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54 Years Service

54 Years Service

Mr Arthur Gill’s retirement with Mr V. Caney and Mr Fothergill. Were you there?
Back right there is Billy Winspear and Brian Atkinson,in the middle back is Arthur Summers, can you helpwith any other names? Please.
(photo courtesy of Eric Johnson)

Crag Hall

Crag Hall

Once again a photo loaned to us by Eric Johnson, do you the names of the two men?

Foundations

Foundations

The foundations for a ’new tippler ore crusher’ c1950 I am told by Eric Johnson who loaned the photo. We are also advised (by Phil Ransome) that the gentleman at back left is possibly Nelson Downs. Can anybody else assist with names.

Thanks to Phil Ransome for the update.

Mine Closure

Mine Closure

How many times did Loftus mine close and then re-open?

18″ Mill

18

This is the 18” mill before remodelling in 1956 with Les Smith (the roller)in the centre of the image.

Thanks to Eric Johnson for the loan of the photo and the information.

Inside Tod Point

Inside Tod Point

Tod point signal box Warrenby, with men at work.

(photo courtesy of Eric Johnson)

Residium

Residium

That was the title to this cutting – red hot slag being run off one of the blast furnaces into buckets at Skinningrove Iron and Steel works. The cutting is dated 9th February 1937.

Frank And ? ?

Frank And ? ?

I know that the gentleman on the left is Frank Liddiard, but who are the other two men and where abouts on Skinningrove works are they?

Eric Johnson believes: ”this may be the location of the scale charging car, on no 5 furnace. the large round object on the left might be the weighing scale, for weighing the charges from the materials bunkers ore/ coke/ limestone, and then taken to the skips for hoisting to the furnace top.”
(photo courtesy of Joyce Harding and update from Eric Johnson)

Liverton Mine

Liverton Mine

A Skilbeck postcard of Liverton Mine, sunk by the New London Company about 1871  and closing in 1923, the eventual owners were Cargo Fleet Iron Co. Southbank. This answers the question, why Liverton Mines was often referred to as New London.

The Little Mill

The Little Mill

I have been informed by Eric Johnson, this photo is of the 32  inch breakdown stand, on the 18 inch mill. It was a war reparation from the German Krupps Works.  Sorry for the wrong information given last time joanj

(photo courtesy of Eric Johnson)

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