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Whitby Photographic Memories
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the Pearts
The little girl is my grandmother Jane Peart born 18 September 1884. Her nickname was Ginny. Her daughter, my late Auntie was called Jennie.
Beside her is my great uncle, Robert Leadley Peart who drowned at St Petersburg on 19 July 1908 aged 20 years.
A memory of Whitby contributed by The Frith Memory Archivist
The Peart family.
This is the Peart family. Amelia the eldest aged 17 holds her baby brother George. Next to her on the rock is Robert Leadley Peart and at her side is Robert's twin Matthew. Next to Matthew is Jane (known as Ginny) and then Tom.
Ginny was born 18th September 1884 and was six years old in this photograph.
Robert (on the rock) was drowned aged 20 on 19th July 1908 after being swept overboard at St Petersburg.
George was also drowned in the sinking of HMS Hogue on 22nd September 1914. He was 23.
There were also two other brothers not shown in the photo - David who died aged 53 years on 11th July 1925 and William who ...read more here
A memory of Whitby contributed by Susan Storr
The Printing Works premises.
The property on the left of the photograph marked 'Printing Office' is where I grew up and lived until my student days. My parents operated a bakers and confectionery business from the premises.
In 1890, when a printing works, it was owned by the Brookes family as can be seen from the sign over the door. Their ownership continued until about 1918, at which time two sisters opened a cafe (Fells Cafe) and bakery business. One of the sisters, Sarah Fell, had lost her husband to the 1918 influenza pandemic and this led to them moving to Ingleton from Ambleside.
By this time the premises had acquired another storey - the roof had been raised ...read more here
A memory of Ingleton contributed by Dr R Tomlinson
The Paardeburg Memorial.
This is the Paardeburg Memorial (the Green Howards). Due to the amalgamation of the East and West Yorkshire Regt. our name is now what the regiment has always called itself. The Green Howards Regt Association carry out the service of remembrance on the Saturday before the national day in the area of the Paardeburg Memorial and lay their wreath there.
A memory of York contributed by George Awty
Extracts From Allerton Bywater & West Yorkshire books
Just south of the abbey’s cliffs lie these rocks, which show the inroads made by the alum mining
industry during the previous centuries. Before the chemists discovered a simpler method of fixing
the dyes used in cloth manufacturing, alum was successfully used for this purpose. It had first to be
extracted from rich mineral-bearing stone. This was mined locally both at Saltwick and Sandsend,
and provided welcome employment for the local menfolk. The seams have been exhausted, and the
cliffs remain a favourite haunt of seabirds.
An extract from from"Whitby Photographic Memories".
The railway line
continues past the
houses and the stone
bridge of East Row,
whilst the flow from
the beck makes a
tempting paddling
pool. Bathing
machines were still
in use at this time, as
we see on the right.
An extract from from"Whitby Photographic Memories".
Nestling in the shelter
of Lythe Bank, the
ancient village holds
the homes of many of
the men who worked
in the alum industry
and on local estates.
Alum was a chemical
used in tanning
leather and in the
dyeworks to fix
the dye used in the
weaving industry.
It was mined and
extracted from local
stone in the Whitby
district, and provided
much work for the
miners. It became
obsolete with the
introduction of other
chemicals. Today
many of the dwellings
in Sandsend are
holiday cottages,
much to the
detriment of village
life, since they stand
empty for the greater
part of the year.
An extract from from"Whitby Photographic Memories".
The railway station
is in the centre, to
the left of the
bridge. It was the
final station along
the scenic route
from Teesside to
Whitby. The
railway line was
axed during the
Beeching era, and
the sturdy bridge
was lost at that
time. The picture
shows the extent of
the small village.
An extract from from"Whitby Photographic Memories".
Although Beeching
axed the trains on
this line, he left this
magnificent
structure as it was.
The rails have been
removed, and a
pleasant cycle track
has been installed.
There is talk of
bringing back the
railway, but talk
costs nothing. In
days of old, Whitby
produced its own
coal gas, and the
gas works can be
seen below the
bridge. Today we
have natural gas
laid on.
An extract from from"Whitby Photographic Memories".