Yes Loftus from an unusual place, viewing over the field now occupied by the Cromwell Avenue estate, you can see the Town Hall and the church in the background, a lovely postcard loaned to us by Mrs Waton.
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Once again of Loftus Market Place but look at the Angel Inn how lovely it used to be. What date would you put on this postcard, Loaned to us by Mrs Waton?
A lovely photo of the cliffs at Hummersea loaned to us by Joyce Dobson.
Joyce Dobson loaned us this rather good photo of the alum house at Hummersea all the others I have seen the house has been in ruins.
In the background is Carlin How (Duckhole) mine which started production in 1873. In the field below the mine you can see rows of prefabricated dwellings which were built in 1915 to house miners brought to replace those engaged in the war. It is also thought they were used to accommodate Australian servicemen during the same period. Can you add anything to this ? The only buildings still recognisable are the mill and house in the foreground. Image courtesy of Keith Bowers
Thanks to Mrs. S. Dohring for this photograph of her uncle’s shop window, dressed for the coronation of king George VI in 1937. The shop was at 32, Zetland Road, Loftus.
What a lovely postcard of Loftus loaned to us by Joyce Dobson
Looking over to Upton Cottages and Street house Farm, took me a while to realise where it was. Thanks again to Eric Johnson for the loan of the photo.
A cutting from a newspaper dated 20th June 1939 with the caption – Good view of Loftus bank showing the improvement to the roadway corner, with Skinningrove works in the background.
Miners who work in a mine beneath the road inspecting one of the huge cracks on Mill Bank, 2nd of March 1937. |
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