East Loftus Community Centre

East Loftus Community Centre

Ben Scott and a happy group outside East Loftus Community Centre.
Mary Scott, Carrie Money and Margaret Bowers are in the picture.
Can you name any of the others or tell us when it was taken?

On The Buses

On The Buses

Some of Norman’s workmates from the united bus depot at East Loftus, Norman is standing at the back next to Don Pinkney, 5th from the left in the second row is Glady’s Pinkney (nee Pearson) do you know any more names of the drivers and clippies?

Ernest Shaw is identified as first left on back row by his son Derek Shaw.

Handing Out The Cheques

Handing Out The Cheques

The two ladies on the left are Mrs Margaret Bowers and Mrs Barnes both from East Loftus, i don’t know the others in the photo, other than Norman.  Do you know who they are and what the presentation was?

Loftus Cricket Team (1953?)

Loftus Cricket Team (1950's)

A much older cricket team in this photograph, same questions though – who are they, what are the trophies?

The place is Loftus Cricket Ground at East Loftus in the 1950’s.

Back Row (L to R): Jack Andrews, ??, ??, Colin Winspear, M. Watson, J. Hauxwell, ??, Bill Husband.

Front Row (L to R): R Pigg, Ernie Cockburn, Fred Hird, Maurice Stevenson, C H A Howe.

The two trophies are believed to be the Cleveland and the Kerridge Cups. 

(thanks for the information Joan Jemson and Eric Johnson)

Wesleyan Wedding 1938

Weslyan Wedding 1938

It’s thanks to Norman Patton Jnr. for this photograph of his parents’ wedding taken outside the Weslyan Chapel, Loftus in 1938.
The bride was Elizabeth Hicks from East Loftus, her parents and two sisters are also in the photo. The groom, from Brickyard, Mr Norman Patton Snr.  is accompanied by his parents and his brother Alan. This is the only photograph we have of a ceremony outside or inside the chapel, unless anyone out there can let us have any more.

East Loftus

East Loftus

Not the clearest photo I have ever seen but the only one that shows the lodging house at East Loftus, the Royal Hotel is there on the right and it is unclear what is in the road to the left of the picture.  The lodging house or pad’n’can as it was known, was knocked down in the 40’s I think.  Unless you know better.

East Loftus Men

East Loftus Men

I don’t know when this photo was taken,but some of the men on it are:

Standing at the back: ??, Noel Pearson

Front (left to right): Don Pinkney, ??, ??, Bob Morrison, ??, Ernest Cockburn, Alf Pearson, ??, Bob Pearson

The rest of the men I cannot name, can you?

(Thanks again to Angela Cockburn for naming her Great Uncle Ernest Cockburn of East Crescent)

East Loftus

East Loftus

East Loftus

An aerial view of East Loftus, showing the United bus garage (latterly Arriva, now closed) on the far right, with the playing field behind it.  To the right of the garage is the cricket field with the bowling green just visible at the end of it.  A lovely clear view of the streets and to the far left you can see the cemetery, the road in the  foreground is the A174 to Whitby.

A Playful Group

A Playful Group.

A Playful Group.

Anyone know where this photograph was taken? 

Some of the participants are:

Kneeling at front:  Carol Goodwill, Marilyn Peggs, Valerie Atkinson, Terry Grey, Dennis Morrison,  ??, ?? 
Back row:  Janet Atkinson, Shirley Atkinson, Joan Money, Terry Blades, Barry Matson, Thomas Cummings,  ??, ??.
Help with identification would be appreciated.

Drying out after the swim.

Drying out after the swim

Drying out after the swim

In the sun drying out after the swim.

( L to R)  Bobby Barber, Terry Blades, Bobby Morrison, John Grey, Terry Grey, Michael Bowers.

Sadly the girls standing at the back are unrecognisable, the boy far right is Peter Ellwood, but who is the boy on the left – help please?

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