Ilkeston Cam on Holiday in ....
w/e 01 October 2023
All of this week's pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300.
8 - Along The East Pier
Our visit to Scalby Mills had been a relatively quiet day photographically
but on the following day, our last full day in Scarborough, we
packed quite a lot in and the camera shutter was clicking all
day long.
We began with a morning walk along the East Pier. There are four
piers surrounding the harbours in Scarborough and we had walked
along three of them last year. This walk along the East Pier
which forms the outer wall, seaward side, of the East Harbour
therefore completes the quartet.
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The inner wall of the East Harbour is known as the Old Pier and
this is connected to the shorter Vincent's Pier, on which the
lighthouse stands, by a footbridge. The Old Pier forms one side
of the Old Harbour beyond which is the West Pier, all of which
and the seafront are overlooked by the imposing Grand Hotel.
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Also overlooking the whole of Scarborough is Oliver's Mount which
we would visit later in the day.
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Looking across the harbours though it's St Mary's Church that
looks down over the rooftops of the town.
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As the East Pier wall dog-legs near the entrance to the harbour,
the sea wall is protected against the vagaries of the North Sea
by rocky and boulder strewn sea defences supplemented by concrete
blocks. On the sea front the Spa Entertainment and Conferencing
Venue is visible on the left and the Cliff Bridge over which
we walked many times, is on the right.
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We walked to the very end of the East Pier which extends beyond
the L-shaped Vincent's Pier.
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As we began our return down the pier we noticed steps down from
the East Pier and a vertical ladder on the wall of Vincent's
Pier at the entrance to the East Harbour. I imagine some adventurous
but foolhardy souls might try and cross the entrance to the harbour
by this method but I also think the authorities would frown on
such an action.
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Further along the pier several craft were fastened high on the
harbour wall. We wondered whether they had been left high and
dry when the tide went out or just stored here for later use.
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Nearer the end of the pier the castle-topped headland loomed
large and although we did ponder scaling the paths and steps
up to the top, common sense prevailed and we decided against
it. It was nearly lunchtime anyway and that took precedence.
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So we turned away from the pier and walked alongside the Old
Harbour, lined with fishing boats and lobster pots which always
act as a reminder that this is still a working harbour despite
all the tourist attractions. Our objective though was to find
somewhere to eat and plan our afternoon .... which will follow
next.
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