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,
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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
At the head of the whitby seagull website page are 2 pictures, one of Whitby Seamen's Hospital on Church Street and a figure which is fixed in a niche above the entrance.
The centre niche houses a copy of the original figurehead from the ship the Black Prince. The figure is an Indian Prince. The Black Prince came to whitby for repair after an incident with a steamboat in March 1890. One can only suspect that the crew took refuge at the hospital whilst waiting for repairs, perhaps they donated the indian prince figure to the hospital?
Black Prince, built in Maryport 1838. 272 tonnes, 99.6 feet long, 25.5 feet wide, 16.8 feet depth. 2 Masts.
1996 Fibre glass copy of the indian Prince in Niche of Whitby Seamen's Hospital, Church Street. The original figure is now in Pannet Park Museum, Whitby.
Whitby Seamen's Hospital, Church Street. Founded in 1675, the current facade is a later addition of 1843 by Scott and Moffatt.
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