East Cleveland Image Archive

I think the date on the bottom corner of this photo is 1915.  It shows members of Loftus Congregational Church on an outing to Kilton Castle.

This photograph was taken by T.C.Booth, Loftus, who was the Pastor at the Congregational Church.  I don’t know whether this group are on the same outing as the previous one, or if this was taken at a different time.

Some customers and friends at Mr. and Mrs. Roberts ’This is Your Life’ leaving party.

l-r:  Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Connelly and Mariessa Robinson, Mrs. Roberts, Sheila Brown, Ernie Stone, Gordon Welford, Myra Watson (back, in the sunglasses), Mary Breckon, Ethel Welford, Marjorie Hodgson with Rachael Burton. Sam Robinson is in the doorway.

’Wonderful day, wonderful times, wonderful people’

Thanks to Marjorie Magor for the photo and information, also Michelle Robinson for the update.

Mr. and Mrs. Roberts inside the shop with Mrs. Frost, who is behind the loaf of bread, holding the red book.

Thanks to Marjorie Magor for the photo and information.

That’s what the banner says behind these men, but who were the men, what was the occasion and what group do they represent?

Back row: ? Knight, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, Maurice Brignall,  ??.

Front row: ??, ??, ??, ??, Chris Williams, Eric Parker, ??. 
Now correct me if I am wrong (and I know you will) but the man second right front row is it Eric Parker from East Loftus?
Chris Bailes has told us that the photograph has been taken inside ’The Congs.’  The church had a men’s group that met on Sunday afternoons.

(photo courtesy of Pem Holliday, with updates from Derick Pearson, Eric Johnson, Chris Bailes and Tony)

Not approved of by many people today but this was in 1951 the Festival of Britian year and Miss Loftus was the girl on the right Doreen Magor, next to Doreen is Eileen Money with Betty Shaw next to her and Marina Ward standing at the back.
(photo courtesy of Audrey Winspear)

Yes in the Town Hall Loftus the occasion was the choosing of Miss Loftus in 1951 who was presenting the prizes?
(photo courtesy of Audrey Winspear)

We haven’t any details about this picture.  Some members of the cast are wearing pirate costumes, but I don’t know what the production was or when it took place.  Can anyone help, please?

Chris Bailes tells me that the stage was in the Arlington Chapel schoolroom.

(Image courtesy of Carolyn Richards)