SLIDE SHOW This is the third test in a project to see if we can display a successful slide show with minimum coding. This selection of photos were taken by ALAN THURLOE, one of our volunteers and an old pupil of St James' CofE School in Sutton. This show may not always appear in this position here, we may put future ones on a separate page, or in a more prominent position. It's still just testing to see if most viewers can see it on most browsers. Move your mouse to one side out of the way; A short description should appear with each slide and the control fade out. A SELECTION OF ALAN'S SCENES : "THE VIEW FROM THE TOP" HTML Slide Show by VisualSlideshow.com v1.7 All photos copyright © of Alan Thurloe

SOME OTHER RECENT EVENTS Stories and photos contributed by viewers and ex-residents A recent email from Andrew Suddaby, a Sutton ex-pat now living in Cumbria, explains his understanding of the origins of our 'Humber Stones', situated at the gates to the War Memorial. Additionally, a personal biography of his family was deposted some years ago with our museum, and can be seen in our collection on Fridays. He also asks if anyone knows the whereabouts of an old Sutton Scouts trophy. Andrew writes: "I didn't know that the large flat stone was called the 'Humber Stone' but I have a very distinct memory that, when I was a young boy in the late 1940s or very early 1950s, an old villager, but I forget who it was, told me that the larger flat stone in front of the war memorial had originally been sited on the low lying ground roughly where the old coal staves were (now by the cycle path as it leads into the childrens' playground area). He added that it had stood at the edge of the 'lake' and had acted as a 'landing stone' way back in the days (possibly medieval but probably much earlier) when that area to the North of the village was under water and was a fishing ground for the villagers. I suspect that it was brought up to its present position when the war memorial was erected." "I lived down Highfield and, as children, we often played in the field that is now covered by Highfield Close. Locally, the field was called Beckett's field because Mr Beckett, the coal man, grazed his horse there. It was actually owned by the Sewell family who had built the houses down Highfield and originally intended to develop this field. The entrance off Highfield had been started in pre-war days but development of Highfield Close was delayed by the war and didn't get under way until some time in, I believe, the 1960s. Very pronounced Medieval ridges and furrows stretched all the way down the slope of the field from up near the big house, which during and after the war was used, I recall, as an auxiliary fire headquarters. That field must have been one of the last surviving bits of the old Medieval field system. A tree that we loved to climb still stands in the front garden of one of the houses but the lower branches are now too high off the ground for small children - or even adults - to reach! Incidentally, does anyone know the whereabouts of the 1st Sutton-on-Hull Scout Troop trophy? This was the tip of the wooden propeller from Amy Johnson's plane. I don't think that it bore an inscription to that effect but it was made of mahogany and stood about ten inches high on a wooden plinth. I suspect that it was dumped years ago but, if anyone knows where it is, it would be an interesting addition to your collection." Andrew mentions another memory that may well gell with some readers: Who remembers the Scout meetings in the Church hall that always ended up with games of British Bulldog (a wonder we didn't maim each other) or shuffle bottom kick ball. That floor got a regular Tuesday night polishing off our corduroy shorts and they in turn got a very shiny coating on them! God knows what our mothers made of it all! Indeed! Andrew was born at 23 Highfield in 1938, and evacuated after the land mine dropped lower down Highfield causing massive damage to all the houses down there including number 23. They spent the remainder of the war in the village of Rawcliffe near Goole and returned in December 1945 after his father was demobilised from the R.A.F. Past visitors to the museum were Ray and Pat Kirby, now living over in Derbyshire. Older residents will perhaps recall Ray as the son of Doris Kirby, and who left Sutton to persue a teaching career in various parts of the country, including the London and Manchester areas. Ray later became a school head, after many years teaching history. They both enjoyed their visit, browsing the many albums and recognising the many old faces of relatives, school friends and neighbours. An accolade indeed from a history teacher, we think we got a definite 'thumbs up' from them both, and we look forward to seeing them again when they're next over this way. F/Lt Paterson Clarence Hughes DFC RAAF Other visitors were a family from Surrey. Howard, Vanessa, Jack, Lara, and Charlie Paterson Hughes, came to visit our brave pilot's grave in the churchyard. It's lovely to know that other folk care, and remember. That is some gorgeous bunch of flowers, for a man who lost his life on behalf of our country and freedom 73 years ago this coming September. I hope the family don't mind us calling Pat 'our pilot'. Of all the wargraves in our churchyard, Pat came from the furthest away, he was so far from home. I suppose we have sort of adopted this quiet mannered Australian who would never live to see the part he played in our freedoms today. If this family would like to contact me, a better copy of this photo awaits them, plus a short piece of small video of the grave and the church in the background. I'm sorry we missed them; a day later, and they would have found the museum on its normal Friday opening. We would love to have met them. I do wonder if they have seen Pat's page on this website, and the story of how it came about; perhaps that's how they found us here in the first place. Click Pat's name in the underlined link above. MORE BLASTS FROM THE PAST We've had a wonderful offer from Margaret Rowling (nee Bruce), seen below, who grew up in Sutton in the 1950's-60's. Margaret, a retired teacher, now lives in Filey, and she has offered to our collection her own slides of Sutton from those years. She first wrote a couple of years ago to send us the photo of Church St in the snow shown on the Home Page, and now she has written to offer us the slides, and also to give us the link to her collection of photos she has posted on her Picasa Web Album online. Click HERE . . and then select the set you'd like to view. Quite a few old Sutton memories on here, of Garden Parties and other events. There's some others too, on Filey, and history, and gardening. Enjoy ! In the meantime, we have a pre-1930 view of Church Mount, with two members of the Calcutt family at no.10. Margaret's grandparents lived next door, to the right at no.11. The two ladies in the separate picture are the Misses Calcutt, Isobel and Vera, who at one time emigrated to New Zealand and then later returned to Sutton. Margaret also recounts some of her memories of the Blitz .. read her blog HERE . the museum directly for Family History enquiries Some Pre-War Sutton Memories The late Terry King sent me a clipping, some years ago, he'd saved from the Daily Mail, an article by a staff writer editing reader's memories. At a guess, it dates from some time in the 1970's or 1980's, and I would imagine a lot of folks mentioned in this lady's memories are no longer with us. The subject lady herself, Barbara Rowntree, eventually became Barbara McGough, and after travelling and working all over the globe in a career editing various magazines, she emigrated to Adelaide in South Australia. She had seen an aerial view of modern Sutton, and it had prompted her to write to the HDM with her own memories of the places she could still locate on the photo. I thought the whole article worth seeing, and so have reproduced it here in its entirety - Enjoy ! SUTTON MEMORIES How deep childhood impressions go ! My recent memory is a very fallible sign, I think, not only of old age, but of the increasing complexities of life; but my early recollections are still startlingly vivid. So it is with my opposite number in Adelaide, South Australia, Mrs B L McGough, formerly Beryl Rowntree and now professionally known as "Barbara Page", the 'Miss Humber', it would seem, of their evening newspaper, 'The News'. Mrs McGough, who is also doing a lot of freelance work for mainstream magazines and radio, was born in Sutton, and she was extremely interested in one of our aerial photographs of that area which someone sent me during the summer. "Seeing the photograph has brought back a flood of memories," she writes. "The place hasn't altered greatly in its layout; I can recognise every stick and stone. "I can see the house where I was born, 2, Rutland Terrace, with my grandparents' house next door. Mr and Mrs W Goodin, they're buried in the churchyard there, with the names of my two brothers inscribed on their gravestone, Cadet Kenneth W Rowntree, aged 16, lost at sea, and Pilot-Officer H Raymond Rowntree, aged 21, lost on operations, both in 1941. Mrs McGough remembers the names of many people who lived in her street.; The Pinkneys, The Danbys, the Hakeneys, the Simpsons, the Pitchers, the Grays, the Hodgsons. "Church Street was the hub of our universe. I remember the Carricks at the corner of Stoneferry Lane, the station where I watched troops going off in World War I, the church school, the church where we played many hours happily among the graves, the Methodist Chapel where I went three times every Sunday. "I ran my mother's messages there, shopping at Wheelhouse's, spending my Saturday pennies at Rene Rodmell's sweetshop, buying a reel of cotton at Miss Heron's, the drapers (and I can still hear the tinkle of the bell on the shop door as you opened it). "We gazed at the mugs and jugs and bowls in Miss Moody's and stopped to look at the pots and pans in Fletcher's. "Every day I walked the long stretch to the Council School up on the hill four times a day. I can even remember my first teacher there, Miss Richardson, beating time to 'All Things right And Beautiful', apparently her favourite hymn. "I can still pinpoint Holmes the butchers, and Hickeys further along. Sutton House has come out fine; I remember picnics and garden parties there and the annual Horse Show. "Winnie Leake lived in a house on the estate, and learnt music with my teacher, Bertha. The Sewells lived just there, opposite Potterill Lane, and their nieces, Marjorie and Mary Cross - I went to their double wedding in the Methodist Chapel in 1938 or 1939, and watched them given away by their aunts, Lydia and Hetty." Mrs McGough adds that one of her schoolteachers, Clarice Annison, is still living in Church Mount. An uncle, Mr Harry Goodin, is still living in Sutton, and until recently another uncle lived in Lime Tree Avenue. She draws a vivid picture of life in pre-war Sutton, when the church bells rang … and later, one would meet the bellringers, a solid and portly group, in best suits and boots, watch chains and waistcoats. "Having rung the bells, they never felt obliged to attend the formal services and took their regular Sunday morning stroll always in the same direction. I know this well, because my Uncle Tom was one of the bellringers. "We had the 'gentry' then … the Smiths, the Robsons, the Waterhouses, the Bladons, and the differences were sharply defined. But somehow we never felt deprived or inferior. We all knew our places. "The doctor had a special place too, and everybody in the village knew Dr Gillespie and looked up to him in a way. And then he took on a raw, young partner, Dr Bruce. I well remember the curiosity about the new, pink-cheeked Scot, who, my grandmother said, was 'too young' and she much preferred old Dr Shaw who visited the village every so often …" Since leaving Sutton at the age of 20, Mrs McGough seems to have had many adventures. In 1943, she went to Dublin with her Irish husband, and from 1947 to 1955 was editor of the Irish magazine, 'Woman's Life', later incorporated into 'Women's Realm.' From 1956 to 1965 she was Woman Editor of the Dublin Evening Herald, when she left to travel the world, ending in South America in 1970, from where she went to London to become Travel Editor for 'She.' Mrs McGough later went to Australia to live with her daughter, hence her semi-retirement doing freelancing work on the Adelaide newspaper. That was several years ago, and she would be well into her 80's now if she's still alive. I'm sure her memories are shared by many other folks too, and do illustrate what a close-knit community Sutton was in those days. The Free Exhibition is open inside the Old School every week on Fridays from 10 am to 2 pm . . . soft drinks, tea, coffee, biscuits can be served .. £1 per pot of tea or coffee Not bad for a drink, a biccy, and a natter! GO TO NAVIGATION BUTTONS ABOVE

SOME PICS OF SUTTON MEMORIES What about the folks in this modern photo ...? Any memories of this band when they played Sutton Church Hall ... around 1959-60 ... It has been dated to 1962, by ex-resident Elaine Durrant (now Carney) who has lived in Gueph, Ontario, Canada, since 1966. Elaine identifies the players thus: "The photo of the rock group - This was the Aztecs, playing at the Sunday evening youth group in the church hall, in 1962 I believe. The lead guitarist , second from the left, was Douglas (Bugs) Scarfe (who now lives in Italy). The drummer was not from Sutton. I believe his name was Charlie and he went on to be a professional drummer. At the back is the Vicar, Rev. Richardson. At the right, playing rhythm guitar is Brian Holland. He lived on Tweendykes Road, unfortunately has now died. The singer was the son of the church organist and he was Grahamme Bateman. I recognize the Blain twins dancing." Thank you, Elaine. ... and who recalls this Soccer Team, c. 1952 Happier and Carefree Days John Kemp in the USA (on photo, front row ) sent this photo via his friend (and our previous correspondent, the late Terry King). Amazing how these memories travel the world through cyberspace to arrive back here. It's a photo of Sutton AFC Amateur League, Div 4, 1951/52 Season, when they won the League in that year. They're all Sutton Lads, and Terry's own father is on the right. Names are : Back Row left to right .. Tom Jones, J Buxton, Mr Rust, Les Buxton, Frank Atkin, Colin Duncan, Ian Singleton, Harold King. Middle Row ; Alan Rooke, Johhny Read, Geof Hall, Eric Harrison, Alan Constable. Front Row ; Alan Jones, John Kemp A FAR OFF IMAGE OF THE OLD SCHOOL AND PROUD DAYS Terry King, also sent this old photo a year or so ago dating from the early part of the last century. Taken about 1914 or just before the First World War, Terry's mother, born 1906 and aged about 6 here, is on the second row from the front, second in from the left. Another sister is at the other end of the row. Their maiden name was Catterick. Old images such as this are so full of atmosphere. Look at those lads standing proudly with their arms manfully folded. Many would have fathers soon to be lost in the First War, and whom themselves in turn would go on to have, and lose, sons that would know the terrors of fighting in the Second. And the girls, of course, as wives and mothers, by and large kept house and home together while they were away . . as did Terry's mum shown here. She later knew the trauma of the Blitz, and of having her son evacuated to the Lake District and not knowing how it would all end. Can anyone recall the name of the school mistress ? There is more information on the Hull Blitz here .. Maps of Hull showing the fall of bombs during the Blitz ... in reality, 16 scans, A4 size, of a larger streetmap of Hull, dated 1945. It tells it's own story, and is some testament to the some 1,300 Hull residents killed, listed above in the Civilian Index, and the 12,000 injured, during those dark days. Opens in a new Window. TWO SIGNS OF THE CORPORATION . . another of Terry King's pictures A familiar site in Sutton in the 1950's, before Bransholme was started, when the 32 service terminated in Church Street. Behind this AEC Regent III, note the Corporation Telephones phonebox which used to be just at the end of the church wall, right opposite College Street. Behind the cameraman would have been Brown's Fish & Chip shop, formerly owned by the Sykes family, and the Duke of York pub. The Duke is still there, but the chip shop is now a foreign 'takeaway'. Such curious terminoloy they use now, our fish & chip shops were all 'takeaways' but we didn't seem to have the need to spell it out. We just knew what was what. . . . AND WAITING TO TAKE THE TRAIN TO THE SEASIDE. This picture is an improved copy of one formerly supplied by the late Terry King of Sutton. We know now that it is copyrighted to the Lens of Sutton Association and the Ken Hoole Study Centre Collection at the Darlington Railway Centre and Museum. It was supplied to us by the good offices of Ken Mell, former Sutton resident and St James' school pupil, and enthusiastic railway photograper. A slightly foggy but very atmospheric day on the Hornsea line, as two young girls appear to be awaiting the train to the seaside, though more probably to school somewhere. Note the signal box, where the playground is now, and the points for the coal siding. You can click this picture for a greatly improved image. I love the story of the family that lived just about opposite the railway station, in the days before the trees grew so large. When getting ready for work in a morning, the gent of the family could look right out over to Swine, and see the smoke of his morning train into Hull as it left Swine station. He then had plenty of time to finish his coffee, don his hat and coat, and walk the few hundred feet down the ramp to the station. Except, on the very first morning of diesel operation; there was no smoke . . . so naturally, he missed it. I'm told his name was Mr Cross. And I bet he was too! New technology ..? Bah !! The photo on the left is from a glass plate in the Rev Coleman Collection. Mr Rodmell, the Station Master, seen here sporting a fine Edwardian beard, with two of his staff, an unknown lad, centre, and Mr White. Some more likely Hull lads here, though some may be from Sutton. I wonder if anyone recognises any of these fine young reprobates . . Click the picture for a closer look. Are they Hull Sea Scouts, Sea Rangers . . ? Previous offences will be taken into consideration !! I suspect someone will see their dad or grandad in here.

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