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Glad you enjoyed Scarborough, I went there once on a day trip, got some fish and chips then headed back to London. Never wanted to go back again. Good that they kept the old Odeon cinema building but I do not like and never will go to theatre in the round.
I like the blue bench photo, but it must be a very wide platform as no sign of any rail track.

John | 16.10.21 - 8:23 a.m. | #

I found the location, dimension and attitude of the Freddie Gilroy sculpture most affecting, even before looking up what it memorialized. Glad the station bench survives despite serving little practical purpose, although the "Trigger's Broom" paradox mainly applies.

Frank F | 16.10.21 - 9:01 a.m. | #

Day 2 and still no mention of Mike Chapman. I'm disappointed.

Freddie | 16.10.21 - 9:27 a.m. | #

So the station bench is pretty well your grandfather's axe, head and handle replaced but still original. In the 1800s (insert quivering old man voice) my great grand father used the axe to chop down our trees.

I've heard about Scarborough, not in a really good way, but it looks quite attractive and interesting.

Andrew | Homepage | 16.10.21 - 9:53 a.m. | #

Ah, you kept the best till last. I vividly remember the naval battle in Peasholm Park when I was a teenager on a family holiday.

Caroline | 16.10.21 - 10:49 a.m. | #

As a holiday resort, Scarborough is blessed in having not one, but two, National Rail links. In addition to the main line to York, there is the coastal route which meanders south to Bridlington and Hull. Hull itself is worth a visit: it has an area called the 'Museum Quarter' with several museums to visit (all free of charge), including an excellent transport museum.

Carllo | 16.10.21 - 12:34 p.m. | #

A fascinating pair of postcard posts - thank you.
"The North" is still very much a mystery to me, which I really should rectify - not least because a 2x great grandparent came from Yorkshire!

Cornish Cockney | 16.10.21 - 1:42 p.m. | #

My sister and her husband used to live near Peasholm Park, and he worked on the North Bay Railway.

A favourite bit of trivia is the park was the location of the medieval Manor of Northstead. The title "Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead" still exists and is one of the positions that MPs are appointed to in order to allow them to resign.

the wub | 16.10.21 - 3:42 p.m. | #

The floating bandstand at Peasholm park was an important part of the Naval battle, as it was where the running commentary and accompanying music was played on an organ.
This was back in 1981, so maybe different now.

Nick | 16.10.21 - 5:44 p.m. | #

I'd like to be the first to complain about the use of the phrase "off of".

Andrew S | 16.10.21 - 9:24 p.m. | #

"I made a special effort to go out of my way to take a look, and take a seat, and even unscrewed my thermos to enjoy a cup of record-breakingly long tea." Why did did you replace the photo of the thermos perched at the other end of the bench that you posted yesterday?

dg writes: I replaced the photo with an artier one. It never had a flask in it.

Plastic Man | 17.10.21 - 6:20 p.m. | #

Anyone who went to an Odeon Cinema in the 1990s will have seen their "Their First Choice" idents - you can see one on YouTube. And if the model they used for that isn't based on their former cinema in Scarborough, I'd be amazed.

Andrew Bowden | Homepage | 18.10.21 - 10:00 a.m. | #

Peasholm Park is very close to Scarborough Cricket Club's North Marine Road ground, where Yorkshire play some out-ground cricket. I well recall a hushed, tense passage of play with the late spinner Phil Carrick trying to tease Derbyshire out being dramatically punctuated by the roars and explosions of the miniature cannon!

David | 18.10.21 - 10:38 a.m. | #











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