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Title: The earth and its inhabitants ..
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905 Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913 Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and company
Contributing Library: MBLWHOI Library
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ough.Whithij, at the mouth of the river Esk, which rises in the Cleveland Hills, is at thesame time a shipping port and a watering-place, and occupies a most picturesque YORKSHIRE. 251 site. There are alum works in the vicinity, and the herring fishery gives employ-ment to many of the inhabitants, but the town is more widely known for its Jetornaments. This industry has been carried on here from immemorial times, asis proved by the discoveries made in the houes which crown the neighbouringhills, and the pilgrims who during the Middle Ages paid their devotions in theabbey of Whitby never failed to carry away with them a cross or a rosary madeof jet. Scarborough, the Queen of the northern watering-places, possesses resourcesand amusements far exceeding those of its neighbour Whitby. It is builtat the foot and on the top of two cliffs, separated by a chasm spanned by alofty bridge, which joins the old town to the Spa, Museum, and other buildings Fig. 123. SCARBOKOTJGH. Scale 1 : 310,000.
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Ancient Entrenchments. Tumuli. 5 Miles. specially constructed for the accommodation of the 20,000 visitors who annuallyflock to it. The Marine Aquarium is larger than that of Brighton. From thekeep of the Norman castle which commands the old town we look down withadmiration upon the sands which stretch along the foot of the limestone clifls.Scarborough has been a place of commerce for centuries, and its port, protected bytwo piers, aflords shelter to the largest vessels. The coasting trade carried on isconsiderable, and the herring fishery is a source of profit. Still the importanceof the town is derived almost exclusively from the crowds of visitors annuallyattracted by its picturesque scenery, bracing air, smooth sands, chalybeate springs,and varied resources for amusement. Filcy, to the south-east of Scarborough, on the spacious bay to which it gives 252 THE BRITISH ISLES. iiaine, is protected by a spit of sand, and ofters great advantages as a naval station.Amongst other watering-

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