Tom Codling is standing on the left of this group.

Who are the rest, and are they at Skinningrove Works?

(Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson)

Denis Codling (is he the boy on the right?) and friends ready for the sack race at Loftus Junior School, about 1935.

(Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson)

John Thurlow feeding the chickens in the yard at Boulby Barns.

(Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson)

These two horses from Boulby Barns look to have been groomed ready for a show.  I wonder which one.

Their coats are clean and shiny, their mains have been dressed up and their harnesses have been decorated with brasses.

(Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson)

John Thurlow is sitting on the barrow while one of the younger men is forking the hay off the cart to build the stack.

(Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson)

Mrs. Wilson thinks that this photo was probably taken at Boulby Barns.

Georgina Codling (Thurlow) is on the left of the back row.  Could Isabel be the little girl in the middle?

I wonder what the occasion was.  The young woman on the left, at the front, is holding a small parcel. 

(Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson)

I think this picture was taken at the front door of Boulby Barns, about 1927.

Georgina (nee Thurlow) has their daughter, Isabel, on her knee.  Their son, Denis seems reluctant to have his photo taken and has turned away from the camera.

(Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson)

I think this lovely studio portrait is probably of  Bessie, an older sister of  Ada and Georgina, with Edwin, Grace and Lucy.  It would have been taken about 1915.

(Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson)

This photo was taken in 1910 0r 1911 at Boulby Barns.  Ada is pictured with her three sons – little boys wore dresses then.

Billy is standing, Ada is holding Teddy and Henry is sitting in the wonderful pushchair I think.

(Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson)

 A studio portrait of the two sisters.  They married two brothers.

Georgina married Tom Codling .

Ada married Matthew Codling and they took over Boulby Barns.

(Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson)

This family group was taken in about 1910 at Boulby Barns Farm.

John and Isabel Thurlow are seated, second right and second left, surrounded by their two sons and seven daughters, I believe.

Georgina is third from the left, at the back, and the child seated in front is Amy.  I am guessing that she is one of their granddaughters.

Can someone tell us any more about the family and why they have all got together for the photograph?

(Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson)

A lovely studio portrait of the two ladies, but I don’t know anything else about them.

The lady standing on the left could be Isabel Thurlow of Boulby Barns Farm.

(Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson)

I have referrred to the group as Wolf Cubs, their name did not change to Cub Scouts until 1967. Pictured with their Akela Mrs Mary Shaw (now called a Cub Scout Leader), interestingly she is portrayed at the top of the ”heap”! Thanks to David Archer for Akela’s name.

Martin Gibson can identify himself as ”second row from front, second from the left” and that Akela’s first name was Mary. Dating to about 1966.

Can anybody help with more names?

Boulby Barns Farm is on the old road, near the top of the bank, between Skinningrove and Staithes. The Thurlow family gathered for a special occasion in about 1910.   Even the little girls are wearing wonderful hats. 

Mrs. Wilson’s grandmother, Georgina Thurlow is third from the left on the back row. 

Can anyone tell us what the occasion was, or name any other members of the family?

Thanks to Owen Rooks for the following information:

I believe that the girl (wearing the rather fetching large white hat) standing 2nd from right on the front row is Amy Thurlow. Amy became a close friend of my mother in about 1920 when for a time they were neighbours at Boulby- my mother (before she married) may have worked at Boulby Barns. Many years later, Amy shared a home in Park Terrace, Loftus with Florence (Flo) Fletcher and they both shared a life long friendship with my mother who died in 1973. In the late 1940’s, Amy and Flo ran a corner shop in Tees Street, East Loftus.

(Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson)

I think this photograph of the children attending Easington School was taken about 1902.  Georgina Thurlow is the girl in the sailor dress, third from the right, second row from the back.

The original image is mounted behind glass which is cracked.  I have not attempted to touch up the image.  I felt happy to show it how it is, over a hundred years old.

Would any of your grandparents, or greatgrandparents have attended the school at the time?

Image courtesy of Mrs. J. Wilson

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?

Yes I know we have this one but I thought it is rather a different view of the church looking at it from the side rather than the front.

A lovely photo of Ray Silver and Tom Harrop taken in 1979, let’s not forget Pixie the dog.

Taken about 1967, Thomas, Kathleen, Jenny, Jean and Renee, a pity there is a little flash back but a nice photo showing the inside of the shop.

Do you remember when Harrop’s chemist looked like this?  Wish I weighed as much now as I did on those scales.

Thomas Harrop was born in 1914 and educated at Guisborough Grammar School, he served a five year apprentice at Prosser’s 10 Zetland Road, (do you remember that shop, where Breckon and Shaw’s is now?) He qualified in 1939, marrying in 1940 he opened the chemist’s in 1957. Sadly Tom passed away in 1980 the shop then was owned by Mr Ray Silver, who served the people of Loftus for many years..

Thank you Ray for all that information.

Which ruins were you visiting?

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Tell us your names girls please.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Share the secret, who are you and what were you looking at?

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Okay you pupils tell us where you were and what you were all looking at.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Mr McKenna explains something to two pupils, but what and where are they?

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

The doorway in the background looks very similar to the ones of Mount Grace Priory. Thank you David

Not the clearest of photos, but it doesn’t look the best of days, I am sure you can recognise yourself, tell us about the day please.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Sorry but Mr McKenna gave me this photo and I just had to publish it, come on own up who are you?

Now identified as Philip Hood of Moorsholm by Dan Ferguson. 

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Lovely photo but who are you?

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Tired but quite happy who are you?

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Names needed please:

From left: ?? , ?? , ?? , Joanne Moon, Julie Daniels, Sara Fenby, David Jolly, Catherine Wilson, Chris Limon (with orange juice!).

Thanks to Adam ? for details.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Were you one of these pupils taking it easy?

Julie Gill (red jumper) and Julie Daniels (blue jumper) thanks to Adam ? for names to date.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

No not the pub in the market place, but the white horse of Kilburn. Please add some names.

Front: Hayley Coates, Joanne Moon. Thanks to Adam ? for names so far.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Looking rather tired looks as though it has been a long hard climb, but what are the names of the walkers?

Third from left Joanne Moon, then Julie Stonehouse (in pink). Thanks to Adam ? for names todate.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

At the top of where ?  Do you recognise yourself or any of the people here?

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Okay boys tell us your names, don’t be shy.

Tell us about this picture please, believed to be at Carlton. Now identified lead person Dominic Franks, followed by John Storey. But the rest??

Thanks to Adam ? for names to date.

 (photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Right girls where have you been or indeed where are you going to?  Help needed with the names please.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Okay who are you?

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Were you the boy in this photo, tell us about it please.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Were you one of the girls in this photo, if so tell us some names please.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Little angels sitting there so good, once again which church are you in nd what was the occasion?

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Were you one of these recorder players and which church were you in?

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Helen Scott holding up Vicky Johnson.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Okay own up which one is you, what date was this photo taken?

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Don’t blame this on me, Mr McKenna wrote, now in 35 to40 age group Carol Anne Smith, Jane Bonas and Debra Shepherd.  Go on girls tell him off for giving your ages away.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Natalie Timmins balances on the shoulders of Helen Scott.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Gymnasts in the 90/91 Production

Back Row:- Vicky Johnson, Natalie Timmins, Helen Scott.

Front Row:- Andrea Midgely, Louise Cox. Kerry Bright.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

89/90 Christmas production can you name them?

Back row: ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? ,  ?? , ?? .

Middle row: Samantha Tremain, Helen Scott, Vicki Johnson, Victoria Worton, Jane Myers, Joanne Dean, REbecca Vasey, Angela ? .

Front row: Helen Severs, Louise Cox, ?? , Heidi Rawcliffe, ?? , ?? , Kerry Bright.

On floor: ?? . 

Thanks to Vicki Johnson for names.

(photo courtesy of Mr. McKenna)

Absolutely great not only medals but a shield too, now can you tell us who you are and what the occasion was?

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

A lovely group of gymnasts were you one of them?

Back row: Mathew Samson, Roy Stokes, Alison Harris, ?? ,Donna Hudson, Heidi Smith, Carol Crossland, Chris Limon, Nicholas Jolly.

Front row: Lyn Yeoman, Rachel Dale, Nicola Reason, ?? , ?? .

Thanks to Rachel Dale and Adam? for names. 

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

Mr. McKenna asks that question, were you one of these pupils?

Rachel Dale has identified herself as this ”suspended” gymnast. Thanks.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

The May Queen Festival mid 1980’s

Attendants L to R :-  Helen Neasham, Louise Wilson, Claire Bailey,

Queen:- Linzi Hodgeson

Sarah Cross, Rachel Dale, Lisa Byrne.

(photo courtesy of Mr McKenna)

We have some names for this one:
Back Row (L to R): Mr Wrightson, Tom Wheatman, Jim Hodge, Marsden Grey, Walter Fothergill, Tommy Pearson, Kit Smelt, Jonnty Smith (Trainer).
Middle Row (L to R): Bert Davey, Dabber Adamson, ? Crispin, Pim Tyson, Jimmy Winter.
Front Row (L to R): ??, ??, ??.

Bert Davey went on to become a teacher and games master at Loftus School.
Does anybody know the remaining names?

The Ladies who made all the arrangements for the the street party for Queen St., Grosvenor Terrace & Irene St. to celebrate the Marriage of Charles & Di on the 29th July 1981. and a grand job they did too.
They are L to R
Dot Limon, Irene Greensmith, Jean Brown, Jean Young, Dorothy Ashwell, Doris Webster, Josie Miller
Lynn Bint, Audrey Metcalfe, Doris Ness, Iris Knight, Janet Laity & Jill Anthill.
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

Doris Ness (left) and Iris Knight (right) give out the Crown pieces to May Cuthbert (left), Lily Marshal (Centre) & Ivy Wilkinson (right)
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

Was your Mum or Grandma on this outing?  Did they tell you about it?  Where is the Wavecrest Hotel?  We know Jonty Smith , Jenny Boddy, Ida Johnson, Lem Grey, Ivy Grey and Ivy Bassindale are on the photo, can you name any of the others?

The lady last one at the end, with the dark cardigan and the dark hand bag i think is my Aunty Joyce. Joyce Kennedy from Skinningrove.  Thank you Pat anyone any more names to add to this photo?

Two local people after their wedding in the early forties, taken outside Loftus Police Station.

Thanks to Ray Brown for the location. John

This wedding, between Dave Smith of Coronation Street, Carlin How and Maisie Rowland of West Road, Loftus took place on 7 August 1948 – not in the early forties as stated. The ceremony was held in the Congregational Church and, since there is no frontage to speak of, the photographs were taken, as Ray says, outside Loftus police station. The bride’s guardians , Tom and Nellie Steyart, were close friends of Frank Watson the Police Inspector in charge.

Bridesmaids:-  Mrs. R Johnson, Miss P. Tyreman, Miss T.R. Mintoft, Miss J. Baxter, Miss E. Money.

Best Man Mr Frank Liddiard.         Ushers Mr G. Rowland,  Mr. J.R.Mintoft

Officiating clergy Rev. Maurice Clegg.

Thanks for all that information Brian I have posted all the names you sent

We think this image was taken in the 1950s .  Do you remember this boating lake?

Hiya my grandad remembers it. It was known as just Saltburn boating Lake. Whats left of it now is now the orange beck that runs through the valley gardens into the sea.

Where the cars are is now the car park and public loos, and the little hut behind them is the beach cafe.

I remember going to the kids paddling pool down there when i was little and my grandad telling me, that when he was younger the beck was a lot bigger and wider than it is now and it went under the road bridge too.

be great to find out who it is in the boat.

Here’s a picture of Brotton Brownies in the grounds of Castle Howard – do you recognise yourselves?

Back Row: Adrienne Smit (wife of Rector Smit), ?? , ?? , ?? , ??.
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

The children of the Wesleyan Chapel Sunday School at Brotton pose for a photograph in their Sunday best.
Who are you – don’t be shy!
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

This is the Wesleyan Chapel at Brotton. A fine Victorian building this stood in the upper part of the High Street.
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

Another of the images that Julie has given us of this striking building. It was smaller than it looks in this image.
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

Here is an image taken inside the Primitive Methodist Chapel at Brotton, showing the members of the Sunday School.
Many names here if you can remember them!
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

The same graveyard some 70 years later – I can remember it when you couldn’t have found this grave, the grass was so long! At least the grass gets cut sometimes now! What a contrast.
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

Two contrasting images of the same grave in the same cemetery about 70 years apart. This shows a well kept graveyard and immaculate grass.
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

The Brotton Women’s Institute in costume for a show.
Anybody we know?
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

Temperance Societies sprang up in every industrial town, village and city during the Industrial Revolution as philanthropists and the Church tried to turn the working man away from the demon drink. The Band was one way of rewarding them for abstention.
Do you recognise anybody?
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

These are the Brotton Sword Dancers. I expect someone will be able to name them?  I’ve lightened the image to try and show the ”uniform” better.  Love the double watch chain of the squeeze-box player!

Back row (L to R): ??, George William Riddiough, ??, ??.

Front row (L to R): ??, ??, ??.

(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

Just about every town and village had their own cycling club – this is Brotton’s. Recognise anyone?
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

A beautiful hand-tinted image of St. Peter’s Church in Brotton. This was the third church to stand on this site.(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

Another view of this fine church.

(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

The third and final slice!

The second slice!

I’ve sliced up the image into three sections, I can’t enhance the detail because it’s a textured photograph unfortunately.

An image of the old St. Peter’s Church in Brotton, demolished about 1958 – all that’s left now is the plinth on which it stood (near to the graves of its priests).

A little more information has come to light in an extract from a booklet “Know your Parish” it states:-

“When St Margaret’s was built St. Peter’s became the mortuary chapel, this chapel was cleaned & restored in 1901 but was demolished later. When the workmen removed some large flagstones near to where the altar had stood they discovered a tunnel which had been bricked up some time in the past. The registers commence in 1641, baptism to 1881: marriages to 1901 and burials to 1956″.  (thanks for that information Ray – rodders)

(Thanks for the date Simon – rodders)

(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

Ashok Kumar once again, but who is he listening to? 

Beyond is Marion Calvert (Domestic Science/Food Technology), Matthew Waite. 

Who else is in the picture?

(image courtesy of Loftus Town Council)

Two animated conversations – who were the participants?

(image courtesy of Loftus Town Council)

Ashok Kumar holds court, while his audience takes copious notes (newspaper reporter perhaps?).

(image courtesy of Loftus Town Council)

Unknown to left, Ashok Kumar in the centre, Billy Rye (Loftus Mayor at that date)  Was this the beginning of the fight for survival? Or possibly a clebration?

Thanks to Mike Allison for name of the Mayor.

(image courtesy of Loftus Town Council)

Rescued from Rosecroft School.
(image courtesy of Loftus Town Council)

This photograph formed the centrepiece of a presentation award to Rosecroft School for its outstanding OFSTED report in March 1997. Rescued from Rosecroft School.

Can you name them? Mick Hill is featured in centre he was Headteacher and instrumental in the achievemant of the excellent report, now head at Ian Ramsey School in Stockton.

(copyright acknowledged)
(image courtesy of Loftus Town Council)

Newspaper clipping of Rosecroft School OFSTED achievement in March 1999.
(copyright acknowledged)
(image courtesy of Loftus Town Council)

The photograph is annotated with the following:
Chair of Council, Mrs. Irene Rye, with Miss Millenium – Natelie Johnson – and attendants. Outside Town Hall in the year.
But which was Millenium Year?
(image courtesy of Loftus Town Council)

Taken at Chester on Rogation Sundayin 1985, Loftus Sword Dancers pose in the sunshine. The team at that time were:
Back Row (R to L): Kevin Hullah, John Waite (musician), Chris Watts, Colin Galilee, John Hill, Les Greening.
Front Row (R to L): Harry Cuthbert, David Gratton (old woman), Colin Chisholm.

(image courtesy of J Hill)

Taken from a beautiful presentation photograph triptych of 1984, this shows the donor of these images, John Hill.

(image courtesy of J Hill)

The centre image from the triptych, this shows the team line-up at the 4th April 1984.
Back Row (L to R): Kevin Hullah, Sid Robson, John Hill, K M Gratton, Harry Cuthbert, Colin Locker.
Front Row (L to R): Colin Chisholm, Colin Galilee, Les Greening.
The missing person is John Waite, the musician.
(image courtesy of J Hill)

A brief potted history of the revival and present (1984) line-up of the Loftus Sword Dance Team.
It’s a real pity that this sort of culture has been allowed to die again – as the Americans would say ”It’s a National Treasure”.
(image courtesy of J Hill)

An unknown date, but I reckon it must have been about 1984/1985 and the took a Gold too! Posing proudly with their trophy:
Back Row (L to R): Sid Robson, Colin Galilee, John Waite (musician), David Gratton (old woman).
Front Row (L to R): Colin Locker, John Hill, Colin Chisholm, Kevin Hullah.

(image courtesy of J Hill)

Taken by caters photographic of Birmingham, Loftus Sword Dancers at Birmingham TV Studios in 1970. They are:
musicians: John Waite, Maurice Brignall.
old woman: Stephen Galilee.
Sword Dancers: Keith Galilee, Harry Cuthbert, Sid Robson, Colin Galilee, John Hill, Eric Lancaster.
In the suit – Malcom Gratton (leader).
(image courtesy of J Hill)

Taken by the Arlington Studio of William E. Grier in Loftus a striking profile pose of Arthur Marshall, musician with The Loftus Sword Dancers, taken either during a practice or at a performance at the School.
(image courtesy of J Hill)

How it all started – At the Back (L to R): Mr. H Norminton and Mr. W Heseltine.
At the Front (L to R): Arthur Marshall (musician), Ronnie Knight, Ken Johnson, Harry Joplin, John Hill, Hilton George, Eric Tyreman.
(photograph originally copyright Northern Echo)
(image courtesy of J Hill)

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)

Geoff says that he thinks the following list of names is right – but as he’s just recovering from a house move…….

Back row ( L to R) : Alan Teble (think), ??, ??, Garry Simpson (think), ??, Terry Rawlings, ? Moore, ??, Geoff Harland.

Front row (L to R): Jennifer Smith, Maxine Foster, Jennifer Welford (think), ??, Colin Grainger (think) ??, ??, ??, ? Pearson.

(image courtesy of Geoff Harland)

This one took some preparation – an A3 image badly creased!  Scanned in two passes, stitched together and Photoshopped to remove the crease, cropped and reduced back to A4.  Now for the questions – Which year, which school, what location and what was the production?  Names would be good too – but I’m not going to annotate the post!

Loftus Athletic Football Team. The year they won the League Cup.

Back row (L to R): John Toulson(manager), Steve Trillo, Derek Knight, Andrew Drinkhall, Mick Gaines, Keith Corner, Fred Kitchener(coach).
Front row (L to R): Bernard Devereux, Chris Lindsey, Jeff Ground, John Devereux, Mark Winspear.

(Thanks for the information Mike Allison and Marion Toulson – rodders)

An exquisite hand-tinted image of the Parish Church at Loftus.  Very little parallax distortion – I wonder if an architectural camera was used to take this picture?  Anybody care to put a date on the image?  Thanks for the date Eric – 1900’ish could fit the bill, hand tinting was very popular then.

A fine image of an old tradition, from the late 1950’s/early 1960’s, this lasted until the late 1970’s, being taken over by the Skinningrove Gala Association. It lasted until the late 1980’s. 

The photgraph includes several members of Colin Hart’s family. The boat featured belonged to his grandfather and was used each year to transport the Gala Queen through the village to the Boatman’s Hut which is situated just before the bridge leading to the beach. In later years the boat was replaced by a flatbed lorry.

(image and information courtesy of Colin Hart)

A three-quarter view of the same cart, showing us more of the surroundings this time, is this what they called a tumbril?(image courtesy of Julie Morrison)

I wonder if these photographs were taken at the customer’s request or as an early advertisement? A good image of a two wheel cart – too heavy to be a trap do you think?
(image courtesy of Julie Morrison)

Back Row: Kevin Hampton, Martin Lonsdale, Steven Fenby, Leigh Winspear, Mark Scott, Steven Marsay, Mr McKenna.

Third Row: Joseph Bainbridge, David Robinson, Ian Robinson, Sally Buckton, Debbie Slassor, Tracey Money, Karen Lydsey, Louisa Wilson, Stephen Caley, Gary Flood .

Second Row: Beverley Johnson, Cathy Elliott, Linzi Hodgson, Michelle Hutchinson, Ruth Paulie, Kirsty Blythe, Claire Bailey, Joanne Yardy, Helen Neasham.

Front Row: Simon Best, Stephen Janicki, David Wilson, John Dean, Paul Sargeant.

Thanks to Vera and Paul Sergeant, Steve Marsay, Mark Scott, Gary Flood and Andrea Tyzack for the barrage of names, and fittingly thanks to David McKenna for the last name!

Ray says “I scanned this Polaroid picture of the Dinner Ladies at Carlin How primary School (long before it was called Whitecliff) – It was taken circa 1967, well before meals were cooked on the premises, in them days as you may remember all School meals were cooked at the central kitchens in Loftus.
they are Left to Right – Audrey Sweeney, Marion Sayers, Kath Lancaster, Annie Dyer, Jean Cook and Rose Partlett”.
(Saves me having to write the byeline! – rodders)
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

A fairly recent image of Saltburn taken from the steep climb up the Cleveland Way behind The Ship Inn.
Ray would like to know what the building was next to the Old Mortuary – and Mr(?) Atherill tells us that it was Saltburn’s Lifeboat House (seems logical now you look at it! – rodders).

(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

In the gym hall @ Loftus Youth Club, 1983/4.

Back Row: Ritchie Kemp, Elliott Carr.

Middle Row: ? Bevans, ? Bevans, Darren Garbutt, Chris Bainbridge, Rich Cowie, Malcolm Foxton (Coach).

Front Row: Matthew Crooks, Gary Marshall, Gary Stiff, Danny Ferguson, Mark George.

Training took place on Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday nights, making sure they did not miss the run to the Tiger Inn and back!

Thanks to Danny Ferguson for photograph and notes.

Loftus Fire Station Crew, 1970?

Back Row: Keith Gallilee, Albert Legg, Alan Tose, ?? , Ivan Gallilee, Ken Verrill, John Kidson.

Front Row: Richard George, Bill Hicks, Brian Grey, Michael Kilvington.

Thanks to Tony and Michael Kilvington for names. Missing officer is now believed to be a visiting full time Fire Service officer.

(image courtesy of Eileen Hicks)

Apologies for the condition, but we know where it was taken, the occassion is unknown and even the date is a guess. Can anybody help?

(image courtesy of Maureen Hogan)

What was the production and who were the participants?
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

I’m still trying to place this – might need some help here (I know where Old Brotton is)!  Thanks to John I now know where this is -” This is the main Saltburn Road, viewed up the hill (probably from under the railway bridge or prior to it’s completion – and so not apparent on the photograph) and shows what is now known as poultry farm corner”.

(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

Here’s a scene from Child Street, Brotton, with the local children dressed up as king and courtiers for the 1935 Jubilee Celebrations.

Julie tells us ”oops sorry forgot to tell you the names.  The three sat at the front from left to right are:Peggy Harben, Dorothy Kershaw, Matt Theaker
The Five standing at the back are left to right:Leslie Allen, Florrie Chapman,Eric Sibly Marjory Kershaw Annie Petch
Two Standing in the middle are Left: Arthur Chapman, Right: Jean Sibly” – thanks Julie – rodders.

(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

Showing the Methodist Chapel and the ”Grand Cinema”.

Eric says ”the grand had “double seats, at the back” for couples, and thats as much as i am prepared to say.” – ’nuff said Eric – rodders

(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

This is a picture taken looking towards Welford’s Corner (later known as Chemist’s Corner), showing the original sign for The Queen’s Arms.
(image courtesy of Julie Riddiough)

Back Row: Mr Alderson, Tony Robinson, Malcolm White, Ken Danby, Colin Hart, Colin Greaves, David Legg.

Front Row: Richard O’Cain, David Welford, Chris Marsay, Andrew Drinkhall, Gary Holliday, John Lethbridge, Alan Douthwaite.

Thanks to Col Hart for the photo and the names.

A postcard by Frith, taken from Chemist’s Corner looking towards The Green Tree, with The Blood Tub and War Memorial on the right.
Norman thinks the photograph was taken in Coronation Year – 1953.  Anybody think different?

Ray informs us ”If the date of early to mid fifties is correct, then the house with the aerial on is that of the Pub Landlord George Harrison, next door to this is the home of Mary Sanderson (my wife’s grandmother) who lived there from about 1915 to 1965 when she died and the last small property would be the home of George Cuthbert & his son Reg, Reg actually lived in this house when all three houses plus the Pub were put up for auction in 1970 – Reg at the time was paying 9/3d rent per week (the Landlord paying the rates)”.
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

A photograph taken from outside of The White House, looking towards The Green Tree again – slightly earlier time frame this time I’m thinking (but I’m open to suggestions), the road is white-lined and still the old cast iron road signs. It looks as though the old traffic precedence at Chemist’s Corner was equal from Saltburn or Brotton itself – an interesting state of affairs!  The little wooden hut on the corner next to the War Memorial was ”Kingdom Hall” and was apparently the meeting place for the local Jewish population (so Julie Riddiough’s grandfather advises), but to my understanding the term Kingdom Hall is used for meeting places for Jehovah’s Witnesses.  The same question as before, when was the picture taken?  Norman suggests post 1935, I can’t disagree with that, tarmac and road lining were in place by then and the old British Standard for road signs had been instituted.
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

A picture taken without the benefit of flash and against the internal lighting, it still shows the Gas Turbine-driven alternator and in the background those beautiful Gas Motors that used to thud out night and day! This was a most beautiful building inside and although the picture doesn’t show it very well, the whole of the back wall was covered in 1900’s instrumentation. The floor was red earthenware tiles and there was lots of Victorian/Edwardian woodwork. I used to collect water samples from the feeds that were just as you came into the building, behind the photographer (who is on the balcony), walk along the tiled floor, past these monsters and out through the door within a door within the huge doors to sample the water in the brick outside reservoir tanks every morning for about six or seven months – it was a time capsule!
(image courtesy of Reg Dunning)

Here is a picture that is familiar to me, a train of slag wagons tipping their loads at the Tarmac Roadstone Plant on Skinningrove Iron and Steel Works. One wagon is already being tipped while the others wait their turn. Reg Dunning’s father worked the Bucyrus crane that fed the crusher plant that produced roadstone, that was transported in Tarmac Roadstone lorries, which my father-in-law used to service and maintain.
(image courtesy of Reg Dunning)

Which teacher owned this class and were you there?

No teacher again, pupils on the loose, but all in a line what are they waiting for?

Not even a teacher on this photo, but were you there?

It goes from bad to worse I don’t even know the name of the teacher on this photo, do you?

The teacher is Mrs Trixie Addison who was from Greta Road Skelton

Thanks again to Mr Sayers

You must be sick of reading this , but once again I don’t have any names for the pupils on this photo.  Can you help?

This photo was taken Jubilee year. It is last year juniors with Richard Sharp not Andrew.

 Top row includes Tim Gill, Adrian Dawson,Geoff Grayson, Andrew Conn, Stephen Beckwith,  Stephen Glover(in Jaws jumper)Richard Sharp Ken Templeman Craig Urban.

John Samways, Julie (?) Dobson, Julie Nicholson, Beverly Lawson,Jane Etches, Gillian Boocock,??, Sandra ?, Denise Wyres, Linda ?
 

Next row,  Michael Nicholson, ? Noble, Pete Nicholson,Wendy Garbutt, Linda Cook, Kay Douglas, Simon ?,Roger Clark, Mark Knaggs

Front row: Andrew Barnes, ?? , Richard Fox, Alan Miller , Mark Unthank.

Back Row: Mrs Leybourne, 

Thanks to Craig Urban for names to date.

back row Trevor Himsworth, Mike Allison, Mike Tyreman, Gary Yarker, Colin Taylor, Neil Colbeck, Sean Gray, Paul Easton, Steve Wilson
next row,  Keith Lindsey, Carol White, Jennifer Dickenson, Deborah Shaw, Susan Cook Paula Sawdon, Dawn Jefferson, Tracey Roberts ??
front row , Susan Stevenson, Judith Buxton,  Lesley Hall, Rob Wallace, Graham Craggs, Jennie Collins, Carol Grey, Jackie Beatie, Catherine ? .
Sitting, Neil Bint, Richard Kemp, Ian Bowers, Kevin Patton, Mike Richardson

Yes it’s Mr McKenna, but who are the children with him and what year was the photo taken?

Been told the year was 1977  thanks Mike

Back Row: Mr McKenna, Nigel Hay, Steve Whitlock,  Steve Berwick, Nigel Todd, Keith Bowman, Dave Weed.
Middle Row: Adrian Harding, Keith Money, Paul Neal, Richard Lancaster, Mark Shaw, Mark Hood, Roy Philips
Front Row, Alison Ward, Michelle Easton, Angela Vincent, Caroline Muxlow, Dawn Elliot, Lorraine Steyert.

Thanks David for the final touch – rodders

Back Row: Keith Harrison, Karl Kaperski,  Wayne Boyes, Richard Muir, Patricia Nicholson, ?? , Sharon Main, Caroline Tilley, Elaine ? , Mr Tom Sayers.

Third Row: Mandy Richardson, Elaine Garbutt, Carol Barber, Jean Elsegood, ?? , Paula Snowdon, Debbie ? , Debra Theobald, ?? , Pamela Bland.

Second Row: ?? , Paul Ritchie, Dave Walker, Lee Spoor, Mark Byers, Neil Yeoman, Carl Marsay, Vincent Dodds.

Front Row: ?? , ?? , Paul Janicki, David Eterhington.  

Is that Simon Lodge seated far right?

Thanks to Mandyb Richardson for names.

If you were then which one is you and what year was this photo taken?

The boy on the front row second from left is Steven Barnes

girl at the back with abbey on her top is Kaye Forrest

Back Row: Mr McKenna, Graham Butters, ?? , Michelle Williams, ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? .

Middle Row: Wendy Dooley, Gary ? , Mark Yeoman, Karen Marsay, ?? , Susan Morrison, ?? ,Tryphena Forrest.

Front Row: Michelle Burns?, Steven Hill, Martin ? , Andrew Sharp, Wayne Smith, Paul Harland, ?? , Angela Dixon, Sarah Jane Cottle.

Thanks to  Karen Marsay and Craig Urban for names to date. Can anybody help with the missing ones?

Back Row: Miss Long(just!), ??, Martin Grey, Mark Peel, Guy Hogan, Stuart Urban, Timothy Gray, ?? , ?? .

Middle Row: Kiri Sakelaropolous, Robert Urban, Graham Jackson, Alison Smith, ??, Lisa Hamilton, ??, Diane Soloman, Sharon Smith.

Front Row: Michael Laity, ??, Hazel Brown, Teresa Smith, Denise Allen, Anne Marie Park, Donna Reeve, Tina Jackson, ??. 

thanks to Denise, Trevor, Stuart Urban and J Wilson, anyone else recognise themselves or others?

That is as much as I know about this photo, were you one of the pupils?  If so then please let us know so we can add some names.

middle row far left Sharon Pascoe far right Lynda Cocks.
bottom row 4 from left Jackie Jackson ? 6 from left Susan Todd.

Thanks Eric

This is Elizabeth (Betty) Ferrer in what I think will be the new labs at Skinningrove Iron and Steel Works, after they moved out of the labs under the water tower on the cliff edge.  I first met Betty in 1963 when I joined Skinningrove Iron and Steel Works as a Junior Chemist and I think I joined the rest of the Junior Chemists in having a crush on her!  I don’t think I ever saw her in the lab as such, she had her own little section next door to Mr. E F (Effie) Brown’s office, where I believe she performed water analysis on Oil samples – my memory is very hazy on that aspect of lab life, so please correct me Betty.

(I have to say it’s lovely to see you again Betty! – rodders)

(image courtesy of Elizabeth Ferrer)

Lovely peaceful photograph with Geo. Skilbeck’s name in the corner, did he take the photo or just sell the postcard?  Wish I had a pound  for every time I had walked across that waterfall,  we never saw any danger.

What a lovely place to live shows Loftus to it’s best advantage, now I have been nosey, (well I am noted for it) and read the back of the card. This is what is written,

Thought you would like to have these views of Loftus, you will notice the Regal cinema where Race’s used to be.  We used to love Camel’s shop Mother and father live in Dalling’s house, my sister Nora married Harold Legg and lives above their shop in Zetland Road, all the best Marie.

There now you are as nosey as me and we know why the crosses are on the photo, thats my excuse and I am sticking to it.

The last in the album and written on the page is:- After a heroic defence the Brigante warriors are over powered  and submit to the trained Roman Army.  Ahhhhh don’t cry, just admit which one was you if you were there.

I know the first Roman is Derick Armstrong were you one of the others?

Looks as though the Roman’s have arrived, were you a Roman?

Looks like some sort of ritual here can anyone remember what it was?

Looks like farming here with Ann Dodsworth and John Thornton.

No names here can you see yourself? The stockade is built now.

A good see-saw but I don’t think health and safety would let you get away with anything like it today, what fun they have spoiled.

B. Goldby, W. Morrish, B. Craggs, ? Fox, ? Spearpoint.

Again names under the photo are:- P Mortimer, L. Smith, J. Thornton,T. Blades, N. Theaker, D. Plews.  If I remeber rightly most of the schools in the area took part in this pageant.

The following photos were taken from a photo album named ’The Coming Of the Romans’ by Loftus Junior School.  These are the names under the photo:- L. Lambelle, D. Rowe, T. Blades, R. Fox, C. Cummings, P. Mortimer, J. Coverdale, R. Jackson, E. Parker, can you see yourself here?  Don’t be shy point yourself out.

Looks as though pupils are gathering in the playground before walking to the field,  I don’t see anyone I know do you?

Once again the Festival Of  Britain, can you see anyone you know?  I can see Clive Cummings James Peart, Neil Theaker,Valerie Watson, Ann Dodsworth, Barry Matson,  Bobby Barber, Marjorie Easton.

I had forgotten what the festival of Britain was all about so I have checked with Google and  it ’Celebrated the Nation’s Recovery after the Second World War’.   Do you remember the pageant on Hird’s field in Loftus and were you there?

I think this was Mavis Cuthbert under the diguise some of those arund her are:- Pat Vasey,Ann Dodsworth, Barbara Craggs, any other names welcomed.

No names again here but I will have a guess at them, pease put me right if I am wrong.

Back row:-  Thomas Cummings, Derick Arden, Ronnie Knight, Sidney Robson, Peter Campbell,  Ken Johnson, Micheal Cornforth, ? Peart.

Seated:-  Brian Hall,  ??,  Michael Grant, Tony Trattles, Alan Chester, Harry Jopling, Mr Richardson.

Were you at the school when Mr Richardson came?  The first male teacher we had come into contact  with, he set girls hearts a flutter.

The Junior School not quite as I remember it, there was a dividing wall to the right of the photo, maybe it’s still there, this wall with just a small ajoining gap, kept the boys from the girls.  Yes we had seperate yards to play in, not that it kept us seperated for long. The yard that can be seen was the boys yard and school entrance, and I don’t remember the smll gardens being there do you?.

No names on this photo, looks as though there may have been a performance of some play.  But what was the performance and who were the performers?  Some of them I know, but not many, I am relying on you to fill in the missing names.

Starting at the back row:-  Mike  Hoare, Fred Baldwin, ??, Robin Bielby, Peter Dobson, Peter Mortimer,  is this you Eric Johnson?, John Nellist, Jenny Blewitt, John Swales, Christopher Williams.

second row: Bob ward, Mike Grange, Joe Verrill, Margaret Turnbull, Maureen Cook, Rod Evans, Jonathon Clark, John Jefferson, Peter Ellwood.

third row: Jean Warrell,Jean Shaw, Lorraine Dale, Sheila Spearpoint, Babs Cummings, Veda Todd, Christine Norminton, Shelagh Barwick, Dot Bard, Dot Hill.

front row: Mike Batchelor, Harvey Walby, Mike Pearson, John Oglesby, Charles Peggs, Ronnie Ward, ?? Ann Wale, Val Jackson, Joyce Green.

Festival Of Britain 1951.

 I think I’ve got it about right, and despite rattling the tambourine I never joined the sally army!

Thanks for filling in the blanks Eric

Help is definitely needed here as I don’t know what is happening and who the pupils are in the photo, do you?

Another dated and named photo.

Back row:- Barry Starsmore, Fred Cuthbert, Doug Breckn, Gordon Simpson, Mickey Smith, Jimmy Craggs, ??  Edgar Parker, Colin Swalwell,  ??,   John Medd, Col Foster.

Middle row:-  Kath Easton, Margaret Morley, Florence Hewison, Mike Knight, Tony Walker, Ken Craggs, Brian Burton, William Morrish, Doreen McEwan,  Jean Cuthbert, June Harrison, Sheila Cornforth.

Front row:-   Jean Dunbar, Jean Sawdon, June Jefferson, Val Smith, Lorna Oglesby, Wendy Hall,  Norma Liddel, Margaret Cummings, Elsie Hunter.

Can you fill in the missing names?

At last a dated photo and all the names to go with it.

Back row:- Derek Roe, David Robinson, Tony Main, Alan Jackson, John Bennet, Kieth Mortimer, Norman Patton, Tony Hardy, Dave Smith, Donald Burdon, John Temple, Les Armstrong, Alan England.

Middle row:-  Michael Dadd,  Peter Kitchener, Margaret Verrill, Hazel Laverick, Mary Dale, Brian Winspear, Ron Allison, Ray Harrison, Norma Grainger, June Lines, Carol Pascoe, Eric Lancaster, Kenneth Fawcett.

Front row:-  Pam Dobson, Kathleen Grant, Anne Jefferson, Sheila Verrill, Heather Woodall, Judith Dean, Pam Middleton,Valerie Tate, Doreen Eddis, Eileen Benson, Mary Shaw.

Please don’t shoot the messenger if the names are spelled wrongI have just copied what was on the photo, but please tell me and I shall gladly alter any mis spellings.

School choir I remeber it well, Mrs Garbutt and Miss Trevillion, Whitby Spa  singing ’The Cuckoo Is A Pretty Bird’ if I remember rightly, the members of the choir were:-

back row  Tony Trattles, Michael Grant, Sidney Robson, Brian Hall, Ronnie Knight, Tom Williams, Alan Chester, Ken Johnson, Micheal Hoare.

Middle row:-  Sheila Mead, Gwen Stainthorpe, Joan Money, Ann Dodsworth, Mavis Cuthbert, Pauline Ward, Rita Chadwick, Judith Trowsdale, Dorothy Rouse, Elizabeth Trowsdale.

Front row:-  Joanna Long, Marjorie Burnside, Susanne Nelson, Joy Pledger, Valerie Watson, Pat Vasey, Marjorie Easton, Dorothy Hodge, Wendy Denton.

This is Jim Tinn perusing Skinningrove Junior School’s portfolio on the General Election. Were you one of these students – if so identify yourselves, or identify some of the others!

A professional, posed photograph – possibly taken for the Evening Gazette – rodders
(image courtesy of Colin Hart)

Preserved K1 Class, 62005, rounds the bend at Huntcliff, passing the remains of the old Guibal Fanhouse on a Trainspotter’s Special on the 10th May 2008
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

Once again the names were with  the photo, but I have altered some because I think they were wrongly named I know you will soon tell me if I am wrong.

Back row:  Robin Bielby, Joe Verrill, John Jefferson, Mike Page, David Winspear, John Swales, Jonathan Clark.

Next row: Eric Johnson, Mike Batchelor, Harvey Wallaby, Peter Mortimer,  Christopher Williams,  Joyce Green, Wendy Gibson,  Shelagh Barwick, Jenny Blueitt, Mike Pearson, Fred Baldwin, Charles Peggs, David Winspear,  Mike Hoare.

Next row:  Jean Warrell, Margaret Turnbull,  Christine Norminton, Jennifer Spearpoint, Barbara Cummings, Jean Shaw, Dorothy Bard, Dorothy Hill, Valerie Jackson, Veda Todd, Maureen Cook.

Seated: Peter Elwood, John Carter, John Oglesby.

I am guessing that it is the early 50’s and the names i have been given for these pupils are:-

Back row,Alan Scott, Billy Money, Terry Kentfield, Robert Bradley, Mike Jones, Graham Dawson, ??,  John Willis, Richard King.

Next row, Elsie hunter, Sheila Roe, Margaret Bannister, Jean Verrill, Barbara southwick, Barbara Vasey, Maureen body, Florence hewison, Maureen Jefferson, Mary Theaker, Pauline Ferguson.

next row, Ann Winspear,dorothy Johnson, Marjorie Roe, Dorothy Pledger,  ??,  June Allison, eileen Benson, Jean Ward, Pat Morrison, Rosamund Lambelle, Ann Starsmore.

Front row, Neil Dale,  Roger Hall,  Keith Bunney, Ian Smith, Colin Forster, Frank Winspear, Peter Spearpoint.

Any spelling mistakes I apologise for these are the names as they were written on the photo, do you know the missing ones?  Please tell.

Back row,  Herbert Pearson, Rusty Rowe,  ??, ??, Mike Bowers, ??,  Brian Cole,  Terry Lofthouse, ??, ??, Dennis Morrison.

Nex row, ??,  Alan Nicholson, Margaret Winspear, Rosalie Coultis, Rita Chadwick,  Hilary Robinson, Jean Pearson, Pauline Mann, June Cuthbert, Barry Crooks, John Knaggs.

Next row,Hazel Boddy, Margaret Coultas, June Watson, Shirley Atkinson,??, ??, Wendy Coxon, ??,  Shiela Cook.

Front row, Terry Ellison, ??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  Norman Peart, ??.

Yes we’re back in the 40’s again at the junior school which is now the community hall in Duncan Place, some of the pupils are,

Back row, Colin Watson, Brian Hall, ??, ??, ??,  Harry Jobling, Peter Campbell, ??, ??, Michael Grant, ??

Next row,  ??, ??, Kathleen Oglesby, ??, Pat Vasey, ??, Ann Dodsworth, Mavis Cuthbert, Janet Theaker, ??, ??, ??, Sydney Robson, Geoffrey Spearpoint.

3rd row, ??, Susanne Nelson, Judy Trowsdale,  Audrey Robinson, ??, Barbara Craggs, Sheila Wren, Marjorie Easton, Jean Shaw, Kenny Johnson.

Front row, kneeling David Hoare, Seated, Derick Arden, Tom Cummings, Derick Armstrong, Tony Trattles, ??, Bobby Morrison, ??, Alan Chester, ??.

All names drawn from deep within the memory please correct me if I am wrong and please add the missing names.

Help definitely needed here, We now know the teacher is Mrs Elsie Dixon, the year would be in the 1940’s.  The rest of the back row are unknown to me, how about you?

Middle row .  ??, ??, Terry Blades, ??, ??, ??, ??, Terry Grey, ??, Bobby Barber, ??, ??,.

Front row.  ??, ??, Sheila Cowan, ??, ??, Lily Duck, ??, ??, ??,

Boys seated unknown. All help gratefully received.

Jim Platt the footballer who played for Middlesbrough with the pupils of the junior school, now believed to be 1976 (thanks to Craig Urban), John Samways (orange shirt ) is identified, but can anybody help with why and possibly names?      The lad in the red shirt is Keith Winspear.we were in the hall to present the winner of a raffle. the first prize was an autographed football by the Middlesbrough squad. Jim Platt was there to present it to the winner.  Thanks Alan for all that information

Yes back at the Old Bull and Bush, I don’t think we would see anyone with blackened faces today, but were you behind one of the disguises?

I remember two of these minstrels were Simon Best and Steven Fenby. Simon has put on his thinking cap to identify the other boys

Lots of pupils  in this photo, were you one of them?  If so tell us what the shield was for please.

The last of the photos showing the V.E. anniversary celebations, once again can I ask were you on this photo?

Back Row (L to R): ??, ??, ??, Ashley McKenzies, ??, ??, ??, ??.

Third Row (L to R): ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??.

Second Row (L to R): ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??.

Front Row (L to R): ??, ??.

Thanks for starting us off Nicola  – rodders

Are you in this photo?

Were you celebrating with Mrs Himsworth?

Yet again another photograph with no names - help!

Thanks to Emma (Steyert) Crooks we’ve got a good list of names now!

back row (L to R): Carl Harding, ?Leanne Burrows?, Wayne Ramsey , ??, David Garner, Laura McConnell, ??, ?Gemma Crooks?
second row (L to R): ??, Kirk Maynard, Emma Harrison, Zanne Maguire, ??, ??.
third row (L to R): Gemma Craven, Geoffrey Lamb, Hannah Newton, Paul Harding, ?Mrs. Bones?, Adrian Steyert, Lisa Papworth, Neil Taberner, ??
front row (L to R): David McLaughin, Guy Kennedy, Emma Steyert.

Thanks Emma – rodders

Another  group celebrates the anniversary, were you one of them?

Teacher Mrs S Metcalfe

Were you in this photo with Miss Long?

Not many pupils in this photo, were you one of them?

Were you here celebrating the  V.E.  anniversary?

Who are the budding footballers, were you one of them? 

Back Row: ?? , Alan Miller, ?? , Jim Platt (M’bro FC), Mark Knaggs, ?? .

Front Row: Scott ? , John Samways, Geoff Grayson, ?? , Haydn Duffy, ?? (nickname mouse!), Michael Tyreman.

Thanks to Craig Urban for names.

Were you amongst this team of girls?  Looks as though they have won some contests, help needed again with names please.

Who are the girls in this photo and what was the occasion?

Back row L-R Clare Simpson, Julie Stonehouse, Alison Harris, Hayley Coates, Heidi Smith, Carole Crossland

Middle L-R  Roy Stokes, David Jolly, Mathew Sampson, Martin Welburn

Front Row L-R Nicola Reason, Rachel Dale, Angela Greening, Emma Covell, Lynne Yeoman

L hand side Julie Daniels, R hand side Donna Hudson

C. 1983/4 not sure of the occasion but most likely a xmas production

This was another of our Christmas Concerts. Here we see Mr. McKennas gymnastic display

The last one, or should I say time gentlemen please?  Once again names please.

Susan Clark managed them all :-

from left to right, front row: David Clarke, Zoe Harding, Karen Hill, Emma Collinson, Joanne Gibson, Kirsty Finlayson, Sarah Atkinson, Susan Souter, David Tunnell.

second row: Philip Simpson, Graham Cook, Leigh Marshall, Anthony Tinkler, Wayne Sherwood, Brian Story, Ian Burton.

back row: Carl Gibson, Richard Hand, Carl Robinson.

Well done Susan and many thanks – rodders

Back Row: ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , Jon Bowman, Andrew Lindsey, ?? , Mrs Blades.

Middle Row: ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , Rachel Mead, ?? , ?? , Guy Leeks, Paul Shaw.

Front Row: ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , Claire Williams.

Thanks to Neil Stonehouse fro names, can anybody else help?

Who is with Mr Colam at the Old Bull and Bush?

Only one I know is Katie Shaw second from right front row,  thanks Neil at least it’s a start.

But Susan knows them all:

back row: Lee Reason, Stephen Bailes, Kevin Robinson.

second row: Billy Bainbridge, Philip Cuthbert, Andrew Jeffcoat, Peter Tyreman, Carol Atkinson, Steven Pattern, Wayne Barnes, Graham Ridley.

front row: Sally Stadart, Joanne Webster, Victoria Franks, Clare Harris, Ruth Stevenson, Rebecca Greening, Kirsty Smith, Katie Shaw, Joanne Whitely.

Thanks Susan – rodders

Norman Lansbery and pupils at the junior school, but what are the cups for and who won them?

Back (standing on wall): Ian Dryden , Kevin Hare, David Henderson.

Front: Nicola Sawdon, Norman Lantsberry, Emma Rutland.

Thanks to Rachel Hannah for names.    Thank you Michael for the missing names anyone know what the cups were for?

This is one team of Mrs Himsworth`s sword dancers. Her son, Richard, is 2nd from right standing.

Back Row: Craig Cole, ?? , ?? , Greg Wilson, Gavin Whiteley, Andy Hall, Richard Himsworth, Craig Harris.

Front Row: Chris Harris, Richard Lyndsay, Matthew Hall, Richard Sanderson.

Thanks to Matthew Hall for names?

Thanks Tom, Craig and Dan – rodders

Are you on this photo?

Back Row, Paul Lancaster, Paul Jackson, James Liddle,Ian Evans, Mr Beedle.

Middle Row: Shane Imelia, Bennet Aldous, Nicola Smithies, Georgina Liddle, Richard Pearson, ?? , Jaime Dunwell

Front Row: Emma Hall , Claire Hampton, Elizabeth Yardy, Lisa Mason, Janine Mcburney, ??, ??,  Susan Smith, Ruth Pauli.

Thanks to Neil Stonehouse for names so far, can anybody else help?  Thanks Emma only 4 to name any can anyone help?

Mr. Sayers and who?

Back Row (L to R): Gary Brown, Andrew Pearson, Christopher Lochrie, Alan Midgeley, Terence Fox, Simon Welburn, John Hawkins.

3rd Row (L to R): Martin Potter, Nicholas Andre, ??, Rachel Dale, Joanne Shelley, Angela Padgett, ??, Nichola Lochrie, Gary Partlett, ??.

2nd Row (L to R): Pamela McLachlan, Sally King, Olivia Vincent, Lynzi ?, Andrea Garbutt, ??, ??, Claire Watson, Christina Craven.

Front Row (L to R): Gary Smithies & Wayne Brown.

Thanks to Gary, Andrea and Paul for the names – rodders

I know Miss Long in the centre of the photo, but who else is there?

back row (L to R): Keith Brown, Ricky Heseltine, James Gatenby, Neil Stonehouse, ??

middle row (L to R): John Vincent, Chris Backhouse?, Steven Dalgliesh?, ??, Paul Rutland, Stuart Danby, Lee Cross, ??

front row (L to R): ??, Esther Cruise, Nicola Gittens, Caroline Blades, Miss Long, Lindsey Whiteley, Charlotte Armstrong, Nicola Cook, JamieAnderson.

Thanks for all those names Neil, Julie and Jane

Back Row: Guy Young, Neil Preston, David Guy, ??, Gary McMaster, ??.

Third Row: ??, Rebecca Cook, Sarah Clarke, Sarah Jane?, ??, Jane Atkinson, ??, Victoria Armstrong, Paula Smith, Nicola Verrill, Duncan Hannah.

Second Row: Karen Ferguson, Emma Whyman, Claire Hardy, Melanie Robinson, Anne Knox, Julie Wheatman, Janet?, Andrea Morrish, Debbie Magor

Front Row: Mark Flintoft, Paul Stokes, Andrew Lettin, Mark Lindsay.

(thanks to Nicola Verrill for the names so far – rodders)

Can anybody help with the missing names?

There are a series of these photographs of the Old Bull and Bush and I am guessing that there must have been a performance of some kind.  I am relying on you to tell me all about it and to name the people in this and the following photographs.

This is the Junior School photo taken for the Silver Jubilee in 1977, are you on this photo?

This photo has also been posted as three separate (slightly larger) slices – rodders

1991 is th date on this photo of the school staff who are :-

Miss.J. Long, Mr. D. McKenna, Mrs. K. Himsworth, Mr. A. Forster, Mr. T. Sayers, Mrs. Blades.

Mrs. M. Toulson, Mrs. K. Sanderson, Mrs. B. Bell, Mr. B. Beedle, Mrs. S. Redding, Mrs. S. Sansom, Mrs. S. Metcalfe.

Mrs.G. Thomas, Mrs. K. Sanderson, Mr. T. Sayers, Mrs. K. Himsworth, Mr. D. McKenna, Mrs. S. Sansom, Mrs.Y. Keaney.

Mrs.M. Toulson, Mrs. M. Metcalfe, Mrs. B. Bell, Mr. B. Beedle, Miss. S. Welsey, Mrs.S. Redding, Miss. J. Long

This is the wedding of Edward Isaac Money (Ted) and Caroline Smith (Carrie).   Far left is Charles Powell Smith the bride’s brother, Nan Page friend of the bride, Ted and Carrie, Mary Smith niece of the bride and Jonathan Smith (Jonty) brother of the bride and father of Mary.

The wedding took place at St. Helen’s Church Carlin How on the 11th November 1932, the couple then lived at Skinningrove before moving to East Loftus after being bombed out of their house in Skinningrove during in the second world war.

This Photo shows the Money family in the 1920’s ( I think) what the family gathering was for I do not know but it shows all the Money’s,

 from L toR :- Edward Isaac (Ted), Margaret (Meg), Violet (Vi), Ivy, John (Jack),  Louisa (Lou), William (Will),  Florence (Flo), James Verrill (Jim born before marriage)

Mary, William Tyers, (father) Mary Ann,(mother) known as Polly, Sarah (Sal).

William Money came to the Loftus area from Barrowby in Lincolshire between 1871 and 1881 with his wife Mary and his sons,  William Tyers aged 20, John Henry 15 and Edward 13. ( taken from the 1881 census)  They came here for the work in the ironstone mines and before their arrival there were no other Money’s in this area that I can find, please correct me if you know better.  Edward moved to Bishop Auckland (1891 census) and John Henry emigrated to Australia married and had a family there.  So most people named Money in this area came from someone in the above photo.

I have been checking my file and it shows that William  Money and Mary Ann Verrill (yes a Verrill from Staithes) were married in 1887 so I think the photo would be on the anniversary of their 40th wedding anniversary in 1927.  Can you believe that in 1911 (as shown on the 1911 census)that  William, Mary Ann  and 10 of their children were all living in 28 St Hilda’s Terrace Loftus, how did they manage?  I bet they were glad when their children got married and they had the house to themselves to live out their retirement in.

How about this for a guess?  Picture taken outside 34 Hartington Street!  Could be Norman there or St Hilda’s Terrace.

Mrs Toulson with a group of pupils, some af the pupils are :-

Phillip Story, Lee Simpson, Darren Pass, Daniel Metcalf, Christopher Partlett , Christopher Caley, David Parker, Mark Ambrose, Ben Philiskirk,  Andrew Sawdon.

Natasha Garbutt, Catherine Finley, Alexandra Bastiman, Mrs Toulson, Sarah Dean, Jenny Hancock, Vicky Worton.

Andrea Cuthbert, Amelia Pass, Lucy Cuthbert, Jayne Myers.

Thanks to Rachel Hannah and Dave McKenna for missing names.

The three men members at the back are :-   Mr. McKenna, Mr. Beedle, Mr. Colam,

the ladies seated are :- Mrs. Shail, Miss Noble, Miss Munday, Mrs. Toulson, Mrs. Bennett, Miss Swalwell, Mrs. Blades.

the staff of  ’76 are:- Mr. T. Sayers, Mr.G. Colam, Mr. A. Forster, Mr. W. Stewart, Mr. J.  Money.

Mrs. B. Addison, Mrs. M. Bennett, Mr. Beedle, Mrs. M. Toulson, Mrs. T. Wall, Mrs. K. Himsworth.

Once again the exact date of the photo is not known, can you help? Members of the staff are:-

Mrs. Sansom, Mrs. Himsworh, Mr. Sayers, Mr. Forster, Mr. Ditchburn, Mrs. Barker, Mr. Colam.

Mrs. Caley, Mrs. Toulson, Mrs. Leybourne, Mr. Beedle, Miss Long, Mrs. Lester, Mrs. Blades.

Mrs Leybourne, Mr Colam, Mr Sayers, Mr McKenna, Mr Forster, Mr Beedle, Mrs Himsworth.

Mrs Atkinson, Mrs Bennett, Mrs Bell, Mrs Barker.

Mrs Blades, Mrs Merriweather, Miss Noble, Miss Munday, Mrs Shail, Miss Long, Mrs Toulson.

Taken in 198?  help needed.

Staff at Loftus Junior School we think in 1979.

Mr Colam, Mrs Barker, Mr Beedle, Mrs Blades, Mr McKenna, Mrs Sansom.

Mrs Metcalfe, Miss Long, Mrs Toulson, Mrs Shail, Miss Mundy, Mrs Leybourne.

Mr Beedle’s retirement and the staff present are:- Mrs. C. Nutbrown, Mr. T. Sayers, Mrs. S. Sansom,  ??,  Mrs. S. Welsby, Miss. V. Keaney, Mrs. Redding, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Perkins, Mr. Hart.

Mrs Toulson, Mrs Himsworth, Mrs. Steele, Mr. Beedle, Mrs. Metcalfe, Miss. Long, Mrs. Sanderson.

Taken in 1978 we think, do you know better?

The staff’s names are , Mr McKenna, Mrs Barker, Miss Merryweather, Miss Nicholson Steng, Miss Swalwell.

Mrs. Redding, Mrs Toulson, Mrs Benett, Mrs Blades, Mrs Shail, Mr Beedle.

George Philliskirk,  Alan Gittins,  Brian Smith,  John Dale, Les Jackson,  Peter Kitchener, Peter Trinder?,  John Toulson, Tony Lawson,  ??,   John Golding,

??, ?? ??,  Jean Howard, ??, Denise Trussler,  Wendy Pearson,  Gwen Mead,  Helen Nicholson, Janet Miller, Marjory Tyerman,   Malcolm  Covell.

Christine Matthews, Pat Atkinson,  ??,  Susan Tilburn,  ??,Helen Avery,  Miss Barnes, ??,  ??,  Susan Espiner, Sheila Duck, Janet Cuthbert ,  ??.

Seated Stephen Cross and Ian Wilkin.

Thank you again David I hope I have got the names in the right places  and thank you Brian for all your help.

Mrs S. Redding, Mrs. S. Doe, Mr I. Scott, Mrs H Ward, Miss J. Longster, Mrs. S. Sansom.

Miss V. Ogden, Mrs. K. Sanderson, Mrs J. Dadd, Mr. D.  ?, Mrs. G. Thomas, Mrs. S. Metcalfe , Mrs. M. Toulson.

The photograph was taken in 199?  I am sure you can tell me (and help me out with the missing names!).

Was this Photo taken 1955 or 1956?  I am sure you can tell me and help with the missing names.

L to R Back Row:- ??,  David Craggs, Gordon Cannon, Peter Lily,  ??,  William  Liddle, Ian Goodwill.

L to R Middle Row:- Billy Douthwaite,  Geoff Robinson, Ray Brown,  Brian Parker,  ??,  Eric Trembath,  Keith Galilee, Keith Tilburn, Desmond Hodgson, Raymond Binks,  Robert Watson,  John Sawdon, ??,  Graham George.

L to R Front Row:- Michael Robinson, Peggy Teble, Marion Hicks,  Christine Lindsey,  Maureen Simpson, Susan Laverick, Miss Manship,  Margaret Maudsley,  Brenda Cook, Janet Shaw, Marian Smith, Ann Ramsey, Pauline Bibby.

After another look at this Photograph, I am about 98% Certain that the Lad to the right of Gordon Canon was called Peter Lily (once again I think this is the correct spelling for the surname)- Oh if I could only meet up with a few of the young rascals from this picture I’m sure that between us we could complete the Puzzle!

Thanks David and Ray for the names.

Mrs Leybourne with her class of 1976:

Back row L to R Sharon Main, Caroline Tilley, Mark Jones, Dvid Etherington, Clive Pearson, Andrew Husband, Neil Yeoman, Elaine Riley, Mandy Richardson, ? Simpson, Mark Hanson.

Middle Row: Amanda Wilson,  ??,  Vanessa Blood, Tricia Nicholson, Diane Garbutt,  Amanda Evans Stone,  ? ?,  Paul Garbutt,  Paul Ritchie, Andrew Parkes, Elliott Carr.

Paula Toulson, Alison Cockerill, Susan Agar, Louise Dunn, Susan Heseltine.

Sorry if  any names are mis-spelt.

The title says it all, the pupils at Loftus Junior School all dressed up are:- Amanda Stone, Caroline Allison,

Sharon Main, Caroline Tilley,Vanessa Blood, Conrad Heworth, ? Simpson, Andrew Husband, Paula Toulson,Mark Jones,

Tricia Nicholson, Elaine Riley, Amanda Richardson, Mandy ? ?,  Susan Heseltine.

1981 or 1982 could be the date of this photo and I am sure you can tell me which date it was.

Back row L to R, Susan Morrison,  ???,  Paula Toulson, Cheryl Smith, Sally Kay, Alison Smith, Sharon Oglesby, ???,   Debbie Dabinet,

middle row:- Sharon Smith, Colette Easton,  ??, Donna Reeve,  ??,  ??,

front row:- ??,  Gillian Morse, ??,  Mandy George, ??,  ??.   Do you know the rest of the names?

A photo taken on the school field as we can see West Park Avenue and Harry Dack Infant School.  Some of the named pupils are:-  Christopher Colbeck,  Elliott Carr,  Kerry Taylor,  Julie Hadfield, Philip Sanderson,  Paul Mann and Victoria Bell. This photgraph has provoked some queries. The girl in the orange t-shirt is identified as Karen Morrison (thanks for the information), she identifies Kerry Taylor and Julie Hadfield. But which is which? 

Another query from Karen Morrison ”Is it Mrs Heseltine?”.

Mrs Leybourne with some of her class I presume, but what are they doing, is it a sports day?  Some of the named pupils are:-   Keith Lindsey, Gary Yarker,  Shaun ??,  David Patten.  Do you know of the others?    the lad on the right is Mike Allison

Here are the pupils on the way to Scotland or are they already there?  If you were one of these pupils or can name any of them then please do so, thank you.

Yes we are already there. The Forth Bridge is in the background. Thank you Tom

Mr McKenna at the top of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, were you one of those up there with him?  If so can you tell us the date?

A pair of Class 20s, led by 20070, cross the new bridge at Carlin How with a train of loaded Potash Hoppers. Both locos are equipped with multiple working connections, the second man being the guard. Both locos in ”Small Arrow” livery, and it looks like the Thornaby Kingfisher on the side (thanks for the verification Russ – rodders).
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

Another evening, again we know it was taken in the old St Joseph’s School, possibly after a school show or similar. But again can anybody help.

(image courtesy of Maureen Hogan)

A different view of Hummersea Farm then we usually see.  In the distance is The Warrens.  I’d appreciate some input here, because there is a possibility that this isn’t Hummersea Farm.

(image courtesy of Louise Withnell)

This is the cutting to go with the previous  image.  As usual the Gazette writer has forgotten that without the Steel Works ”scar” there would be no villages, just a group of farms and outbuildings, and the coastal outline would have changed dramatically due to coastal erosion (Skinningrove used to tip slag over the cliff edge at Cattersty) and he wouldn’t be talking about the new Finishing Department anyway!

(image courtesy of Colin Hart)

(cutting copyright Evening Gazette)

This is an aerial view of Skinningrove works showing the new Finishing Departments nearing completion.

(image courtesy of Colin Hart)

(image copyright Evening Gazette)

Somebody asked, in a comment, when the new Finshing Department buildings (green sheds) went up on Skinningrove, Colin responded by telling me the date, so that I could answer the comment.  He’s now sent me cuttings from ”The Steel News” and ”The Evening Gazette”.  This first one shows the first sods being cut by the oldest and newest employees of Skinny.

(image courtesy of Colin Hart)

(cutting copyright The Steel News)

Looks like they got it fixed – it’s now sat level on the 4 foot, running lights are on and the engineers are retiring to their carriage. (no doubt for tea and tiffin!).
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

Class 31, 31549, receives attention from the engineers at Crag Hall, notice the heavy lifting jack in use, broken spring or shattered axlebox?
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

A Class 37 in Railfreight livery passes what looks like a Class 31 stranded on the roads at Crag Hall, by the lean on it it looks like a broken spring.
As Russ tells us ”The 31 is actually derailed. It came off on the points leading to the headshunt that are worked from the box. I was having my annual assessment at the time and so was the signalman. Also the train was an inspection saloon from York, Ive never seen so many gaffers in one spot!  The cause was put down to poor maintainece of the point rodding and as the chief signalling engineer was in the saloon I reckon he would have got a lot of stick afterwards!” – which just goes to show what I know! – rodders

(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

This must be a fairly rare image, Guisborough Box (and line) are long gone, just surviving into the diesel era.
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

A pair of immaculately turned out Class 20s standing at Crag Hall box with a train – they are being routed into Crag Hall Yard, so I have to assume that its a train of empties for Skinningrove Works.
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

Taken from the back of the signal box looking towards the works, this image shows the train assembly yards for Skinningrove Works. I can’t make up my mind whether it’s a guard’s van or a small shunter on the rightmost rake of wagons.
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

This time with a load of sections from Skinningrove, there’s novel! Full yellow ends and large logo. Never named, but renumbered!
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

This, I think, is when the Zetland Hotel was still a hotel and the lovely Victorian facade of the station, including the canopy was intact. Before expediency destroyed the excursion platform with its beautiful Victorian cupolas and when the station building was still a station building instead of a shopping arcade.
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

I hated these smelly, noisy, uncomfortable, drafty things – it made the bus worthwhile and a car inevitable. I notice that this is before Redcar Central Station became a business park and the railway became single track.
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

The well-known gas holder on the right being passed by a late-liveried Class 56 – a vast improvement on the Class 47 – notice the multiple-working connections and lead on the front panel – one driver could drive all the locomotives in a multiple engine set.
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

I do like this image Russ – captures the ruggedness of the location perfectly with that haze/fog/mist shrouding Boulby Potash right up to the middle ground of the image.
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

I seem to remember these weren’t well liked due to a lack of sanders and brakes like a milk float! Notice the steps for the signalman to give and receive block tokens for the single line working. Also the local semaphore set off to give him right of way. A nice gritty black and white image.
(I notice the last set of semaphores on the Brotton side of Crag Hall have recently been replaced with light signals.)
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

A pair of “Large Arrow” liveried Class 37s running light engine at Boulby.
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

A late afternoon shot by the look of it, enough haze to fool the exposure meter, but definitely a pair of 37s, both in different BR liveries – the front one sporting the frog-eye headcode boxes.
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

The Class 37, like the 25 and the 20, is the unsung hero of the diesel era. A scaled down Class 40 it has pulled everything under the sun, single, double and triple-headed!
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

There is something about black and white and railway images, they just seem to go well together. Here, a Class 37 and a train of empties head across the new bridge at Carlin How enroute to Boulby for loading.
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

Possibly the same pair as the other post, just rolling with the loaded train.
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

Slightly contre-jour, a photo of a couple of Class 20s in the classic nose-to-nose configuration, leaving the loading yard at Boulby Potash, bound for Saltburn Junction.

(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

I told Russ that my favourite diesels were Class 20s, Class 25s and Class 37s – there follows a whole series of lovely images from that privileged track-side position.
(image courtesy of Russ Pigott)

Loftus Fire Station Crew on exercise @ ICI Wilton in 1978.

Back row: Ken Verrill, Colin Gallilee, Ivan Gallilee (Station Officer @ Loftus), Jerry McElvaney.

Front Row: Bill Hicks, Keith Gallilee.

Bill Hicks worked @ ICI Wilton as a fireman and subsequently became Station Officer @ Loftus, replacing Ivan Gallilee . ICI Wilton were very supportive of local retained fire crews and offered additional training sessions. Ivan was father of Colin and Keith.

Photo courtesy of Eileen Hicks.

A Class 37, number 37515, passes through Carlin How with a trainload of Potash from Boulby.
Notice the panel over the aperture left from the removal of the nose doors.
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

Taken from the bridge at Carlin How, a trainspotter’s special, or was it for Cleveland Potash’s Open Day? Raymond tells me it’s from the early to mid-80’s – the DMU colour scheme fits that era anyway!

The Rail Inspection bank – I’ve spent many a cold and windy/damp day up here stamping rails for Inspectors who stayed behind in the warmth of the office at the Test House with a cup of tea and a biscuit!  Still – if you were lucky you could share the brazier in the yard gang’s shelter to warm your nithered fingers up!

(image courtesy of Bob Proctor

This is the 18-inch Mill where the smaller angles and joists were made, from bed angle up to pit-props.

(image courtesy of Bob Proctor

This is what those motors drove!  The Cogging Mill (where the ingots were knocked down into blooms) and the 36” Finishing Mill (where the blooms were rolled into shape, ready for hot sawing to length).

(image courtesy of Bob Proctor)

Flame-cutting Forging Quality blooms.

(image courtesy of Bob Proctor)

This I believe is a cold straightener (tell me which type please) and those huge motors for driving the 36-inch Mill Roll Stands, you could smell the ozone!

(image courtesy of Bob Proctor)

Another scene I’ll never forget!  Sampling a furnace: long ladle – in through the peep-hole, dip deep, twist, withdraw and pour into the steel pot dumped in the sand on the floor.

Sorry if you don’t understand the measurements on the page – this is definitely pre-metric, when we used British Imperial measurements (and most of the map was still coloured red).

(image courtesy of Bob Proctor)

The archetypal image of a Steel Furnace tapping, viewed from Pitside – an image I’ll never forget!  Notice the reference to a 120 Ton furnace.

(image courtesy of Bob Proctor)

When I was in the Test House at Skinningrove Iron Works we had a copy of the Skinningrove Product Book – or as we called it ’The Blue Book’.  It was well out of date, but was still the bible for all the basic products that were made by Skinningrove.  Bob has kindly provided me with the pages that have images on them and I include them here as a kind of nostalgia trip.  This issue looks to be either just pre-war (1939) or just post-war (1946).

This shows an image of No. 1 Blast Furnace, out of service when I worked there, which was hand-charged.  I worked with a man, ”Tiny” Pennock, who was a charger on this furnace.  They used huge two-wheeled barrows (man-height) to carry the burden  and they ran on knife edge cast wheels about 3 foot 6 inches (in old money) in diameter.  Apparently if the balance was right they used to run as fast as they could and then hang on the shafts while the barrow careered along!  The right-most ’tower’ attached to the blast furnace was the lift shaft and the barrows were emptied into the ’bell’ of the furnace along the gangway.  When the bell was full, the upper bell would be raised and the lower bell opened to discharge the burden into the furnace.

(image courtesy of Bob Proctor)

Here’s a view of Skinningrove Iron Works looking in towards the Tarmac road gravel plant.  Unless I’m mistaken it shows No. 1, No. 3 and No. 5 Blast Furnaces, but no Sinter Plant, so it’s after 1950 and before 1958.

(image courtesy of Bob Proctor)

The same for No. 5 Blast Furnace – notice the double bell at the top (the top bell is a conical bell that lifted to seal the top of the furnace, then the bottom bell was opened and the burden dropped into the furnace without releasing pressure in the furnace).

(image courtesy of Bob Proctor)

Nearly all the details you ever needed to know about No. 1 Blast Furnace at Skinningrove.

(image courtesy of Bob Proctor)

A very early picture of Rosecroft, possibly before it offically opened. Raymond says ”at least mid-sixties”.
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

A good turn out for this children’s fancy dress. Jean Sayers is the little girl in the front with the kettle (Polly put the kettle on).

Reg Dunning says ”5th from the left at the back is Sheila Bennison and the nurse on the back row is Hilary Jackson”.  Thanks for that Reg, the names list for this is going to be a big one! – rodders
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

Why was it built next to the steel works? Why is it such a plain design (is this known as the severe architectural style)?
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

A photo of Mrs. McGingle, teacher at Skinningrove Senior School.
(image courtesy of Raymond Brown)

A long while later and the platform has gone, the car park has arrived and a special makes its way from Redcar towards Black Bridge (must be a preserved loco on a charter run).

How many of you remember the excursion platform at Redcar? Well, there’s a car park there now, but in its heyday it was heaving (Redcar had a beach then, there was no deep water channel in the Tees, no Blast Furnace on the skyline and Redcar had two picture houses and a theatre).
I count 3 engines in steam here as well!

I couldn’t resist posting this image! 

David tells me that it’s Castleton Station, but when was a Class 55 ”Deltic” on the Whitby line, I know that there used to be one at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway?

Russ says ”Without sounding too trainspotterish,it was 55002 on a special to Whitby in summer 1981. I remember seeing it go through Ayton”.

(thanks David and Russ – rodders)

Back Row (L to R): Mary Tyreman, ??, Elsie Trillo, ? Cush, Mary Trillo, ? Cush, Alice Hogan.
Middle Row (L to R): Monica Swales, Denis Brown, John Readman, ? Cush, Henry Dale?.
Front Row (L to R): Gus Swales, Jimmy Cush, Chris Stonehouse, Frank Trillo.

Can you help us with the missing names from this motley crew, the date and the name of the production?
(image courtesy of Maureen Hogan)

The teaching staff of St. Joseph’s School. This time we think the year is 1972/3, can anybody confirm this please?

Back Row (L to R): Vera Bice, Miss May, Dora Pass.
Front Row (L to R): Maureen Hogan, Val O’Neil, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Agar, Betty Walton.

(image courtesy of Maureen Hogan)

The teaching staff at St. Joseph’s School.  We think the year is 1971, can anyone confirm that please?

Back Row (L to R): Betty Walton, Jim Agar, Maureen Hogan.
Front Row (L to R): Vera Bice, Sister Mary Nora, Sister Bridget, Val O’Neil.

(image courtesy of Maureen Hogan)

Back Row: John Grandin, Keith Nellist, John Nellist, ?? , Kevin Hayes, Jimmy Hughes, Tony Sanderson, John Garbutt, Ronny Pass, David Dunn, Ray Marshall, Miss Walker.

Third Row: Gordon Wren, Malcolm Unthank, Jimmy Yarker, Ann Harrison, Mary Devereux, Jean Welford, Pauline Marshall, Ann Walshaw, Margaret Smith, Sheila Curnow, ? Dempsey? , Colin Murphy, Frank Brierley.

Second Row: Catherine Devereux, Barbara White, Pam Crooks, Ann Templeman, Dorothy Nicholson, Christine Southgate, Marion Sanderson, Mary Welford, Val Bowman, Sandra Lord, Kathleen Woodhouse, Pauline Biott.

Front Row: Ray Brown, John Pearson, ?? , Paul Kelly, Charles Calvert, Colin Hines.

Pictured at the School on the Deepdale site. Can anybody help with the missing names?

Image courtesy of Sandra E Hutchinson.

I couldn’t resist this image – you’ve gotta hand it to these guys – wearing your underpants on the outside of your trousers is way cool!
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

Here’s a few railway pictures to keep the trainspotters happy (count me in – rodders) an EWS Class 56 no. 56032 standing at Boulby.
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

I think this is the same train looking towards the dispersal sidings at the filling bay.
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

Class 56 no. 56055 outbound from Boulby with a train of Potash Hoppers. As Russ says, it’s in the LoadHaul livery!  Didn’t know they were all American owned now though – is nothing British anymore!
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

EWS Class 56 no. 56032 looking rather clean in this classic shot at Boulby.
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

This is a guess on my part – but looking at the train of wagons in the background I guess this hopper fills the rail wagons with Potash.
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

OK you troglodytes, time for another set of images from Boulby Potash. Didn’t know they had a Stock Car track down there!
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

When you want to move a non-mobile object underground get ahead – get a bucket!
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

Seeing this image gives me a new respect for the modern breed of miner – this has to be a pretty bad environment to earn a crust in!

As Alan says: ”Milling Was Done After A Heading Was Mined If There Was Still A Good Grade Of Potash In The Floor Or To Regain A Passable Roof Height If The Roof Had Dropped Or The Floor Had Heaved. It Is Easy Tonnage As Generally No Probe Drilling Or Roof Bolting To Do As In Usual Face Mining.”

Heliminer has now been identified as a 1060 by N Readman, ”motors go straight through into the head and it has no prop shaft.”

(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

Didn’t say it was pretty down there – I suppose all of the kit gets like this eventually. Notice the overhead airway – vital in a mines environment and more so at this depth!
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

You know those car stickers that say ’If you can read this you are too close’ – the mining equivalent would be ’If you can see this it’s too late!” A set of charged holes ready for firing – now you can see what the augers are used for.
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

This almost has the look of art – of course without them you can’t see, so a vital piece of utility underground (and EXII as well).
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

Gutted is the word – glad I wasn’t in here when this lot went up!
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

It doesn’t always go smoothly underground – I can imagine this caused considerable hazard underground, loads of toxic fumes, smoke and, worst of all, a lack of oxygen.
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

I don’t know what a convergence is, but judging by the twisted metalwork and the collapsed crush-stack I guess it’s the onset of pressure, or a geological faulting process.

Alan says: ”Quite A Bit Of Roof Pressure There, If The Chocks And Steel Weren’t There, There Would Be A Big Heap Of Ore On The Ground” – and I believe him!
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

Now you can see why those stacks are like they are, when the pressure comes on they crush – like the taper on a pit prop they give early indication of an impending problem!!
(image courtesy of Alan M Franks)

Once again, beautiful though it is,  I have no idea where this is, answers please.

I think it’s an old print of handale abbey farm, built using part of the priory buildings.  Thanks to Eric Johnson for that information.

Maybe I am showing my ignorance here but I have no idea where this is, have you?

I think this might be now known as Linden House (formerly the Rectory). White building in some of the coloured photo’s on the site.

Thanks John

Another well photographed location, maybe we already have this photo but once again there is quite a bit of information given here.

A well photographed place Skinningrove, but a nice clear photo, showing the houses and the works.

Okay, were you or any one you know a BSC foreman and were you on this trip?  If so can you tell us ther names of any of the men there and where the photo was taken?

Front row 3rd from left possibly Ron Cook and final on right is Tom Cook?

Thank you John anyone any more names?

Second row from front, fourth from left, is my uncle Harry, Harry Moore, sample passer at Skinningrove. Thank you Malcolm

back row far left jim shaw. Thanks Eric

What was the Bassendale group?  I can see Ivy Bassendale seated second left, and far right seated is Mrs Hyde with her husband Jack standing second right.  Mrs Hoggarth is standing second left but who are the others, do you know?

Ah a busy day in Loftus as the two vehicles go towards the Market Place, what date would you put to this photo?

Can’t quite get my head around this photo, but I am not quite that old, now I have asked my other half (a Carlin How lad, a long time ago) and we have discussed it, we THINK it is one half of Gladstone Street (where we used to live) that can be seen, the left hand side looking up from the main road, before the right hand side was built.  What do you think?

I think we may have seen this photo before but not with all the information that is given here.  Correct me if I am wrong.

The opposite side of the road to the last picture but a lovely memory jogging one all the same, do you remember Prosser’s Chemist right in the corner, where Breckon and Shaw’s shop is now?

The caption says it all, except that next to Griffith’s shop was the Daisy Dairy high class grocer’s and provision merchant, yes I was one of those ’Dizzy Dairy’ girls many moons ago .

I’ve left this image captioned as it originally was.  I’m going to make a guess that the fence is the border fence with Skinningrove Iron and Steel Works and that is the terminus of The Buckets in the background.  Would that make the bungalow on the right hand side the top gatehouse or the planners building (1960’s terminology).  I see geese in the foreground and a water feeder.  Who are the two girls, assuming that Alan Tyreman is the boy on the right, and what were the ovens?

Back Row: Terry Richards, Graham Hart, Geoffrey Peggs, Leslie Hart, John Tebble, Keith Hill, Alan Readman, Harvey Simpson, Terry Garbutt, Keith Frampton, Arthur England, Stephen Hugill, Alan Limon.

Third Row: John Goldby, Jean Easton, Michael Bowers, Marie Holden, Colin Lancaster, George Pearson, Joan Dart, Brian Andrews, Ann Bishop, Gilbert Simpson, Gary Alderson, Brian Dredge.

Second Row: Joyce Kitchener, Barbara Hoggarth, Lilan Welford, Maureen Howard, Kathleen Welford, Mr Robson, Wendy Duck, Molly Elders, Hilary Husband, Marion Welford, Pamela Hamilton.

Front Row: Victor Stephenson, Arthur Breckon, Tony Norris, Brian Porritt.

(Thanks for the missing name Sheila – rodders)