gratton.
Front row LtoR:- ??, Sheila Thomas, ??, Audrey Magor, Jean Nelson, ??, ??, Wendy Green.

Thanks to Eric Johnson for the updated names.

Young Farmer’s 1956

Young Farmer's 1956

Were you on this photo loaned to us by Eric Johnson?
Back row, Lto R:- ??, Michael Hodgeson, John Bennett, ? Pearson, John Jefferson, Doug Breckon, Neil Dale, Mr Ward.
Front row LtoR:- ??, Jean Nelson, Joyce Green, ??, Sheila Emmerson, ??, ??.

Thanks to Eric Johnson for the updated names.

Skinningrove Seniors

Skinningrove Seniors

We think it was about 1952 when this photo was taken.
Back row L to R:- Joe England, Brian Yeoman,Brian Jemson, Raymond Hicks, Richard Matthews, Laurence Smith, Billy Hughes.
Third row:- Ann Seymour,Ann Pinkney,  Eunice McLean, ??, Joy Auckland, Jean Mellor, Sheila Partlett, IslaRobinson, Lillian Wood.
Second  row:- Ivy Metcalf, Pamela Smith, Mary Bray, Carol Shaw, Joan Pearson, ??, Margaret Bowers, Betty Winspear, Audrey Cornforth, Pauline Campbell.
Front row:- Derick Smith, ??, Norman Trattles, Peter Libby, Billy Pearson, and Eric Rowe.
Excuse me if I have spelled any names wrong and do you know any of the missing names?
(photo courtesy of Eric Husband/Eric Rowe and thanks to Phil Ransome for the update.)

Brigantes

Brigantes

Here we are back in 1951 when over 400 children from Loftus, Carlin How and Skinningrove took part in the Festival of Britain pageant in Hird’s field Loftus. The pageant showed a large audience how their ancestors lived worked and clothed from the early days to the present day even a glimpse into the future, or what they thought would be the future.
Three of the children there are:- Ian Smith, Micket Dorgan and Cody ?. Can you see yourself there or do you know any of the children?

Staithes School 1912

Staithes School 1912

Neil Suckling loaned us this photo of the pupils of Staithes School and tells us Margaret Ward Verrill is one of the students do you know any of the others?

Easington School, c. 1932-33

Easington School, c. 1932-33

This photograph of the pupils of Easington school was taken at the village hall.  Mr. Graham has managed to remember many of the names:-

R.Simpson, T.Hardy, Rev. Reed, F.Welford, N.Rowland, R.Welford (teacher), ?Askwith, A.Codling, W.Brown, E.Parker, ? ? Bignal, Bell, ?, M.Bishop, Dawson, Marshall, Kirby, P.Bell, Z.Bishop, Dawson, T.Welford, Young, M.Bishop, ? ? ? M.Roland, P.Gegg, ? Brignall, Parker, Young, Sigsworth, Tose, ? ? ? ? ? Stevenson, Stainthorp, J.Wilson, ? Cook, C.Young, E.Simpson, Donaldson, C.I.Graham, ?, Gegg, Sigsworth

The teacher, R.Welford, was a stand-in for a few weeks.  W.J.B.Patterson was the headteacher.  The local policeman was called Mr. Gegg.

Thanks to Mr. Colin Ivor Graham for the photograph and all the names.

Skinningrove School c 1933

Skinningrove School c 1933

Miss Skingle and Mr. Donkin with the boys at Skinningrove Senior School, about 1933.

Back row:  1.Tom Wilkinson 2.Harold Bowling 3.Bill Robinson 4.Eddie Husband 5.Bill Smith 6.Isaac Page 7.J.R.Simpson 8.Arthur Preston 9.Jack Alderson 10.Ernie Jefferson

Middle row: 1.Clive Watson 2.Fred Mogridge 3.Richard Webster 4.Raymond Carreth 5.George Hill 6.Harry Jacobs 7.Harry Binks 8.Roger Forrest 9. Richard Archer

Front row: 1.Roland Heseltine 2.Albert Milner 3.?? 4.Donald Metcalf 5.Edward Dale 6.Bill Andrew 7.Tom Lettin 8.George Last 9.Fred Robinson 10.Les Appleton

 Thanks to Arthur Preston for the photograph and all the names.

Footballers Of 1953/54

Footballers Of 1953/54

A photo loaned to us by Eric Rowe shows the school football team of 1953/54 some of the names are:-
Back row: Mr Temple, Billy Pearson, Barry Lancaster, Brian Yeoman, Alec Cuthbert, Eric Husband, Billy Bell, Mr Snowdon.
Front row: Albert Breckon, Desmond Rogers, John Winspear, George Wilson, Derick Smith, Eric Rowe, Maurice Myers.

Thanks to Derick Pearson Jean Hugill(Ferrer) for updates.

Oxfam Bramble

Oxfam Bramble

Pictured on a ramble along the beach from Saltburn on 29th April, 1972, are: Mandy Middlemas, Carol ?, Maxine Harding, Jill Stonehouse, Julie Bowers and Yasmin Blood with Mrs. Parrish, in the photo on the left.  Ann Willis, Bev Noble and Pat Puckrin are in the picture on the right.

Thanks to Celia Parrish for the photos and information.

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