Aspects of the Yorkshire Coast: No 2: Discovering Local History (Aspects of the Yorkshire Coast: Discovering Local History)

by Alan Whitworth (Editor)

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  2000

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  Following the success of Aspects of the Yorkshire Coast, Alan Whitworth has assembled a further collection of pinpoint observations on the history of the area. The geographical span of this edition is from Whitby to Bridlington and includes contributions covering such diverse subjects as Holy Wells and Murder by Smugglers, to an eastern potentate living in Whitby, with his elephants, and the rise and fall of the great East Coast Fishing Fleets.There is the story of the problem of what to do with a dead whale stranded on the shore and the growth of Bridlington as a holiday resort alongside Victorian Whitby.This book is a veritable treasure trove of information spanning the period from Medieval to present times, complete with a wealth of previously unpublished illustrations.For holidaymaker or dedicated historian, this book cannot help but enthrall and inform its readers.