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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.
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 beck has its source to the south-east of Whitby near Stainsacre, in an area which is thought to have been the site of an Iron Age settlement. [2] The beck travels a short course of about 1.2 miles (2 km) over several waterfalls, with one, about 200 yards (180 m) upstream of the beck's mouth, revealing the layers of rock (sandstone, ironstone, sandy shale, limestone, shale, marl and ...
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 .
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 ...
As the anticline runs along the river bed and mouth at Whitby, it divides the town and harbour in two; the West Pier lies on sandstone, and the East Pier, some 90 yards (82 m) apart, lies on the alum shale. [10] Both cliffs at Whitby have oolitic strata, but on the West Cliff, these are 75 feet (23 m) lower than on the east cliff.
Robbie Williams is the "Better Man" for the job.. During a Q&A following a screening of his new musical biopic in New York City, the British singer officiated the wedding of two audience members ...
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