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It says ’Mally Harbutts Tree’ on the card, but now known to be an incorrect spelling. Molly Harbutt, a Scots lady, was the witch of the woods who lived in this tree beside the bridge over Greenhowe Beck, near Scaling Mill. She was an early equivalent of a homeopathist, preparing potions and reading fortunes. According to legend she was able to change her shape to a large brown hare, finally being shot by a hunter and subsequently found dying in human form in the branches of this tree. The tree is marked on maps dating from 1856!
Thanks to Cody McKay for the update.
But we would still like to know who or why is the man in the tree.
About a mile long this tunnel I was told and yes we used to go and play in it when the trains were running and scare ourselves silly.
We cannot dispute where this photograph was taken, as once again it is Easington but no people are about this time, no estate on the right hand side. Note the bread van making his deliveries – but to whose shop?
It looks as though the population of Easington has come out to have their photo taken, the church tower clear in the background.
Now we can safely say that we have an image of Easington School! This looks like a classic Poor Law School, boys one side and girls the other.
Ray says ”The one attached has come from Joe Fenby, he has lived in the now converted School for many years and has just celebrated his 90th Birthday, he was told that the Girl in the picture was his Mother but he cannot say for certain”.
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)
An early photograph of two women and their children near the spring at Easington.
Difficult to say which Company owned this bus, but if it was the Loftus Company, then they eventually went bust and their assets were obtained by Mr Keith Watson at Saltburn. When his Bus enterprise failed they were all bought up by what went on to become The Saltburn Motor Services……sadly also swallowed up by the ill-fated Cleveland Transit Bus Company.
The moral – don’t own a bus company!
A postcard of a sketch/painting showing the original church at Easington, dated 1834. It is a view of the original church which opened 10th May, 1772, the Rector at the time being William Harker, M.A.
The view is sketched from the east (approaching the village from Staithes) on Whitby Road.
(originally published by W. Richardson & Sons, Loftus)
A fine view of this fine church.
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