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Places FeaturesYou are in: Tees > Places > Places Features > Historic Whitby  Whitby Abbey Historic WhitbyAt one time it was the sixth most important town in England outside London, today Whitby is a must-do for toursists, thanks to its beautiful fishing port, exquisite history, intriguing architecture ... and occasional vampires.
 Whitby Old Town From the mid-18th to the mid-19th Century, the area from the bridge to what is now the Marina car park, was a bustling cluster of shipyards, roperies and sail yards. At the industry鈥檚 peak, Whitby was the third largest centre of shipbuilding, after London and Newcastle.
It was in Whitby, whilst lodging on Grape Lane, that the young Captain Cook learnt his trade, before achieving fame as an explorer, cartographer and navigator.  The Endeavour floats along. This much travelled mariner and four of his marines met an untimely end at the hands of natives of Owhyee, whilst on one of the Sandwich Islands, on 14th February, 1779
 St Mary's Church Graveyard On the windswept east cliff of Whitby in AD657, St Hilda (then known as St Hild), the abbess of Hartlepool, built her new abbey on what is thought could have been the site of an old Roman signal tower. Seven years later, the Abbey and St Hilda, took their place in British History, when the abbey played host to the Synod of Whitby. last updated: 25/11/2008 at 13:36 SEE ALSOYou are in: Tees > Places > Places Features > Historic Whitby [an error occurred while processing this directive] |
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