Ilkeston Cam on Holiday in ....
w/e 10 September 2023
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300.
6 - The Way Back Through Whitby
Reunited with Adam and Tracy after their climb up the 199 Steps
we began to make our way back to the Endeavour Wharf and started
by returning along Church Street.
Turning by the Old Town Hall into the Market Place it was but
a few steps to Sandgate and this building which leaves visitors
and locals alike in no doubt that this is on Abbey Wharf. It
appears that several business now inhabit the building the main
one being a fish and seafood restaurant that offers diners splendid
views as it overlooks the harbour.
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We turned away to proceed in the opposite direction along the
narrow crowded alley which is Sandgate all the way to the swing
bridge.
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Before moving on however there was still the chance for one last
look at the Old Town Hall across the
Market Place. The oval stonework on the building is inscribed
showing that the Town Hall was built in MDCC.LX.XX VIII (1788)
by Nathaniel Cholmley with the architect being one Jonathan Pickernell.
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We crossed the swing bridge again and set off along St Ann's
Staith alongside the River Esk towards the sea. Where the two
boats are moored on the left the road swings around the building
and becomes Haggersgate and then Pier Road. We were able to continue
by the side of the river before joining Pier Road.
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We walked as far as the Magpie Café which would have been
a good place to sample their famous traditional fish and chips
had we not eaten earlier. From here we returned back along Pier
Road and this time continued into Haggersgate.
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And where Haggersgate swings back to join St Ann's Staith, we
paused to admire this splendid build that is now home to the
Whitby Mission and Seafarers Centre. Originally a centre to support
seamen and their families, the Whitby Mission is now a non-profit
organisation and a community resource.
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Our way now from the Mission was along the rest of Haggersgate
and St Ann's Staith back to the swing bridge where we turned
right into Baxtergate, a street lined with shops where we found
one to enjoy an afternoon coffee.
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After our refreshment we continued along Baxtergate and soon
came across another establishment where we could have stopped.
This was the Old Smuggler Café which operates from an
old building thought to have been built in 1401 and was previously
known as the "Old Ship Launch Inn".
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An alley (or ginnel as it is known in these parts) called Loggerheads
Yard runs through from the Old Smuggler to New Quay Road and
the Endeavour Wharf where we were parked and it is thought that
a secret tunnel also leads to the harbour.
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There are several cut throughs that we could have taken but we
carried on almost all the way along Baxtergate
before entering a shop and exiting by another door to Station
Square. From there all we had to do was cross the road and go
to the car in the Endeavour Wharf to start the journey back to
Scarborough to continue our holiday.
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