Photographs of Whitby, a busy seaside town and neighbouring Saltwick Bay on the North Yorkshire Coast.
Boats in the marina, the upper harbour, Whitby in North Yorkshire.
The swing bridge that spans the River Esk between the upper and lower harbours can be seen to the right of the photo. The yellow dredger is moored on the far side of the harbour.
Whitby Harbour at dusk taken from the 149 Steps, Whitby on the North Yorkshire coast.
The stone steps leading to the parish church and abbey replaced wooden ones in the early 1800s.
The steps are mentioned in Bram Stoker's novel, "Dracula". Dracula, in dog form, runs up the steps after his ship is wrecked.
Saltwick Bay and Black Nab from the Cleveland Way footpath, North Yorkshire.
The Cleveland Way is a long distance National Trail that runs 110 miles (177 km) between Helmsley and the Brigg at Filey.
Thin coal seams in the sandstone cliffs of Saltwick Bay near Whitby on the North Yorkshire Coast.
Coal is a sedimentary rock formed from peat (the remains of plants which lived millions of years ago in tropical wetlands), and compressed by the pressure of rocks which were later laid down on top.
Daybreak, Saltwick Bay near Whitby on the North Yorkshire Coast.
Black Nab can be seen in the distance.
An evening view of the swing bridge over the River Esk in Whitby, North Yorkshire.
This pedestrian and road bridge was opened in 1909 to a design by J Mitchell Moncrieff.
The Dracula Experience, Whitby, North Yorkshire.
Bram Stoker found inspiration for his Gothic 'Dracula' novel after staying in Whitby in 1890.
Whitby Abbey, Whitby in North Yorkshire.
The first monastery here, founded in the mid 7th century became one of the most important religious centres in the Anglo-Saxon world. In 664 it was the setting for the Synod of Whitby, a landmark in the history of the Church in England.
The present day ruin is the shell of a 13th-century Benedictine abbey that was demolished by Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
This haunting cliff top ruin became the inspitation for Bram Stoker's novel, "Dracula".
Grade 1 Listed.
Admission charge. Photo taken public land.
Whitby Abbey, Whitby in North Yorkshire.
The first monastery here, founded in the mid 7th century became one of the most important religious centres in the Anglo-Saxon world. In 664 it was the setting for the Synod of Whitby, a landmark in the history of the Church in England.
The present day ruin is the shell of a 13th-century Benedictine abbey that was demolished by Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
This haunting cliff top ruin became the inspitation for Bram Stoker's novel, "Dracula".
Grade 1 Listed.
Admission charge. Photo taken public land.
The view towards Whitby Sands from the graveyard of St Mary's Church, Whitby in North Yorkshire.
The graveyard featured in Bram Stoker's novel, 'Dracula'.
St Mary's Parish Church, Whitby, North Yorkshire.
The church was founded around 1110, but its interior dates mainly from the late 18th century.
The graveyard featured in Bram Stoker's novel, "Dracula".
Grade 1 listed.
Cædmon's Cross, St Mary's Churchyard, Whitby, North Yorkshire.
This memorial to Cædmon (c 657–680), an Anglo-Saxon Christian monk and the earliest named English poet, was erected in 1898.
The inscription reads, "To the glory of God and in memory of Cædmon the father of English Sacred Song. Fell asleep hard by, 680."
Whitby Harbour entrance and the 4 lights, Whitby in North Yorkshire.
The West Pier lighthouse is just over 22m tall and was built in 1831 of local sandstone. The shorter East Pier Lighthouse is almost 17m tall and was built in 1855.
Red and green lights are fixed to the painted towers situated at the end of each pier extension. The left beacon shows a green light and the right, red, so that from the sea, port and starboard are in their correct positions.
Entrance to the Whitby Victorian Jet Works, a heritage centre, museum and shop in Church Street, Whitby, North Yorkshire.
Whitby Jet is a natural organic gemstone formed from the compressed wood of the prehistoric Monkey Puzzle tree. Whitby jet is found embedded in shale on the cliffs along the coastline between Robin Hood's Bay and Boulby near Whitby.
The Lower Harbour, Whitby in North Yorkshire.
A view over the Lifeboat Station and up to St Mary's Church from Whitby Lower Harbour.