Whitby skyline
Changing views
Track the changes to our seaside and compare the past and present with postcards from the past.
Battering our fish
A piece of battered cod is an essential part of the seaside experience - but does overfishing threaten the coast on your plate?
Beating the boundaries
The natural soundtrack of crashing waves and gulls has long proved an inspiration to composers scoring the shoreline.
Millions of years in the making
Ice ages, inundation, periods of blistering hot weather - the British Isles have really been through it; and everywhere you can find the scars. Explore the nation's Natural History.
Related programme
See an earlier view of Whitby Pier
or move on to the next location
The pier and harbour wall were probably built in the 14th century and enabled the safe harbour to become a major wool exporter in the Middle Ages. It also imported coal for the Alum trade, ironstone and lime.
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