3-078-263 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Scarborough: view from the North, 1890. The '...opening of the new pleasure-grounds and marine promenade drive on the shore of the North Bay...in the fashionable and delightful watering-place on the Yorkshire seacoast...where the extension of the town promises greatly increased attractions for summer visitors. Scarborough has the peculiar advantage of a double aspect seaward, its parts being divided from each other by a bold promontory, with cliffs 300 ft. high, crowned by the ruined walls and keep of the castle...below this, to the south, is the old town, with the piers and harbours of the port...The South Bay front of the modern town is one of the most beautiful on the English shores. Behind its wide stretch of firm, smooth sands the ground rises about 80 feet...This part of Scarborough is in a sheltered situation, and is a residence most favourable to invalids, especially in winter, but enjoyable at all seasons, and furnished with abundant means of entertainment; the medicinal waters of the Spa may also be recommended, and the sea-bathing is as good as anywhere...The North Bay is very different, with a bolder, wilder sea and a more bracing atmosphere...the Promenade Pier...is 1000 ft. long'. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.