Whitby is a pleasant holiday resort on the North Yorkshire coast, where the River Esk flows into the North Sea. The river runs towards the sea through a quite deep valley, and the valley sides are lined with houses.
This view is across the harbour and up the hillside towards St Mary's Church. The church is a fascinating building with old box pews, and some bearing graffiti carvings of old sailing ships, created by sailors who were involved in the whaling industry many years ago.
Whitby is well known as the home of Captain Cook in the 1740's, and as the inspiration for Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. Bram Stoker regularly took holidays in Whitby.
Really lovely picture of Whitby, a place we want to visit. Nice information too. Do you know of Frank Sutcliffe, took wonderful pictures of Whitby and the fishermen? There is a museum of his work I think. [I've looked on Google, this is it: http://www.sutcliffe-gallery.co.uk/ ]
Fabulous capture. Between you and Ian you've convinced me to start planning a holiday to York and the region. It looks like we could easily spend a month or more.
Thank you Ivan - I have come across his work, and somewhere in the archive I have a book of his photographs. They really do have a very spacial quality, as well as showing us something of Whitby's past.
Your Whitby looks like a beautiful place. love the harbour and the ships, a nice view of houses and the church high on top.
not far from Toronto is a town also called Whitby. in 2011 the population was 122,000. not as nice looking as your holiday resort.
Not sure of the official reason, but probably because some of the houses have been bought as second homes by city dwellers. Unemployment is also quite high in Whitby, so some may have moved away to find work.
Ian
July 17th, 2014
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Thank you Margaret - I had a great day there taking photos!
Ian
Thank you Ivan - I have come across his work, and somewhere in the archive I have a book of his photographs. They really do have a very spacial quality, as well as showing us something of Whitby's past.
Ian
Thank you Lynne - this is quite a well known view of the town, but so attractive I couldn't resist trying my own version of the scene!
Ian
Thank you Pete - it's a super little town!
Ian
Thank you Lee - and I agree it is a lovely place, with lots of photo opportunities!
Ian
Thank you Tony - Katharine and I have spent 40 years living here and discovering the beauties of the area!
Ian
Thank you Brian - the old town centre is very old-world, with narrow roads and little cottages - a real gem!
Ian
Thank you Raymond - no goths, but lots of Dracula related things in the shops!
Ian
Thank you Ferry - Whitby is a lovely town and a great place for photos.
Ian
not far from Toronto is a town also called Whitby. in 2011 the population was 122,000. not as nice looking as your holiday resort.
Thank you Bruni, our Whitby is a lovely photogenic place. It's population in 2011 was 13,200 - a fall from the 2001 census when it was 13,600
Ian
Not sure of the official reason, but probably because some of the houses have been bought as second homes by city dwellers. Unemployment is also quite high in Whitby, so some may have moved away to find work.
Ian