Houses with exterior wooden stairs and galleries on Boulby Bank in Whitby in July 1926

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Boulby Bank in Whitby, Yorkshire, England, in July 1926. Houses, with wooden staircases and galleries giving access to upper floors, demolished in 1958. Boulby Bank, since redeveloped, is on the east side of the River Esk, leading eastwards up the hill from Boulby Slip to the Ropery. This photograph was taken by a young Yorkshire couple on their honeymoon, George and Kathleen Blenkhorn. 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.

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Size: 7269px × 4591px
Location: Boulby Bank, Whitby, Yorkshire, England, UK
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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