Ilkeston Cam on Holiday in ....
w/e 27 August 2023
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Galaxy S20 Mobile
Phone.
4 - At The Foot Of The Steps In Whitby
Having reached the foot of the 199 Steps during our walk through
Whitby, it was decision time. Adam and Tracy decided to join
the hundreds of tourists, including several school parties, that
were swarming up and down the steps to the Abbey whilst Sandra
and myself took the more leisurely option to stay near the bottom.
handing the camera to the more energetic pair, I took these photos
with my mobile phone.
I did actually climb the first 40 or 50 steps (I didn't count
them) to a viewing platform and took this shot along Henrietta
Street which continues from the steps and Church Lane passing
the cottages on the East Cliff. Whilst most people carry on up
the steps, relatively few carry on along Henrietta Street although
while we were there several vehicles slowly made their way along
the narrow street. The flower bed (bottom right) was created
a few years ago as part of the town's entry in the Britain in
Bloom competition.
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From the aforementioned viewing platform there was a good view
over the rooftops to the West Pier where the River Esk meets
the sea.
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And moving to the edge of the platform there was an even better
view of the pier and also the Whitby Harbour West Pier Lighthouse
at the start of the West Pier Extension.
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Looking to the left and zooming in past the chimney stack I could
see the Whalebone Arch at the Captain Cook memorial site but
the statue of the famous explorer was obscured by the chimney!
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I returned down the steps to Church Lane where the crowds, temporarily
at least, appeared to have thinned.
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Below where we had stopped on Henrietta Street at the foot of
the steps was another paved area with seating and a lane runs
down to and past it. Now looking at maps of the area it appears
that the lane goes by two names. Some show it as Sandside, others
as Tate Hill. The green sign on the wall at the left is for North
Star Holiday Cottage whilst the cottages directly ahead are on
Sandside. Tate Hill Beach lies just beyond the cottages.
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I decided to explore a little and as I started to descend the
lane, whatever it is called, the East Pier of Whitby's pincer-shaped
harbour came into view.
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I weaved my way along paths and alleys between the cottages many
of them enhanced by flower displays.
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This brought me out above another smaller pier stretching out
into the River Esk.
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The smaller pier is known as Tate Hill Pier and the sands to
the right are Tate Hill Beach. I continued, passing the pier,
to came out on Church Street. I then completed the circuit to
Henrietta Street to await the wanderers' return and to see what
images they had captured - which is what we'll see next ....
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