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West Road
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Westry Terrace
Rowland Terrace
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Sword Dancers from the area
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Derick Pearson Collection
Derick has kindly allowed me to add these photographs to the site.
All Photographs are copyright to Derick Pearson.
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Bus Crash
 | This bus Crash happened on Loftus Bank.
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Congregational Church
 | The Old Congregational Church in North Road, Loftus.
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Winter early 1900's
 | Chruch Bank and Haugh Bridge, South Loftus to Loftus, New Town Lane.
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Robert Dyson Nutt
 | Robert Dyson Nutt, auctioneer, and surveyor and clerk to Burial Board, 11 Duncan place, Loftus.
He was also the rate collector at Loftus.
Dyson Nutt was born in September quarter of 1844 in Canterbury to John and Many Ann Nutt.
By 1868 he had moved to Loftus and married Dinah Dixon in the September quarter.
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Fred Rivet's
 | Fred Rivet's shop at his garage opposite the cricket field, East Loftus 1973. Fred is with Mrs Jean Duck, whose husnband Alan bought the garage at this time, and Florrie Duck who was a United Bus conductress. This little shop which had been many things in its lifetime, including a sweet shop and ice-cream shop with tables outside, wss demolished by Mr Duck when he took over the garage.
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South Loftus Lane and Haugh Bridge
 | | South Loftus Lane and Haugh Bridge |
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Captain
 | 'Captain' the Clydesdale horse and sheepdog 'Nell' on Hummersea Farm with Mr Tom Hart and Mr Coates to the rear, c. 1936. Four or five Clydesdales were kept at Hummersea to do the heavy work.
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Loftus Bank
 | No not the steep Bank which you drive up , but the inside of 'The Bank' at Loftus.
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Arlington Street, Loftus
 | The gentleman in the foreground of this postcard of Arlington Street is the relieveing officer 'Kind George' who with his bag of money, doled out parish relief. A road sweeper is busy in the street gutter, he hauls a barrow along with him. The billboard which was on the corner of Springhead Terrace has long gone. The telegraph pole jutting out onto the road was the cause of many accidents.
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Arlington Street (2)
 | Arlington Street, Loftus. The cottages next to the chapel, and Highside.
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Wayside Cottage
 | There is a yearning for our rural roots sparked by rememberances such as this one of Mill Bank at Loftus, where the invitation to peep inside the wayward cottage is encouraged by smoke curling from its chimney.
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Loftus Co-op
 | wording on the side of the cart
Butchering Dept
Loftus
Co-operative Society Limited
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Zetland Terrace
 | Loftus Co-op and Zetland Terrace Bank.
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Loftus Football Team 1950-51
 | Loftus Lads: lads of Loftus Zetland Junior School who fought for the school's honour on the soccer field in the 1950-51 season.
A former pupil player Michael Grant, now living in Cheadle, Cheshire, kindly submits this fine photograph - a Loftus photograph is a rarity when compling 'Remember When!'
They are (from left) Back Tom Cummings, Derek Arden, Ronnie Knight, Sidney Robson, Peter Campbell, Ronnie Johnson, Michael Cornforth and Brian Cole.
Front; Brian Hall, Reg Wilson, Mike Grant, Tony Trattles (Captain), Alan Chester, Harry Jopling and Mr Richardson.
Photograph kindly sent by Derick Pearson. Taken from Remember When.
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High Street, Loftus
 | Loftus High Street and High Side, 1990
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Ladies Cricket
 | Loftus Ladies Cricket Club
Anyone know any names?
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Loftus Market place
 | Loftus Market place c.1900 with Mr Sayer's grocery shop on the ground floor of Zachary Moore's old hall. The front door and stairs which led to Mr Sayer's living accommodation were next to the bank. Next door, and still part of the old hall, was a barbers shop on the ground floor with rooms above which were used by Mr Sayer for making jam and weighing and packaging goods. Mr Sayer eventually bought the barbers to enlarge his shop. Zachary Moore's sundial is still in place on the front of the hall.
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Mr Dyson Nutt
 | Mr Dyson Nutt the auctioneer in Loftus Market Place c.1918. There are flags and balloons hanging from the windows of the White Horse and many people in the road, but the small dog in the foreground steals the picture. Mr Nutt lived in the house with pillars next to the Catholic Presbytery.
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The Market Place
 | The Market Place, Loftus c. 1950 with Parrots ironmongers where the Post Office is today. There is a flagpole over the bank and Zachary Moore's house with Sayer's shop below had almost disappeared. The sundial from the old house is on the new frontage.
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Meadow Dairy Co.
 | The Meadow Dairy, Loftus, stood in the High Street next to the present Post Office. Mr Joe Anderson was the manager, c 1924. He is pictured here with two lady assistants, one of whom is Miss Elsie Burton. The window displays are astonishing, Mr Andreson often won prizes for window dressing.
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Shinty Players
 | Watch your Shins:
Shinty players at the Loftus Senior School in 1938, complete with their shinty sticks ready for the off in a game similar to hockey, but often twice as hazardous.
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Loftus Station Entrance
 | A view down to Loftus from Loftus Station Yard. The Station Hotel end gable is facing on the right, and the foundry and a row of allotments are on the hillside to the left.
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A birds eye view
 | Loftus Station Yard
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1954 Beauty Queens
 | Regal Gathering
Queens fro four Sunday Schools in East Cleveland took part in a 'festival of queens' at Redcar's pier Ballroom in August 1954 to help raise funds for the National Childrens Homes.
They are (from left): Stella Mead (Loftus), Judith Smelt (Skinningrove), Pamela Husband (Redcar) and Susan Hind (Saltburn), shown with the Mayor and Mayoress of Redcar, Councillor and Mrs R Kistler, the Rev. Norman Birtwell and Councillor W Atkinson.
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