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Whitby in 50 Buildings

Af: Colin Wilkinson Engelsk Paperback

Whitby in 50 Buildings

Af: Colin Wilkinson Engelsk Paperback
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Crowds of visitors flock to Whitby to explore the ancient abbey, walk the narrow streets, pass Captain Cook’s home and see the replica of his ship Endeavour, but the history of Whitby is much richer, as revealed in this tour of its significant, interesting and unusual buildings. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries the Cholmley family took over much of the abbey’s lands, building a grand home and developing the port and local industries. Whitby became one of the busiest ports in the land and magnificent Georgian buildings testify to the wealth brought into the town, not least through whale hunting. Other grand buildings of this time were constructed on wealth from the elsewhere, including slave plantations in the Caribbean. The town has also preserved the more modest homes of sailors and fishermen, including charitable housing, and the continuing connection with the sea is also represented by lighthouses, the foghorn station and lifeboat stations. More recently Whitby has become a holiday destination, with Victorian and more recent hotels, cinemas and a lido built for the use of visitors and local inhabitants.Whitby in 50 Buildings explores the history of this fascinating Yorkshire coastal resort through a selection of its most interesting buildings and structures, showing the changes that have taken place over the years. The book will appeal to all those who live in Whitby or who know it well.
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Crowds of visitors flock to Whitby to explore the ancient abbey, walk the narrow streets, pass Captain Cook’s home and see the replica of his ship Endeavour, but the history of Whitby is much richer, as revealed in this tour of its significant, interesting and unusual buildings. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries the Cholmley family took over much of the abbey’s lands, building a grand home and developing the port and local industries. Whitby became one of the busiest ports in the land and magnificent Georgian buildings testify to the wealth brought into the town, not least through whale hunting. Other grand buildings of this time were constructed on wealth from the elsewhere, including slave plantations in the Caribbean. The town has also preserved the more modest homes of sailors and fishermen, including charitable housing, and the continuing connection with the sea is also represented by lighthouses, the foghorn station and lifeboat stations. More recently Whitby has become a holiday destination, with Victorian and more recent hotels, cinemas and a lido built for the use of visitors and local inhabitants.Whitby in 50 Buildings explores the history of this fascinating Yorkshire coastal resort through a selection of its most interesting buildings and structures, showing the changes that have taken place over the years. The book will appeal to all those who live in Whitby or who know it well.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 96
ISBN-13: 9781445699288
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1445699281
Kategori: Yorkshire
Udg. Dato: 15 jan 2021
Længde: 14mm
Bredde: 234mm
Højde: 166mm
Forlag: Amberley Publishing
Oplagsdato: 15 jan 2021
Forfatter(e): Colin Wilkinson
Forfatter(e) Colin Wilkinson


Kategori Yorkshire


ISBN-13 9781445699288


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 96


Udgave


Længde 14mm


Bredde 234mm


Højde 166mm


Udg. Dato 15 jan 2021


Oplagsdato 15 jan 2021


Forlag Amberley Publishing

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