Scarborough in 50 Buildings Smith Mike
Scarborough in 50 Buildings Smith Mike From its origins as a fishing town, Scarborough has become the largest holiday resort on the North Yorkshire coast. Through a fascinating and diverse selection…
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Scarborough in 50 Buildings Smith Mike
From its origins as a fishing town, Scarborough has become the largest holiday resort on the North Yorkshire coast. Through a fascinating and diverse selection of buildings he charts the development and changing face of the town.Scarborough's two magnificent bays are separated by a headland bearing the remains of a Roman signal station and the gaunt ruins of a twelfth-century castle, the two oldest buildings featured in this book. In this book, author Mike Smith highlights fifty of Scarborough's architectural landmarks and notable structures, old and new.
The town's spa buildings are a legacy of the discovery, in 1626, of health-giving springs that prompted the conversion of Scarborough into Britain's first seaside resort; The Rotunda, designed in 1829 by William 'Strata' Smith, the 'Father of English Geology', was one of the world's first purpose-built museums and when the Grand Hotel
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