On a gloriously sunny Monday, thirty-seven ramblers and local historians met at the foot of the Abbey steps in Whitby to explore the history of the port.
View of East and West Piers from the Abbey steps.
A small crowd of interested parties gather at the foot of the Abbey steps prior to the walk.
At the foot of the East Cliff the group learn about the early history of the Piers.
Descending to the East Pier at Haggerlythe.
View of the East Pier with Dunsley Bay and Sandsend Alum Quarry on the horizon.
On the East Pier the group hear about their construction from sandstone quarried at Aislaby.
We crossed the harbour beach to Burgess Pier.
Here we learn about this being the one of the oldest piers in the harbour.
We also learn about the old Fish Pier and new Fish Quay.
From Burgess Pier we walk west along Church Street...
...Stopping at the Market Place and Town Hall to hear about their histories.
The group halt at a small car park near Grape Lane to hear about the Whitby's ships and their construction from Peter Appleton.
A Herring Gull perched in the harbour peruses its feet in the bright sunshine.
A Mallard drake dozes nearby as Peter holds forth.
Next, the group wandered toward the Swing Bridge along Grape Lane.
Crossing the Swing Bridge.
On the west side Beth relates the Swing Bridge's history.
Box of crabs on the Harbourside.
Beth holding forth at the Swing Bridge as the group and many tourists look on.
Last stop was near to the Tourist Information Center. Here, the group are reflected in the Information Center window.
The group gave Beth a rousing round of applause at the end of the walk.
Thanks to everyone who attended the walk, we hope that you enjoyed our brief tour of Whitby’s past. We are grateful to Peter Appleton for enlghtening the group with respect to ships and shipping. Please see our Future Events page for details of other outings in this series.
Whitby – Port Development.
On a gloriously sunny Monday, thirty-seven ramblers and local historians met at the foot of the Abbey steps in Whitby to explore the history of the port.
View of East and West Piers from the Abbey steps.
A small crowd of interested parties gather at the foot of the Abbey steps prior to the walk.
At the foot of the East Cliff the group learn about the early history of the Piers.
Descending to the East Pier at Haggerlythe.
View of the East Pier with Dunsley Bay and Sandsend Alum Quarry on the horizon.
On the East Pier the group hear about their construction from sandstone quarried at Aislaby.
We crossed the harbour beach to Burgess Pier.
Here we learn about this being the one of the oldest piers in the harbour.
We also learn about the old Fish Pier and new Fish Quay.
From Burgess Pier we walk west along Church Street...
...Stopping at the Market Place and Town Hall to hear about their histories.
The group halt at a small car park near Grape Lane to hear about the Whitby's ships and their construction from Peter Appleton.
A Herring Gull perched in the harbour peruses its feet in the bright sunshine.
A Mallard drake dozes nearby as Peter holds forth.
Next, the group wandered toward the Swing Bridge along Grape Lane.
Crossing the Swing Bridge.
On the west side Beth relates the Swing Bridge's history.
Box of crabs on the Harbourside.
Beth holding forth at the Swing Bridge as the group and many tourists look on.
Last stop was near to the Tourist Information Center. Here, the group are reflected in the Information Center window.
The group gave Beth a rousing round of applause at the end of the walk.
Thanks to everyone who attended the walk, we hope that you enjoyed our brief tour of Whitby’s past. We are grateful to Peter Appleton for enlghtening the group with respect to ships and shipping. Please see our Future Events page for details of other outings in this series.