Foulsyke from the air, obviously a lovely sunny day!
Image supplied by Cody McKay.
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A lovely copy of a postcard in the Bruce series, this time what we used to call First Foulsyke, dated 1904. (photo courtesy of Mrs Pauline Ovington)
The outward appearance of these houses haven’t changed much over the years, we always new it as Second Foulsyke, but most now call it Far Foulsyke, but a rose by any other name. A copy of a postcard from the Bruce series. (photo courtesy of Mrs Pauline Ovington)
A pleasant aerial view of Foulsyke, possibly in early spring, dating from the 1980s? Image coutesy of Cody McKay.
Four or five cottages made up this row of fine freestone buildings with red clay pantile roofs. They were set in the fields, going through Loftus to Foulsyke. Just past the houses there is a small gate that leads via a public footpath to the cliff road. Over one field and then Arthur Fields came into view. If my memory serves me rightly there was a windmill in the field near these cottages, long since demolished (both the windmill and the cottages). This collection of cottages sadly no longer with us, were similar to those of Micklow Cottages were developed to house the alum workers of Hummersea and Boulby.
First Foulsyke as we always knew it, this must be a very early photo as there is no pavement and no tarmaced road. All are out to have their photo taken. The people that lived there in the 40’s were in the first house – Readman’s, the next one was Swalwell’s and the third one, correct me if I am wrong was either a Miss or Mrs Shaw. Swalwell still have the farm, there was always a spring running in the farm yard, where we that lived at East Loftus used to go and get water from when the taps went off. Which in the 40’s and early 50’s was very often. |
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