An outing from the chapel, George Tremain tells us: ”After some research I now believe I can identify some of the members of this group. On the back group standing 3rd in is Charles Hall, 5th fron left with moustache is Joseph Easton and with her arnm linked to his I believe is Emily Jemson his step grandaughter. Second from the right standing is Priscilla Easton who had formerly been Priscilla Jemson ubntil her husband William Jemson was killed in a mining accident. Second row from the front 3rd from the right as you look kneeling is Mary Jemson kneeling. There are also other members of the Hall/Jemson family on the photograph as all seemed to have strong links with the church. Fred Nicholson, crouching at front on far left. He married Clara Hall. Worked as deputy in ironstone mines but then started his own business with Mr Petty.(Nicholson and Petty). The photograph must be somewhere around 1910-20.”

(photo courtesy of George Tremain and thanks to Tony Nicholson for the update)

And so he should be showing off his four medals,he is now identified as Major (name not rank!) Lightfoot. He lived 35 High Street, Skinningrove. The other man round the corner is identified as Tommy Wiskers living in Cliff Street. The medals have been identified by Joh Wright as: ”the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal (earned with the 9th Battalion Green Howards in France and Italy) and the fourth is the Rocket Apparatus Long Service Medal.”
Thanks to Eric Johnson for sharing this photo, also Tom Webster, Pat Sparkes, Colin Hart and John Wright for the updates.

Thanks to Tracey King for this cutting from the Evening Gazette’s ’Remember When’ feature.  Tracey has named most of the young people in the photo, starting with the boy at the very back and working forwards along each row, left to right.  Were you there? 

1. Paul Kay 2. Jackie Hipkin 3. John Smith 4.?? 5. Julie Bowers 6. Malcolm White 7.??  8. Lynn Taylor 9. Paul Ashbridge 10. Steve Ewens 11. Brian Simpson 12. Bill Kemp 13. Susan Cox 14. Trevor McConnell 15.?? 16. Ian Purver 17. Keith Simpson 18. Anita Whitney 19. Keith Whitney 20.Michael Sztruk (Noota)21. Colin Hart 22. Pauline Meakin 23. Lesley Holliday.

Thanks to Tracy King and Billy Kemp for names to date.

Well not really as someone else must have been there to take this wonderful photo loaned to us by Eric Johnson. It looks so calm and peaceful away from the noise and the dirt of the steel wotks on the cliff top. 

Colin Hart tells us: ”the picture is Dereck(Midge)Purver on his boat Lynn. I spent many hours along with his son Brian fishing and potting on the same boat.”

Thanks to Colin for the update.

Yes these four youths are on a day out to Whitby the names of the young men are Derrick Magor, Derek Hart, Ian Harrison and Dougie Tinkler.
(thanks again to Marjorie Magor for the photo)

Another one of Marjorie Magor’s photographs shows left to right:-Mark (Sharkey) Moore, Maxine Debbick (Gala Queen) Pauline Magor, Darren Tyler, Diane Money, Joy Partridge.

Thanks to Tom Webster for the update.

We know it is Skinninggrove Band walking by Angling Green, can you tell us what the occasion was and what date would you put on the photo?

Ray Brown tells us:”I cannot help with the date or reason for the parade, but I can help with a few Names, Leading the Band Is Arthur Stone (looking at him I would say the picture may have been taken in the mid 50 to early 60s) front row far right is Henry Rawlins, front row far left I think is Jimmy Bushby, third row far right is Colin Limon & the Back row far lift is Malcolm Voden all the names provided helped both Loftus county modern Brass band and later, when formed the Loftus Town Band.”
(photo courtesy Cleveland Ironstone Mining useum and thanks to Ray Brown for the update)

Skinningrove Brass Band at Pickering in August 1910 winning the first prize. Do you know any of the men?
(photo courtesy of Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum)

A lovely photo of a different football team, we don’t have many of the names perhaps you can fill in the blanks.
Back row:- Jonty Smith, (I think), ??, ??, Albert Alexander, ??, Les Webster, ??, Charlie Smith, (I think) ??, ? Fothergill.
Front Row:- ? Hodge, ??, Tom ’pop’ Wilkinson, ? Bullimoor, ??, ??, ? Woodrow, Bernard Hamilton, seated at the front Mickey Smith.
Probably the mid thirties taken at the front of Timm’s Coffee House.(unless you know different)  Your help with the date and location would be gratefully accepted.

(photo courtesy of Alan Pearson)

A group of men but where have they been or where are they going?
Some of the men are:-
Back row l to R:-Arthur Tompson, ??, Jock Walker, ??, Dick Garner,  Nelson Downes.
Front row:- Terry Hall, Al Caley, John Hall, Jim Caley, Malcolm Hill (small boy front), Johnny Wilson, Billy Wilson.
(photo courtesy of Pem Holliday)

A different group of men but still with their quoits, at Skinningrove but who are the men?

Back row: Henry Tyler, ? Wheatman, ??.

Front row: Albert Wilson, Charlie (Rastus) Ashwell, ? Magor, Freddy Moggridge, Dick Garner, James Kaye.
(photo courtesy of Pem Holliday)

A group of smartly dressed men all ready for the photographer proudly displaying the cups, once again it is Skinningrove.

Back row: ??, ??, ??, ? Wheatman, ? Hall, Harold Walker, ??, ??.

Front row: Fred Smith, Dick Wheatman, ??, Dick Garner, Billy Flinton.
(Photo courtesy of Pem Holliday)

But why are the flags and bunting out and who are the men?  I think it’s Skinningrove but am I right?
(photo courtesy of Pem Holliday)

Taken outside the Skinningrove Boatmen’s Assocaition hut, possibly as it was being built after building a slip way on to the beach. 

 Skinningrove Gala Queen, the girls look pleased to be there but I am not sure about the boys. 

Left to right: Pauline Carlin, Carole Stone (attendants), Dawn Holliday (Gala Queen), John Dowson, Neil Winspear (attendants).

(photo courtsy of Pem Holliday, thanks to Dawn Holliday for the update)

Two lovely photo’s of the fishermen of Skinningrove, the names of those in the top photo are:- Henry and Hilary Husband, Bill Mason, Colin Sherwood, Eric Green, Ernie Duck, ”Paddy” Henry Richard. Do you know the names of those in the other photo?
( photo courtesy of Pem Holliday)

The end of the pantomime at Skinningrove, Mr Lacey at the left hand side and Mrs Lacey far right, Doreen Pearson, And Edan Rowe are there, do you know any more of the names? The pantomime was possibly held in St Helen’s Church Hall, unless anybody knows different?

The Boatmen’s Committee as we now know, can anybody assist with the missing names?

Back row: George Tinkler, Do-do Cox, ??, Alan Hart, Eric Hart, ??, Jack Shaw.

Middle row: Jack Ebbs, Mary Hart, Olive Howard, Vi Cox, Cyril Linford, Bob Hart, Eric Green.

Front row: Ted (Seaweed) Breckon, Jack and Ivy Tinkler, Bella Blaylock, Miriam Cox, John Elliott, Phylis Green, Martha Padget.
Can anybody assist with names to faces?

Photo courtesy of Pem Holliday, update on names from John Kennedy, Pat Major(Noble) and Colin Hart.

Taken in Skinningrove and these are Skinningrove men but who are they?

(photo courtesy of Pem Holliday)

Skinningrove gardeners, believed to be outside the allotment association shed on the hillside above the end of Zetland Row. There is quite a bit of produce on view so could possibly be show time?

Colin Hart tells us: ” I believe the photo was taken with Primrose Hill (middle and bottom rows) in the background and the cliff and cliff field to the right.”

Image courtesy of Pem Holliday and thanks for updates from Derick Pearson and Col Hart.

Taken in 1952 the names of the men are all written below.
(photo and names courtesy of Pem Holliday)

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Conn were  judging at the event and are posing with the Gala Queen and her attendants. 

John Dowson, Dawn Holliday (Gala Queen), Carol Stone, Pauline Carlin>

What year was this?  Can you help with the names of onlookers? 

(Image courtesy of Mr. Ray Conn)

Mr. Norman Conn with a group of Skinningrove ladies. 

From the left:  1. Vi Cox 2. Miriam Stevenson 3. Lily Magor 4. Olive Rowe 5. Mrs Conn 6. Pauline Frampton 7. Nancy Money 8. Mr Conn 9. ”little” Lil Magor 10. Rene Laity11. Margie Cox 12. Jenn Scott.

Do you recognise any of the others, please?  Thanks to Derick Pearson, E Bunney, Marjorie Magor and Pat Major (Noble) for names.

(Image courtesy of Mr. Ray Conn)

Some of the grown ups dressed up for the Gala.  Freda Hart is the lady in the hat.  Do you recognise anyone else?

What year was this?  Where was the photo taken?  Can you help, please?

(Image courtesy of Mr. Ray Conn)

Not politically correct now but that is what the caption on the photo says, can anyone enlighten us to when this was and what was the reason for the fancy dress?

A good catch for the men who, from left to right, are W Halton, W Cox, ??, the young boy was Tom Richards, W Dart, Whit Hall, Jim Richards,  ??,  Tom Hart and last but not least A Hart.

Note the fish creel in the right foreground.

Does anyone know the date of this photograph?

William Halton (watchmaker in Loftus – of Halton’s Jewellers shop) was born in 1869. His younger brother Arthur Halton was my grandfather,who worked at Loftus Railway station.
If it is the same William Halton, then it could be between 1900/10 when he would be 30-40. However his own father was also a William Halton born in 1837.

This information came from Pauline Dolling and as William Dart was born about 1890 then I think her estimation of the date will be about right.

That’s what it says on the gate, the ranch hands are having a rest in the sunshine. Help with names?

Left to right: Terry Beckwith, Joe Beckwith, Arthur Preston, Arthur Beckwith, Laurence Beckwith, father of Buff Beckwith, Matt Woodrow.

Pondarosa was originally sited at the end of Marine Terrace (nearest to the steel works), being notable for the old doors used in it’s construction, the grape vine growing at the allotment and the use of old Co-op tin biscuit tin racks  as hen laying boxes. All materials were salvaged from one place or another, or off the beach. Peter Kennedy to whom it belonged, moved the allotment from Cliff Street, but later owing to subsidence moved to up near Ridley Terrace on Carlin How Bank.

Thanks to Neil Breckon, Pat Sparkes, Derick Pearson,  Laura King, John Kennedy and Colin Hart for updates. John

Colin Hart tells us: Boy in green jumper holding two cups Richard Grant. Mabel Forrest (red hat) and Mrs Lacey (fur hat).

Tall girl extreme right is Sheila Solomon; her twin Eileen is to the left of Susan Hart, who stands next to Mr Lacey. Girl in red check with white Alice band is Iris Grant next is Judith Magor. Girl with Red alice band is Angela Willis, next Susan Hill with Frazer Grant behind. Small boy behind in green jumper is Colin Hart. Front row from left: Jean Webster, Angela Dowson, Dawn/Pam Holiday, Bev Storr and in front of her are believed to be her three sisters. Brian Hart stands next to Mr Lacey (holding a cup) and infront of Brian is Carol Peirson.

Colin also tells us: ”The Methodist Shield was competed for by all the local Methoist Chapels.

The children would compete at singing and bible reading while judges would listen but not watch, then give scores to each person.(was this the the forerunner of X factor)

Handicraft, handwriting, painting and sewing were also judged with points for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. This was usually held at Deepdale Chapel which had a large room. There was also a choir competition and Skinningrove won both sections that year with the songs ‘At the Name of Jesus’ and ’Holy, Holy, Holy’ (I can still remember the tunes). At the end of the competition all points won were added together and the chapel with most points won the shield. The year was 1967 or 68?”.

(image and updates courtesy of Colin Hart, Elizabeth Mellor, Paul Clarke and Angela Marley(Dowson)).

A lovely photo of local fishermen the man standing on the back of the tractor is Terry Hall do you know the names of any of the others?  Please tell.

More information Mr Cox driving the tractor, the man in the boat known by most as Dixie and the man outside the boat is the son of Terry Hall, the owner of the boat.

the man driving the tractor is William (Bill) Cox my dad and the man on the outside of the boat is Terry Halls son Steven. Thank you Marie

(photo courtsey of Kathleen Hicks)

On the back of this image is written:-

On August 10th. 1927 in Bell’s Farm Grounds Salvation Army children’s picnic, Reggie and Kenneth were there and they were all taken on Tom Dart’s coal cart.  The lady on the right standing is Sally Padget and the lady kneeling on the right is Mrs Allsop.  Do you know anyone else that is there?   Note how clean everybody looks, obviously the cart was well cleaned for such an outing!

Bells Farm is what is now known as Kilton Hall Farm, Kilton Lane. The bank up which you travel from Carlin How, used to be called Bells bank, later Blacketts bank and until recently Ramsey Halls bank (Ramsay Hall was father of Richard Hall the present occupant of Kilton Hall). Many thanks to Derick Pearson for the update, including the information that Sally Padgett and Tom Dart were from Skinningrove. John

(image courtesy of Kathleen Hicks)  (photograph Greenbank Carlin How)

Another family of pigeon-fanciers from Skinningrove.
L to R: John (Young Budget) Winspear, John (Jack) (Budget) Winspear, John (Old Budget) Winspear.

This is the picture of the bird that came 1st in the Up North Combine race from Welwyn Garden City, September 1956.  The picture was taken on Grove Hill allotment by The Evening Gazette.  The bird was a blue hen.  She was lost unfortunately the following year from one of the channel races. (thanks for the words John – rodders)

An image of the late great John Hall himself, with trophies, outside of his loft at Skinningrove.

Eric Johnson tells us: ”John Hall winner of the Up North Combine race from Luxembourg in July 1952, 6734 birds competing, covering 455 miles.”

(image and information courtesy of Stephen Steyert and Eric Johnson)

This is Elizabeth (Betty) Ferrer in what I think will be the new labs at Skinningrove Iron and Steel Works, after they moved out of the labs under the water tower on the cliff edge.  I first met Betty in 1963 when I joined Skinningrove Iron and Steel Works as a Junior Chemist and I think I joined the rest of the Junior Chemists in having a crush on her!  I don’t think I ever saw her in the lab as such, she had her own little section next door to Mr. E F (Effie) Brown’s office, where I believe she performed water analysis on Oil samples – my memory is very hazy on that aspect of lab life, so please correct me Betty.

(I have to say it’s lovely to see you again Betty! – rodders)

(image courtesy of Elizabeth Ferrer)

Well I don’t know what is happening here, looks as though the boys have been busy and they are left to right,

Eric Rowe, John Winspear, George Wilson and Norman Trattles.

This is the last photo I have been loaned of the pantomimes in the Institute, unless of course you have some we can borrow, if so take them or any other old photos of people and places in and around Loftus, into the library at Loftus where they will be copied and handed back to you.

Thank you.

Here we are again, oh yes we are, it’s pantomime season again at Skinningrove Institute, don’t know what the boys have done wrong, but it looks like they may be being arrested by Sheila Magor the police woman, the boys are :-

George Wilson,  ? Frampton, Eric Rowe, John Winspear, Norman Trattles.

Once again at the pantomime in Skinningrove and the sailors are,

Norman Trattles, Eric Rowe, George Wilson, John Winspear.    Where are you now sailors?

Yes take a very close look at these little Dutch girls- or are they?  No they are little Dutch boys, taken at one of the pantomimes in the Institute at Skinningrove I think in the 1950’s. 

The boys (L to R) are, Laurence Smith, John Winspear, Eric Rowe and Alec Cuthbert, I don’t think any of them grew up with an inferiority complex, don’t blame me for the photo I was lent it by one of the boys.  Sorry gentlemen.

Two gaffers enjoying a smoke and a yarn outside Timm’s Coffee House in Skinningrove after coming off shift.  Now known to be Bill (Drummer) Wilson on left and ? Roe. A rather grand name for a working class pub, but one that has stuck – it is the only pub in the village, the Working Men’s Club and Institute having ”gone to the wall” some years ago.

Notice the low-level hatch for beer deliveries and the ornate gate posts – Timms Coffee House was used as a coffee house. in the 18th century it was a luxury item and quite expensive.It was where the gentry of the time would meet. The building was built by Tim Maynard’s father in law John Easterby M.P. to replace the Old Hall, the present day Post office. 

Thanks to Kim, Colin Hart and John Kennedy for updates and names.

Queens from four Sunday Schools in East Cleveland took part in a ”festival of queens” at Redcar’s pier ballroom in August 1954 to help raise funds for National Children’s Homes.  

Back row: Councillor R Kistler, Mrs R Kistler (Mayor and Mayoress of Redcar), Rev. Norman Birtwell, Councillor W Atkinson.

Front row: Stella Mead (Loftus), Judith Smelt (Skinningrove), Pamela Husband (Redcar), Susan Hind (Saltburn).

Thanks to Derick Pearson for the details.

Dr Donaldson with some of his staff at the Miner’s Hospital in Skinningrove taken about 1925, I do know the date of this photo as it is written on the bottom, but does anyone know the names of the staff?  Isn’t he proud of his bike?

Can anybody help in the identification of these members of the nursing staff, with Dr Donaldson  (and presumably a porter) of the Skinningrove Hospital demolished in 1940s?

Derick Pearson believes gentleman on the left may be Doctor Donaldson.

Skinningrove Works Pensioners on a sight-seeing tour of the new Sentinel loco’s, we don’t know whether they are retired loco men though. Derick Pearson seems to remember the colour scheme was a rather dark, possibly racing green.

Left to right: ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, Sam Thackery, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, Mr J Husband.

Thanks to Derick Pearson for the update and names.

Sea Scouts, a photo taken on the beach at Skinningrove, but who are they and what date was it, can anyone help?

Once again the obvious question – can you name these men (with the exception of Jack Harrison)!

Back Row (Left to Right): ??, ??, John (Jack) Harrison, ??, ??, ??, ??.

Front Row(Left to Right): ??, ??, ??, Capt. Fryatt, ??.

(thanks Eric – rodders)

This image which I’ve assumed to be of a father and son, is either a lucky accident by the photographer or a photograph that shows considerable skill.

The father, on a dominant point in the picture, draws the eye – which is then directed to the child by the father’s gaze. A very poignant picture of a fisherman and his son – but Paul Clarke advises us: ”The man in the photo is my late father Eddie Clarke, and the boy is Keith Simpson. The boat was owned by my father and later went on to get the boat ‘Boy Paul’ built at Sandsend. This photo appeared in and was taken by a photographer from The Northern Echo in about 1961-1963”.

Thanks to Stephen Steyert and Paul Clarke for the missing information.)