This is a little article I’m constructing which is just about what life was like in Whitby, in the old yards when the town was not a tourist attraction but a working fishing port.
I was given permission to photograph and use material from the Whitby Museum which I thank for their help.
Whitby is one of the [...]
I was in the Whitby Museum again on Friday with my ongoing mission to try and find some old pictures of the yard where my cottages in Whitby. Unfortunately once again I wasn’t successful but I did find some books which describe what life was like living in the fishing yards of Whitby during the [...]
Membership 2009-10
Social membership is £1.00 per person. Membership is due august/september every year. It is very easy to become a member and when you are issued with your membership card then you can recieve discount at the bar. As Whitby Rugby Club is a private members club you must be a member to have a [...]
We also stock Amber and Bone
Amber is formed from the resin of coniferous trees from at least 40 million years ago.
About Ivory and Bone
There are many natural and synthetic items used in the construction of jewellery items and amongst these are ivory and bone. The international trade in ivory is now restricted in order to [...]
In 656, in Anglo-Saxon times, Whitby was actually called Streonshal. This was when Osway was the Christian King of Northumbria and founded Whitby Abbey under its first Abbess, Hilda.
Over two hundred years later in 867, the monastery was brought to the ground by Viking raiders and was not rebuilt for over 200 years until 1078. [...]
I was lucky enough to be able to watch Whitby’s swing Bridge 100 centenary celebrations on Saturday, 8 August 2009.
From a prime location the second floor of the Dolphin Hotel which is right next to the bridge itself. I don’t think it would have been possible to have a better view on this gorgeous sunny day.
WHITBY Harbour had a new visitor this week when a spectacular wartime steam ship cruised into town.
The VIC 96 is a steam coasting lighter powered by coal and arrived in Whitby on Wednesday evening at 6pm.
She was commissioned by the War Office and built in 1945 by Dunston’s of Thorne and used as a replenishment [...]
Whitby Abbey is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Great Britain
It is a dominant feature of Whitby with its gothic ruin overlooking the town from the East Cliff.
The ruin is a reminder of the early church’s power and dedication it is one of Britain’s best loved attractions offering inspiration to thousands of visitors each and every year.
Pictures of places of interest in Whitby:
As they were and as they are now.
Come back more added soon!
Why would anybody want to climb the 199 steps?
Well for many reasons like the panoramic view of Whitby, to visit one of the most popular attractions in the county Whitby Abbey and St Hilda’s Church or simply just count them to say you’ve been there and done it.
It is very difficult to find a moment [...]
