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1927 - Trades Disputes Act made General strikes illegal. 1928 - Women got the same voting rights as men. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
1929 - Labour under Ramsay Macdonald won most seats in the General Election. October 24. Wall Street Crash in USA followed by world wide depression.
The church in North Skelton was completed. Col Wharton gave the land and £1,100 toward the cost.
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Two early buses that would have been seen in Skelton at this time. Both vehicles were owned by John Dobson of Charltons, N Yorks. Note the "Charltonian" name. The one on the left, with an "Edmond" body, was new in 1928 and from Feb 1929 was granted a licence to ply the route Saltburn - Skelton - Lingdale - Castleton - Danby. The bus on the right is a Chevrolet of May 1929 and was photographed in Saltburn ready for the same journey. Permission to show these photographs has kindly been granted by John Dobson's grandson of the same name. John, an old Skeltoner, who has contributed other valuable items to this site, published a book about the family firm in 2005. Called the "Charltonian", it describes in great detail these early days of public transport. The driver of the bus on the right is his Dad, Bill Dobson. |
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South Skelton mine, known locally as 'Van's Pit' from Thomas Vaughan who started it, is bought by Dorman Long & Co and modernized. 1930 - The government introduced a works programmed to counteract economic hardship but 2 million out of work by the end of the year. Football, World Cup started. James Howe was elected as County Councillor for Skelton South and served until 1931. 1931 - Independence granted to Canada, S Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Grave economic problems. Bank of England warns of bankruptcy due to cost of unemployment benefits. National coalition government formed under Ramsay Macdonald.
October. Labour lost badly at the General Election. At the National Census of this year Skelton, [including Lingdale, Boosbeck, N Skelton] had 1830 inhabited houses. [Old Skelton 689 and N Skelton 376]. The population was 7520 [Old Skelton 2629. N Skelton 1509] with 3837 males and 3683 females.
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W H A Wharton, is shown in this beautiful sketch by Joseph Appleyard hunting in Apple Orchard Woods
with the Cleveland pack. He would have been 73 years of age at this time. The Primitive and United Methodists are re-united with the Wesleyans to form the Methodists. In the last ten years there had been hardly any change in the number of houses and the population had decreased by 1425. His daughter, Margaret Ringrose Wharton was elected for Skelton North as North Riding of Yorks County Councillor and served until 1949. N Skelton and Park Pit were working, but South Skelton on stand by, due to lack of demand for iron ore. 1932 - The whipping of children under 14 is banned. 1933 - Taking advantage of the fear of Communism and the economic depression Adolph Hitler came to power and was appointed Chancellor of Germany. |
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Germany left the League of Nations. 3rd January - Passenger train services ceased to North Skelton [Hollybush] Station. In the Skelton area the proportion of the workforce the proportion of the workforce registered as unemployed under the National Insurance scheme reached 91 percent. 1934 - The Church organ in Skelton All Saints was rebuilt at a cost of £385 to commemorate the Jubilee of George V. 1935 - Ramsay Macdonald resigned and Stanley Baldwin headed the National Coalition with a strong Conservative element.
September - Prime minister, Baldwin, published a circular entitled Air Raid Precautions.
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