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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]
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 ...
Historically, the port was known for its involvement in the export of alum, and the importing of timber, nominally for building ships. [27] Timber, flax and hemp were imported from the Baltic states during the 18th and 19th centuries, but this was to further the shipbuilding, and during the winter months even more importantly, the ship repairing trade due to Whitby's location as a safe port. [28]
The Bagdale Beck end of the Upper Harbour at Whitby. This was the site of the Barrick, Barry and Coates shipyards and was known as Dock End. [note 1]Ship and boat building in Whitby [note 2] was a staple part of the industry of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England between the 17th and 19th centuries.
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.It is on the Yorkshire Coast at the mouth of the River Esk and has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy.
Freeman's story is retold in Storm Warrior : Turbulent Life of Henry Freeman (1991), by Ian Minter and Ray Shill. [4]In 2005, a solid bronze bust of Freeman, sculpted by Richard Sefton, was installed and unveiled at Lifeboat Museum in Pier Road, Whitby; it was transferred to an exterior wall on the new lifeboat station upon its completion in Spring 2007.
The book of the lifeboat : with a complete history of the Lifeboat Saturday movement. Edinburgh: O. Anderson & Ferrier. OCLC 4271825. Leach, Nicholas (2018). The Lifeboat Service in England; the North East Coast, Station by Station. Stroud: Amberley. ISBN 978-1-4456-6832-1. Philo, Phil (1993). Redcar: A Pictorial History. Chichester: Phillimore.
Whitby Pier Lighthouses Whitby 1835/1855 There are two piers at Whitby; each one (west & east) have a beacon light (disused) at the end and stone lighthouses further back. The West Pier Lighthouse was built in 1835 and the East Pier Lighthouse in 1855. The piers are owned by Scarborough Borough Council. [58] Whitby Lighthouse: Saltwick Bay 1898