| Description | Originally deposited as a VHS video cassette.
Timing: Action on film.
(00:21) Whitby, a view from the cliffs. Reg Walker tells us about Captain Cook.
(01:19) View across to the Abbey of St Hilda.
(02:19) A view of the Marina from the road bridge. In the foreground is the slipway, where ships were launched. (03:50) Some black and white photographs of Whitby, taken by Mr Sutcliffe, a Victorian photographer.
(04:44) A modern view across the bay to Whitby Abbey. Reg tells us about its early history.
(05:27) The swing bridge over the River Eske. St Mary's Church and the Youth Hostel are in the background.
(07:47) The boat 'Helga Maria', owned by a local character.
(09:08) More about Captain Cook.
(10:57) The swing bridge opens to let a dredger go through.
(13:25) The Ship Inn.
(14:46) Whitby Sailing Club.
(16:12) A beach on the northern side of town.
(17:11) Two lighthouses on the Pier.
(18:58) The Khyber Pass and the monument to Captain Cook, commemorating his achievements and anniversaries.
(22:00) A whalebone monument and plaque to the whaling trade in Whitby. It also mentions Captain William Scoresby who invented the crow's nest.
(24:00) Artists painting the view from the cliff tops.
(27:03) A weather vane topped with a model of one of Captain Cook's ships.
(29:09) The Market Town Hall.
(32:10) A passageway with steps going between houses on a hill. These are called "yards".
(32:34) A fisherman working on his nets.
(35:54) St Mary's Church Yard.
(36:29) St Hilda's Abbey.
(36:57) The Pier and across to the headlands and Cook's Monument.
(40:57) Information about the 'Endeavour' replica ship's visit to Whitby, and the voyages of the original ship.
(46:33) Some film of the replica Endeavour being built in Freemantle, Australia.
(47:13) The visit of the replica Endeavour to Whitby in May 1997.
(48:42) The ship being refurbished in Whitby in 1998, and the send-off after the refit.
(52:32) Staithes. An information board about Captain Cook.
(53:33) Boats tied up on the beach. Reg Walker mentions the Staithes Group of artists and shows us around the village.
(58:16) The replica Endeavour visiting Staithes.
(01:01:34) Captain Cook's Cottage.
(01:02:29) Robin Hood's Bay.
(01:07:13) Robin Hood's Bay Beck and the slipway.
(01:08:08) Reg Walker takes us around the various steps, ginnels and yards of Robin Hood's Bay.
(01:14:30) The Square at the top of Robin Hood's Bay. The Mariners' Tavern, the School and the Schoolmaster's House.
(01:17:21) Runswick Bay, a fishing village tucked below a huge cliff. The replica Endeavour moored here when it visited Whitby. We look around the village.
(01:20:14) The Beck, which runs down to the sea.
(01:27:02) Roseberry Topping.
(01:27:31) Scarborough, overlooking the bowling green on the south cliff. This is near the Holbeck Hall Hotel, which fell into the sea.
(01:28:33) Looking across the bay to the Grand Hotel, Scarborough Castle and Marine Drive.
(01:29:54) The windmill in the centre of town.
(01:31:43) The main shopping street.
(01:33:27) Peasholm Park. The Boating Lake and other features.
(01:42:53) The giant water slide.
(01:43:49) A view of the north side of the bay and Marine Drive.
(01:44:48) Scarborough Castle in the background.
(01:45:45) The Italian Gardens.
(01:46:15) Filey. The beach with fishing boats on the sands and Beach Road.
Public access copy available in Audio-Visual room. |