Archive for June, 2010

Whitby History and living in the old yards
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Whitby History and living in the old yards

By Alan on Jun 15, 2010 in Featured, Whitby Blog

 ving in the Whitby yards of yesteryear
What life was like in Whitby, in the old yards when the town was not a tourist attraction but a working fishing port. I was given permission to photograph and use material from the Whitby Museum which I thank for their help http://www.whitbymuseum.org.uk/
Also drawing the yards of Whitby before [...]

Albert T Pile 1882 – 1981 drawing the yards of Whitby before they had gone for ever !
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Albert T Pile 1882 – 1981 drawing the yards of Whitby before they had gone for ever !

By Alan on Jun 13, 2010 in Whitby Blog

 
I was in the Whitby Museum again on Friday with my ongoing mission to try and find some old pictures of the yard where my cottages in Whitby. Unfortunately once again I wasn’t successful but I did find some books which describe what life was like living in the fishing yards of Whitby during the [...]