Not yet completed Mount Pleasant at Carlin How, come on you people what date would this be?
(photo courtesy of Pem Holiday)

Now we have the houses of Mount Pleasant all inhabited.(photo courtsy of Pem Holiday)

Carlin How Workingmans club, and shop (long gone) on Brotton Road. This photo is I believe 1911 to 1912. Note Railings and Coping stones still not complete indicating job not quite finished. Hence the guess at the date as the club opened in 1911. Also note center left, Blaylock’s House / Shop and outbuildings on bottom end of Maynard Street. This was taken down in the 1960s to make the bend easier for the larger buses. Wonder who the young Lady was.

(photo and description courtesy of Derick Pearson)

Roger Barwick advises us: ”My Grandad, Harold Bowling, was probably the first steward at Carlin How club. He moved from the old soldiers club in Hemsworth in West Yorkshire when my Mam was 1-2 years old and she was born in 1910, he eventually became the landlord of The Maynard Arms but I am not sure when he took the pub over. Quite a number of people may remember my Uncle Harold or Tim as he was known who joined the police force and was awarded the BEM for work he did when he was stationed at Staithes.”
Thanks to Roger Barwick for the update.

A different view of the square at Carlin how showing, Skinningrove Amicable Industrial Society c1920, or as we knew it PORRITT’S Shop. How clean and presentable they were then even without all the mod cons we have.

(photo courtesy of Derick Pearson)

I don’t know the date of this photo but Hurd’s woodyard took over after Duckhole pit was closed. On top of the hill we can see where the ’buckets’ or aerial ropeway turned.

(photo courtesy of Mike Holliday)

Here we are in deep water again, would you say this is about the 50’s ?

(photo courtesy of Mike Holliday)

This is a nice photo of Carlin How Square in the early 1950s. Notice all the telephone wires going to the large chimney stack on the centre house rather than to the lamppost as today. Also note the bus stand on the left where everyone used to catch the bus Loftus / Whitby Bound. The Bus on the right is marked Workmen, it is obviously the day shift ending time from Skinningrove works. Note also what was called Cunningham’s house in the centre of the junction at that time.

(photo and caption courtesy Derick Pearson)

I remember when we lived at East Loftus about this time a ’works return’ for dad used to be 3d a day, what’s that in today’s money less than 2p? joanj

 A phot taken a short time after the one with the horses on also named Coronation Parade 1937

c1937 shows the same scene and if one looks at the shadow of the chimney pots on the shop roofs you can be certain they were taken on the same day and within minutes of one another. When zoomed in you can see even the people looking out of the windows above are the same people. I have the date on these as 1937 as that is what I was told they were many years ago when I obtained them.

A Picture Postcard of the Men’s Reading Room in Carlin How. Provided by the Methodist Church (please correct me if I’m wrong) to try and prevent the old adage ”the devil finds work for idle hands”, these were a familiar sight in most of the mining villages. Here a man could read and improve his mind in his free time, thus improving his temperance.

A picture of one of the terraces of Furnace Cottages, taken when the houses were being demolished.

(Image courtesy of Elizabeth Mellor)

The Working Men’s Club viewed from Brotton Road, a lovely building one hundred years old this year.

Aptly named as these cottages were so near to the works, there were two rows of houses and funnily enough were known as the Front row and the Back row of Furnace Cottages (not very original but very obvious).

Obviously in the late 1960s.  This view of Carlin How shows passing United buses in the square.

How it is changed today!

It was hard work stooking those sheaves and a skill to get them to stop where they were put without them falling down. Low Cragg Hall Farm (farm of Robert Hoggarth then Mick Bulmer),  features in the background. 

(image courtesy of Eric Johnson and thanks to Mick Bulmer for the naming. John)

A different farm this is Low Cragg Hall Farm (Robert Hoggarth’s), notice the combined harvester a little different to what we see today.

(image courtesy of Eric Johnson)

St Helen’s church was built in the plain Early English style, characterized by it’s tall lancet windows, and rounded arches. The inside however, is not so plain, and is a beautiful parish church. The architect was A. Crawford-Hick of Newcastle, who built a far grander church – St Aidan’s – Leeds; that has very similar detail.
The reason for it being built so close to the steel works, was simple, the steel works gave the patch of land for free!!
Thanks to Andrew Downs for the information.
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

Wood Street, Carlin How viewed from 1960s Welding Shop and 1990s Goodhall’s Timber Company site. Now the new estate at the rear of Cliffe Avenue.

Information and image kindly supplied by Derick Pearson. John

Yes I know we have already got this photo, but it doesn’t have the souvenir with it, each member was given checks to the value of ten shillings.  For those amongst us who don’t remember the ’old money’ that today  is fifty pence and the club could stop open until 11p.m. wow!  But I do remember going to the barbeque (now you are not going to believe this but they had kippers) – think how we used to dance, boys holding the girls with hands around their waist,  greasy hands smelling of kippers. Lovely. Derick Pearson has a copy of this brochure and informs us that the item dates from 1911, so a hundred years will be clocked up next year.

Thanks to Derick for the update.

Now have we already posted a photo like this?  I can’t remember but I am sure someone will tell me if we have.  A lovely clear photo of where the road used to go before being re- routed.  Duck Hole to the far right of the picture with the works on the hill, in the right foreground is the path that led up to the railway station.

Training  School Workshops were next to Whitecliffe Primary School on Kilton Lane, towards the Bullit pub. Later moving to what was called the Training Centre, near the Ambulance Station at the rear of Brotton Road. Senior School puplils used to go there from school for Woodwork lessons and the girls attended for Cookery and Needlework.

Many thanks to Derick Pearson this excellent information. John

Looking towards the East Cleveland Co-operative Store, early twentieth century at a guess (un-metalled roads and gas lamps) – wish life was this peaceful these days!

The row of houses across the rear of the view (nearest gap) shows what is now the car park of the Maynard Arms, the site of Riggs butchers shop and in the 1950’s Lloyds bank.

Thanks to Derick Pearson for information and the image. John

Everybody turn out for the photographer!  It does help us put a date on the image though – turn of the century about 1899-1900 and about mid-day judging by the shadows!

Derick Pearson feels that the disappearance of the chimney stack at the rear of Wesley terrace may assist in dating the image, can any body help? John

Now, a significant event that took place in 1926 was the birth of Queen Elizabeth II – could this be a celebration of that event?

c1926. Note on this one Pit Chimney has definitely gone and also the shops joined together on the right are now in the name of  THE EAST CLEVELAND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. Note the bus also is commensurate with the time period.  Also note the FRONT fence on Front Street is still upright rails. No zig zag.

Thanks again go to Derick Pearson for the dating of this photo.

I remember the power station (but didn’t know what it was then).  That looks like bunting across the street – anybody got any ideas?

As Terry Clark tells us ”the bunting as you say sir it was jubailee flags sorry for the spelling mistakes and the power station is at the top of queen street and in it place now is a modern day commuintey centre as im a carlin how lad born and bread i was born in rawlinson street on the 6th june 1965 d day about 21 years after ww2 ended” and ”and behind the power station was a black wooden building called the club hall as it was the very first youth club in carlin how then the bottom end of carlin how add there very owen youth club behind st helens church then it later moved to the building next to the chapel near corus gate house well it was called british steel corperation b.s.c or as us young folk call it billy smarts curcus” – (you weren’t the only ones to call it Billy Smart’s Circus, Terry, we all did!  – and don’t mind the spelling mistakes, the story is more important, many thanks – rodders)

Do you remember the butchers, or the bank (now believed to have been Lloyds, then followed by Martins) that was at that corner before they extended the Maynard Arms, now a car park occupies their space.

From the left the properties were Riggs (butchers shop), Mrs Collins (lodging house) and the the four panelled window of the Maynard Arms (land lord was Thomas William Wood).

Information kindly supplied by Derick Pearson and Jean Wiggins.

Not the Manchester one but the Carlin How Coronation Street with the air raid shelters in place 1943.  The young boy in the photo is named as Alan Dale, wise child has his steel helmet with him.

Another row of cottages falls in Carlin How, they were very near to the works.  Rather a dangerous place to leave a car, don’t you think?

Hands up all those who remember Wood Street at Carlin How and for those who don’t, well it stood where the car park for the Working Men’s Club is now.  This photo shows the demolishon of Mr Womack’s and Mr Goldby’s houses.

Thanks to Derick Pearson for both the photgraph and the information. John

This is a view from Mount Pleasant Road/Wesley Terrace in Carlin How, looking up the valley.

The building to the right is the gable end of the Zion Chapel now disused and standing at the head of the footpath to the Skinningrove Valley.

The first leg of the ’Zig-Zag’ can just be seen running down into the valley next to the protection signal, making it look like a double track.

I would guess the date as about 1925. The kilns at Liverton Mines have been dismantled and a solitary headgear awaits demolition.
Thank you once again Simon for that information.

No need to wonder how this row  and the one next to it got their name seeing the close proximity of the furnaces. Anyone any memories of living there?

I remember them well i used to walk past these houses every working day from sept1955 till jan64 on my way to work i in the the fitting shop which was situated on the land immediately behind and to left of the two rows of houses. i also delivered sun. papers there for five years . a wonderful group of people who had little in the way of materialistic value but were generous to a fault.i recall the names of only a few the garbutts, the parrishs the summers, i went to school with sons and daughters of them all, doris summers worked in the drawing office as a tracer. her dad charlie was the trainer for the works junior football team. salt of the earth

Thanks to John Winspear the that information

This picture of Grosvenor Terrace in 1911 appears to show completion of the terrace.

Can anybody help in identifying the gentlemen in the photograph?

How quiet the road. Pedestrians can wander without fear. How it is changed now!

It looks like it might have been a grudge match!  I guess the Coke Ovens Team beat the Melting Shops, who appeared to produced this poster to mourn the passing of their team.  Of course the Coke Ovens might have had the poster produced as a jibe at the Melting Shop! (Read the comment from Colin Hart below to see the real reason for the production of the poster!  R.I.P.)

This card was produced by Mr Richlou, Carlin Post Office Owner, Photographer and Printer. (Many thanks to Derick Breckon for the information. John

An early photgraph of Brotton Road, the picture obviously hides the then probably almost ”demonic” sight of the works behind this row of railway workers houses which were backed by the Saltburn to Whitby coast line.

At the extreme left of image is the water tank used by the locos to fill up before proceeding to Cragg Hall and the line towards Brotton. The building in the background (far right) was the engine shed built for the locomotives that worked the Skinningrove zig-zag. Until recently the floor, foundation stones, filled-in ash and inspection pits were all visible. (Information supplied by Mr Thompson and Derick Pearson)

Can anybody assist in identifying the lad and two small children included in the photograph.

Taken from a bed-room window it certainly looks wet and watery – 14th January 1957 - thawing snow left over two feet of water on Brotton Road, Carlin How.

Details courtesy of Jean Wiggins.

Pity that the image is damaged.  A United ’G’-type single decker plods valiantly on (it took more than a drop of rain to cancel a service in those days!).

In the last photo of the series the garage is up an running again. Although under different management the garage is still there today.

A sad day for Mr Stonehouse and a day I remember well, I wish we could go back to the petrol prices marked on the pumps, the most expensive in todays money would be about 32p a gallon, think I’ll go and fill up.

How things have changed in three years.

Carlin How hasn’t changed much over the years although the garage looks different now.

The second in a series of six photos, now it is looking like a garage.

1930 and the story of Stonehouses Garage at Carlin How starts, the caption under the photo tells all.

Another photo of Sykes house on what looks to be a lazy hazy day of summer, Bob Goldby in the foreground and is that mother looking on in the bachground?

Sykes House on the front left of the photo, with the school showing just behind it, to the right is the football field and three rows of Bells Huts next to it.  In the background are Boulby cliffs, is that a radio mast on the cliff, please tell.

Not a lot left of the Tivoli Theatre after the fire - 4th December 1914- Mr Biott is the man third from the left, he was the owner of the fish and chip shop that was blamed for starting the fire.

Anomalously called Skinningrove, but originally called Carlin How, nothing remains of this station now except a locked gate and some footings. The photographer is standing on the Loftus side looking towards Skinningrove Iron and Steel Works (the real reason for the re-naming of the station?).

The new rail bridge starts to take shape on Carlin How bank, now the steelwork is in place.
(image courtesy of A. Franks)

The new rail bridge with the concrete-work in place.
(image courtesy of A. Franks)

Despite it’s exotic title the Tivolie Theatre, Carlin How was actually a corrugated sheeting building, with it’s mock gothic windows bore a greater resembelance to a chapel or religious building.

Remembered for its travellingshows and dandily dressed actors who performed there. The building was also used for balls, as well as auctions.

Can anybody assist with more of the history of this now vanished building?

Skinningrove Works Fitters, Bury Cup Winners 1912/13
(image courtesy of Colin Hart)

Any information regarding any relatives of the above would be most appreciated.

Classic photograph  – of a Bedford Duple and that it is the 1950’s.  Alan Chilton advises us that this was part of the Saltburn Motor Services (Kelly Watsons) fleet operating from Loftus to Saltburn via Liverton Mines. That number plate would be worth a fortune! 

Thanks to Alan Chilton for the update. John