Saturday 5th February 2000
Whitby
This memorial
statue to Captain James Cook proudly looks out over Whitby
harbour
where his sailing ships 'Endeavour', 'Resolution', 'Adventure'
and 'Discovery' were built
and from where he sailed on his great voyages of exploration in
1768-71, 1772-75 & 1776-78
The famous
'whalebones' which stand on West Cliff, close to Cook's memorial,
seen here framing St Mary's Church and behind, the ruins of
Whitby Abbey
St Mary's Church from the harbour
A couple of shots of the trawler fleet . . . .
. . . . anchored in Whitby harbour
Looking south & upstream the River Esk from the 'swing bridge'
The twin piers of the harbour mouth from the east side
Another view of the trawlers from the east side jetty
The first few of 199 steps that lead up to St Mary's Church and Whitby Abbey
Looking back down
to Church Street
- unbelievably quiet because on turning the corner at the bottom
there were hundreds of people thronging the street
Looking towards West Cliff from the 199th and top step
Caedmon's Cross - Caedmon ( 7th Century ) was a monk and was the earliest known English poet
(we will visit St Mary's Church & Whitby Abbey another day)
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