Scruffy houses with sash windows on a slope in Whitby in August 1926
Dilapidated houses and horse cart in Whitby, Yorkshire, England, in August 1926. This photograph was taken by a young Yorkshire couple on their honeymoon, George and Kathleen Blenkhorn, and captioned by them in a family album: "the falling house that never falls". Whitby in North Yorkshire (formerly the North Riding of Yorkshire) is a fishing port on England's North East coast and the River Esk, which flows into Whitby Harbour to join the North Sea. On the east side of the River is the founding point of the settlement, which dates back to 656 AD, and Whitby Abbey, which inspired Bram Stoker, author of 'Dracula'. Captain James Cook, the Yorkshireman who explored Newfoundland, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii, was first taken on as a merchant navy apprentice in Whitby and a replica of Captain Cook's ship, The Endeavour, makes regular sea voyages from Whitby Harbour.
Size: 4045px × 5057px
Location: Whitby, Yorkshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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