Tuesday 25th January 2000
Scarborough
North Bay and Scalby Mills from Queen's Parade
Scarborough Castle ruins
The grave of Anne
Bronte which lies in the old burial ground near St Mary's Church.
Anne, along with her sisters Charlotte and Emily, was a fine
writer and her two most famous publications were
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey. She went to
Scarborough from Haworth already dying of tuberculosis and,
after only a few days there, she passed away on May 28th, 1849
Scarborough from the jetty
1914 Vickers
Pattern 13 Pdr Gun - raised by Scarborough Sub-Aqua Club and
local fishermen in 1982 from the wreck of SS Hornsund,
sunk by torpedo on 23rd September 1917, 2.5 miles south-east of
its present location
Scarborough
lighthouse was destroyed by German naval bombardment on 16th
December 1914
- it was rebuilt and opened on 23rd September 1931
Scarborough South Bay from the lighthouse jetty
Scarborough's most famous and prominent hotel - The Grand
The hillside (near
top right) is the result of a landslide which occurred in recent
years destroying a prominent hotel.
The path which can be seen traversing it is a continuation of the
Cleveland Way
which reaches its climax at Filey Brigg, seen in the very far
distance
These holiday chalets near the Spa are looking 'spick and span' ready for the summer season
A final look back at South Bay from The Esplanade
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