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A record of several piers in Whitby extend back to Medieval times, with at least one document stating that a pier had existed "at the Dissolution" (1539). [1] [2] However, this has been described as a pier further inland than the current West and East Piers, and is thought to be what is now the Tate Hill Pier. [3]
The restaurant is known for its fish and chips, [5] and has been described as a "bloody good fish and chip shop". [6] The restaurant won a Coast Award for being best fish and chip shop of 2007. [1] The restaurant has faced complaints from local businesses for its long queues. [7] It sources its fish from the local Fishery Lockers Fish. [8]
Whitby's port was divided into two main sections; the upper harbour south of the swing bridge, and the lower harbour, north of the swing bridge. [21] The lower harbour has been the location of the fish markets during the 20th and 21st centuries. In 1956, a new fish quay was built adjacent to Pier Road on the west bank of the River Esk.
Whitby Business Park is a 49-acre (20 ha) site located by the A171 road, 2 miles (3 km) from the harbour on the southern outskirts of the town. Companies on the park include Supreme Plastics, Whitby Seafoods Ltd and Botham's of Whitby alongside major retailers, Homebase and Sainsbury's .
A replacement swing bridge was commissioned by Whitby Urban District Council. It was designed by J. Mitchell Moncrieff, [ 2 ] [ 7 ] later President of the Institution of Structural Engineers . As work progressed on the west side of the river bank to set a pivot for the bridge to swing, a seam of coal 10 inches (250 mm) thick was struck at 26 ...
Whitby No.1 1802–1847 Whitby West Pier, West side of the river Closed when the Khyber Pass was cut in the town, [note 2] [11] so the lifeboat house was moved further inland. [12] Whitby No.1: 1847–1957: Whitby Landward Pier, on the west side of the river, opposite the Old East Pier Now the Whitby Lifeboat Museum (rebuilt 1895) Whitby No.2 ...
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Myrtle Station is a community in the town of Whitby, Ontario, Canada. Myrtle Station is located approximately one kilometre north of the community of Myrtle. In 1884, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) built a rail line between Toronto and Montreal through the area. A railway station was constructed and the community that grew in the vicinity ...