Postcards of Redcar 1925 - From Harry Parsons to Winifred Hackworth.

Sent by Harry Parsons to Winifred Hackworth before they were married. These were Joan's parents and shows Redcar pier before it was destroyed and Redcar beach before 1925.  The date stamp is 1925 but I think they might have been taken a little while before just before the 1st world war. There are no motor vehicles in the pictures and I've seen one of the pictures elsewhere that suggests pre-war.

The postcard photos were a foldout as seen here but with more photos. I've scanned the photos separately below.

And some other local pictures were in the folder.

And the lid of a tin in Joan's collection 1902.

Souvenir - Timothy Hackworth Booklet 1950 Shildon (A History)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5k7a5y8QpyHLWlNOWJXQ1dMbG8/edit?usp=sharing

The above link is to the free PDF file of this booklet from 1950. The file is too big to read on this display like the other ones but if you follow the link to Google drive you can download the booklet. It offers a history of Timothy Hackworth for those who attended the 1950 centenary of Timothy's death in 1850, along with some photos - mostly reproduced also on this display.

Below - some of the graphics from the booklet.

John Wesley Hackworth's Notebook c1876

This appears to be John Wesley Hackworth's Notebook c 1876. It has his name on the front and and it looks to be his writing. It's his domestic housekeeping book for part of that year averaging a 19/s spend each week on food and lodgings and a wage summary. However the notebook seems to have had a multigenerational use. A. Hackworth - who I assume to be John's son Albert Hackworth is written on the back and presumably the rest of the entries may have been done by his daughter Winifred Hackworth - Joan;s mother as it involves an evaluation of Albert Hackworth's furniture, books etc. From page 19 in the pdf file below, the entries were at the back of the book and upside down.

Use the + sign to enlarge the pdf file below and the arrow to head to Google drive where the file can be downloaded.

National Union of Railwaymen Shildon Carnival Brochure July 1937

This is a PDF file with the 25th July 1937 brochure for the National Union of Railwaymen Carnival in Shildon.

Joan Hackworth Parsons (later Weir) was in attendance at the age of 17.

The line up is on page 9 of the brochure.

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You can scroll down the pdf file here to view the full brochure. Click the + or - to enlarge or contract the pdf window. Click the arrow to go to Google drive where the file is stored and you can download it using the menu.

Francis Mewburn (S & D Solicitor) by George Markham Tweddell 1872

George Markham Tweddell

This is a chapter on Francis Mewburn, the Stockton and Darlington Railway Solicitor from George Markham Tweddell's book Bards and Authors of Cleveland and South Durham 1872. The poem on Francis Mewburn by Peter Proletarius is in actual fact by Tweddell himself - Proletarius being one of his
pen names. Tweddell was a friend of Francis Mewburn. A little earlier in 1869, tweddell had written his book the Stockton and Darlington Railway, posted on here already. The sites above refer back to the research on George Markham Tweddell i did with his descendent Paul Tweddell. Tweddell, born in 1823, used to use the railway in Stokesley, which went through Stockton and then on to Middlesbrough and eventually saltburn. Often he would walk along the sea cliffs and his walks are the subject of some of his other publications. Tweddell was a poet, printer , publisher, author, People's Historian, Chartist and freemason.

This pdf file can be enlarged by clicking the + sign or by clicking the arrow which will take you back to Google drive where the file is stored. To download the file look in the file menu for 'download'.

History of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and its branches - George Markham Tweddell 1869

The History of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and its various branches By George Markham Tweddell 1869

Prior to doing this site, I worked with Paul Tweddell ( a former school inspector) who since his retirement spent his latter years researching his forebears, and especially the 19thC George Markham Tweddell and his wife Elizabeth Tweddell (AKA the Cleveland dialect poet Florence Cleveland. Born in Stokesley North Yorkshire in 1823, he was more or less a contemporary of  Timothy Hackworth's son John Wesley Hackworth. Tweddell was a polymath - a Chartist, printer, publisher, author, poet, People's Historian (The People's History of Cleveland), Oddfellow, Freemason and much more. The result of the work is evident on the Tweddell Hub here.   http://georgemarkhamtweddell.blogspot.co.uk/

The relevance here is that in 1869 he wrote a history of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and its various

George Markham Tweddell

branches. I have found no mention however of Timothy Hackworth - perhaps it was too early to have knowledge of Timothy but Tweddell does describe Middlesbrough docks and coal staithes in great detail in his history of Middlesbrough, so admired by historian Asa Briggs who mentions it the chapter on Middlesbrough in his book Victoria Cities. Tweddell was also a friend of Francis Mewburn, the S & D solicitor, and wrote about his written work in his book The Bards and Authors of Cleveland and South Durham. I introduced Paul Tweddell to Joan Hackworth Weir while i was working on the site and Joan used her library knowledge to help paul catalogue the Tweddell archives he was donating to Middlesbrough central library and the Teesside Archives.

Tweddell's book on the S & D Railway can be read online via Google books HERE  ( you can download it free from Google books if you look in the menu.
A very early account from 1869, and true to Tweddell's style, he goes into the history of transport leading up to the S & D railway and is stronger on the background therefore, but still an interesting read along with his knowledge of the history of the Tees area.

Tweddell's essay on Francis Mewburn from his book Bards and Authors of Cleveland and South Durham 1872 will appear in a separate post.