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Spa Lift. During 1873, the Scarborough South Cliff Tramway Company Limited was created to construct the first funicular railway in the United Kingdom. [1] It had long been recognised that the height difference between the town and its beaches was a geographical hindrance to the burgeoning tourism industry, and the construction of a funicular was viewed as a means of better facilitating, and ...
The Scarborough South Cliff Tramway Company Limited was created in 1873 to link the hotels of the South Cliff Esplanade with the panoramic South Bay beach and entertainment venue of the Spa. A group of local business owners, led by Mr Hunt of the nearby Prince of Wales Hotel, joined together to form the company with a starting capital of £ ...
The Spa Theatre, a 557-seat Victorian theatre, is home to summer season shows and Christmas pantomimes. The Spa Ocean Room is used for dances, conferences and other events, including the Scarborough Jazz Festival and Coastival. The Victorian Cliff Tramway is a funicular railway that links the Spa complex with South Cliff, 200 ft above the South ...
The Scarborough Tramways Company was formed under this Act to build and work the tramways. [ 2 ] The main contractor for construction was the parent company, Edmundson's Electricity Corporation, and the general layout of the system was to the design of Mr. Swinton, with Mr. Waler as consultant engineer.
Padstow, Padstow Cliff Railway [citation needed] St Michael's Mount, St. Michael's Mount Tramway (private underground goods funicular) Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Saltburn Cliff Tramway (opened 1884) – water balanced; Scarborough (See also article Scarborough funiculars): Central Tramway Company, Scarborough (opened 1881) North Cliff Lift (1930–1996)
Scarborough's South Bay from Sea Cliff Road. The South Bay was the site of the original medieval settlement and harbour, which form the old town. [43] This remains the main tourist area, with a sandy beach, cafés, amusements, arcades, theatres and entertainment facilities.
The Borough of Scarborough (/ ˈ s k ɑːr b ər ə /) [1] [2] was a non-metropolitan district with borough status in North Yorkshire, England. In addition to the town of Scarborough , it covered a large stretch of the coast of Yorkshire, including Whitby and Filey . [ 3 ]
Scarborough North Bay Railway (SNBR) is a ridable miniature railway (also known as a minimum-gauge railway) in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It was built in 1931, [ 2 ] to the gauge of 20 in ( 508 mm ), and runs for approximately 7 ⁄ 8 mile (1.4 km) between Peasholm Park and Scalby Mills in the North Bay area of the town.