Whitby is famous for?
Whitby (St Hilda's) Abbey, Dracula, Bram Stoker, Captain Cook, Whitby Goths, Whitby Regatta, Whitby Whaling, Fishing, St Mary's Church, Whitby Jet, Whitby Witches, Whitby Town, The Whitby Seagull, 199 Steps, Harbour, Whitby Piers, Shipping Trades, Alum Production, B&Bs, The East Cliff, Captain William Scoresby, Fisherman's Cottages, Whitby's Yards, Steps and cobbled streets, Fish and Chips, The Endeavour, Ghost Walks, Sea Food, Seaside, The West Cliff, Whitby Folk Festival, Caedmon, Frank Sutcliffe, Whitby Kippers, Lobster, Crabs and Scampi, Synod of A.D. 664, Australian 'First Fleet' supply vessels,
Do you know any other things Whitby is famous for? Let us know and we'll add it to the list, see here!
Discover Whitby's street names and their history here
Break the ice, Jury, Binge drinking, Incredible Hulk, Down the hatch, ...discover these and many more well known phrases from our maritime past here
Find out about the building styles and architecture found in the buildings of Whitby here.
Whitby in times gone by, ads from the past here
What was happening in Whitby between 80 and 110 years ago? The following collection of adverts from early 1930's and 1897 in Whitby may give us some clues. There's some really interesting, telling and enlightening adverts with quotes about the times, a good source of whitby family names and research.
Some of our favourite quotes are:
"all rooms have hot and cold water" Amazing how far we have come today. Nowadays people expect to see something like all rooms have 42" plasma tv's!
"Electric lights throughout" Cutting edge technology!
"Sooner or later you will stay at the royal" Is this a boast or an order!
All ads have been sorted by the street address.
ADS FROM EARLY 1930's
Abbey Terrace, Argyle Road, Bagdale, Baxtergate, Whitby
Baxtergate, Whitby
Belle Vue Terrace, Bridge Street, Caedmon Avenue, Church Square
Church Square, Church Street, Cleveland Terrace, Crescent Avenue
Crescent Avenue, Crescent Terrace, East Crescent, Whitby
East Crescent, East Terrace, Esk Terrace, Esplanade, Whitby
Esplanade, Flowergate, Whitby
Flowergate, Havelock Place, Hudson Street ,John Street, Khyber Pass, Ladysmith Avenue, Langdale Terrace, Marine Parade,
North Promenade Pg 1, Whitby
North Promenade Pg 2, Whitby
Ocean Road, Pier Road, Royal Crescent, Whitby
Royal Crescent Pg 2, Whitby
Royal Crescent pg 3, Sandgate, Scotch Head, Silver Street, Whitby
Skinner Street, Whitby
St Annes Staith, Stakesby Road, Station Square, The Parade, Upgang Lane, Whitby
Valley Road, Well Close, West Cliff, Whitby
West Cliff, Whitby
West Cliff, West Terrace, Whitby
ADS FROM 1897
Bagdale, Whitby
Baxtergate, Whitby
Bridge Street, Whitby
Brunswick Street, Whitby
Church Street, Whitby
Cliff Street, Whitby
Flowergate, Whitby
Haggersgate, Whitby
John Street, Whitby
Marine Parade, Whitby
Old Market Street, Whitby
Sandgate, Whitby
Silver Street, Whitby
Skinner Street 1 2
Spring Hill, Whitby
St Anns Staith, Whitby
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