Whitby has had a fishing fleet since at least the 14th century but became Britain’s third largest boat building centre in the 1800s - here is the history of ship and boat building in the Yorkshire ...
Whitby has a rich heritage of which many people are unaware. Four notable Whitby residents — Brian Winter, Wade Szilagyi and Lynn and Marlene Hodgson — share a passion for Whitby’s history and keeping ...
Whitby Abbey was first established as a monastery in 657 AD and later became a Benedictine abbey - we have included its history along with some photos of Whitby Abbey through the years. Did you know ...
Hear ye! Hear ye! The new Whitby town criers will be ringing their bells to proclaim the start of History in the Park on June 17 at Lynde House Museum. History in the Park, sponsored by the Whitby ...
THERE is always a sense of pride to be had when, on being asked to declare your place of birth, you are able to write “Whitby, Yorkshire”, writes local historian Robin Cook. He lives in Northallerton ...
YOU’LL find this hard to believe. Back in the 1970s Whitby ignored its Dracula connection. I remarked on this myself but the situation was most succinctly put by the town’s then Rector, Canon Joe ...
A POPULAR distillery says more than 1,000 people have submitted their names to be immortalised on a special Spirits Walkway at Whitby Gin ...
Former Whitby, Ont. MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes is spending the month speaking about Black history. That includes her personal experiences and how she felt discriminated against during her time in ...
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