Four Amazing Historical and Curious Finds in Scarborough
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Four Amazing Historical and Curious Finds in Scarborough
Join me as i take a look at 4 historical and lesser known features that Scarborough has to offer.
We begin at the Olivers Mount War Memorial, towering over the seaside town of Scarborough since the 1920s and surrounded by the famous race track too.
We then take a look at a once important railway asset to the town, the portal of Falsgrave Tunnel. Once the start of the attractive former railway through to Whitby closed in 1965 and the tunnel closed in 1981.
Next up is a comical name Hairy Bobs Rock or Cave. Situated on the North Bay of Scarborough overlooked by the dominant Scarborough Castle.
Finally we head South to a Funicular Cliff Railway at the Scarborough Spa where we take a little look at a short 5 meter tunnel below the tracks that was out of use since 1973 and reopened an 2022
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Thanks Ant. Love Scarborough. Just off for a weekend break there.
great finds in scarborough mate another great journey for us.
Thanks Andrew. I love it there I'll be back later this year
Spent many happy days on holiday in Scarborough, absolutely beautiful place, many times spent at the clock tower cafe, having a coffee watching the world go by, listening to the tide too, will have to return for a holiday at some point in time
Thanks for the knowledge and entertainment. Well worth scrapping the TV license for!
Very kind and thank you 🙂
A great video of my birth place, just before British Rail closed the Scarborough, Whitby railway line, several schools in Scarborough had the chance to go on a train journey up to Whitby. I was one of the lucky ones who went on this trip a great day out, until one of the boys opened a carriage door while the train was moving. Sainsbury’s superstore is on the land of the BR Goods yard land , where the three wheeler Scammel lorries moved all the goods around.
Ant thanks for the memories, I just remember family holidays at Scarborough in the early 1950's. Halcyon days, I'm sure my parents had worries about our wonderful country back then but nothing compared to today! We really did enjoy ourselves. I must say your video production skills are second to none. Keep up the brilliant work. PS, the seat on platform one at the station which you walked past is believed to be the longest in the world.
That was truly amazing thanks Ant. Those bridges were so beautiful, the brickwork was fantastic. The scenery was gorgeous too. Thanks for taking me along. Please take care
Liked it before I watched the video. Content is always quality 👍
Very kind Charles thank you 🙂
Great video Ant brought back memories of two family I had there in 78 and 86. I remember standing by that signal box with Dad as an even year old train spotting on a very busy summer Saturday in 78. I lost my Dad a year ago today but this brought back some happy memories for me on what is a sad day. Thank you Ant for all you do it truly is amazing what you show in your videos.
Stunning footage and filming. Views amazing. The before and after photos nostalgic. So interesting. Thank Ant. Another masterpiece.
my mums last holliday in 1969,iwas only only 7 ,she died of cancer just after.i loved scarborough as a kid but i find it so difficult to watch these fantastic videos withought a tear in my eye,thanks so much for posting.
You had a gorgeous days for filming. I was like that when we went (maybe 10 years ago). Good memories brought back, thanks to this. We were staying for a week at Sandsend, Whitby and went to Scarborough for the day. Thanks Ant
A good video of Four Amazing Historical and Curious Finds in Scarborough!.💚💚💚💚
Another fact filled video Ant, thanks for sharing. Two other historical and interesting things about Scarborough is the Bronte grave and the Intercept Radio Station. I really enjoyed watching a rerun of my past life. Spent 2 years living there so this video was really nice to see. Thank you Ant.
Fascinating stuff with the tunnel at Scaarborough Station. Thanks for your efforts as always Ant 👍🏻
Thanks very much Ben 😊
Lovely video of my home town… thank you ❤
Just a bit extra for you… I grew up being told that Hairy Bob worked on the Royal Albert Drive construction and when he sat to have his lunch on his own, he’d chip away at the rock, but the road was finished (or some say he died on the job) before he could finish the second window. When the council put the skate-park in, it was named “Royal Albert Skate-Park” but they had to change it by popular demand to “Hair Bob’s Skate-Park”.
The railway platform you filmed actually has what is considered the longest railway bench in England, you can see it at the beginning of your footage on the platform.
Again thank you
Just brilliant, thank you
Thanks very much Michael
We used to call hairy bobs cave happy house as kids
Such wonderful lil finds! Ty for bringing us along with you!
Thank you for breathing new life into these places.
Much appreciated Joseph thankyou
@@TrekkingExploration The Sea Front Ballroom is just plain strange... PS: The Line Age : ruclips.net/video/vIbjnTLxrrE/видео.html
PS: have you ever seen the Rik Mayall Presents episode where he is in Scarborough? Helena Bonham Carter is in that too. She is his love interest.
It's actually worth watching if you can find it. That whole series was quite decent to be honest.
Edit to say.. Here ya go.. I found it on RUclips : ruclips.net/p/PLL15Fuz_74c3aEP6Lo4aSIUWpgM5rpSr0
Hi ant loved your Scarborough video. Me and my wife go there all the time for holidays.always something new to find. Now you've given more to look at. Cheers matey ps you didn't mention the supposedly world's longest railway platform bench at Scarborough station. You walked right by it. PPS do you know anything about an old light railway near clay cross heading towards ashover,?? May be another vid. Cheers ant
Very interesting and enjoyable explore. Thank you!
Thank you for the astonishing tour of the area of Scarborough. A unique example of the past and present. Appreciate all your videos. See you on the next. Cheers Ant! 🇬🇧🙂👍🇺🇸
Thanks very much Martin I'm glad you are enjoying them. We are not done yet 😉
Hi Ant, thanks for another amazing production. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it Phillip thank you 🙂
Many thanks Ant for another great video, I love Scarborough but then I would wouldn't I!
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you 🙂🙂
What a great mix, Vintage Rail, Memorials, Hairy Bobs Cave --- "looks more like Hairy Bobs Niche" and ending with more Vintage Rail "A Funicular Cliff Railway" even..... Again a video with a nice mix of subjects.
That subway under Marine Drive is still there - but when they did the sea defences, it got covered up - and the other side that used to be next to a putting green was filled with rubble. I used to use it to get onto the beach - that was in the 1980s. I think it was late 1990s that it was sealed up. There was a brick ramp/road into the tunnel and the base was cobble stones. I always thought it looked a bit like a lifeboat launch under the road.
Went on holiday to Barmston a few years ago with family. Loved Scarborough, weren't fans of Whitby. Really enjoyed this video. Thank you Ant xx
That was really interesting Ant, ,you had good day for it, and the drone footage of the coastline was stunning, loved the music towards the end as you filmed the tunnel,😃 xx
I'll be in Blackpool in June so I'll give it a go then too 🙂
"Are you going to Scarborough Fair..." - I think some one heard that you were filming & waited for you to finish filming b4 they turned it off!!! 😉🚂🚂🚂
Wow .. wierd.. working up in Scarby ths week.. wished i had time to look for some of this ..
Another great video Ant 👍🏼😊. Lovely to see some of the gems that Scarborough has to offer. Cracking drone footage as well 🛸😊
Most interesting facts about this seaside town has made for a great video here, Ant. I was very surprised to see that you showed us the old tunnel entrance to the Whitby branch. I'd completely forgotten about that line. A completely great program, many thanks.
Brilliant video Ant. I walked through Falsgrave tunnel in 1988 during my BR driver training but the other end had a grille over. The track hadn't been lifted long and the former Gallows Close yard was used as a car park
Incidently the yard was for freight traffic and the carriage sidings were a bit further on towards whitby at Northstead
Cheers Russ
Thanks for another cracking trip round Scarborough-does that windmill still exist and have you covered it ❤
another great video Ant.
Thanks very much Martin 🙂🙂
Great Job
Great video about my home town and where i currently live.
Thanks very much 😊
@@TrekkingExploration If you fancied another break, you could always do a part 2 from the station onto gallows close which was a huge yard, known as the cinder tracks. Having lived round there i know there isnt much left at all though.
@@stuguyuk9425 I'll be back up soon to continue the walk along there. I've done the Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay section
@@TrekkingExploration No worries if you need a local, I can probably be available.
Great history content Ant, makes a change from the usual attractions👍👍 And enough of this Hairy Bob - those days are long past🤣🤣🤣
Ha ha ha ha so it was you 😂😂😂
@@TrekkingExploration Sorry I missed you!!!🤣🤣🤣
some great places there ant
Thanks for watching Chris
Hairy Bob? Only in the North! Seriously, very interesting video. BTW what was the WW1 tank about? Great old photo.
Another fascinating video! I used to live in Scarborough, so recognised lots of things. I remember Falsgrave tunnel very well and travelled the line to Whitby many times.
At Peasholm park there used to be something resembling a ski chair lift - what happened to it?
Falsgrave tunnel was not retained in use for carriage sidings. It was used for access to Gallows Close goods yard, which remained open for light goods traffic until 1985 (not 1981). What you point out in the map during the video is not carriage sidings but the goods yard. The carriage sidings were further on at Northstead and were as far as I know lifted when the line to Whitby was closed. After that time a short spur of the former Whitby line was retained for shunting purposes to the goods yard which ended with buffer stops by the bridge at Woodland Ravine.
Another great video Ant! I love all the little oddities and unusual points of interest. Hoping to get up to Scarborough later in the year looks lovely. Curious to know why all the rocks seem to be named after Bob? Wonder if it's the same Bob from Stapleford?
7:00 Did you know that you just walked past the worlds longest railway bench, 139 metres long?
Just went on break and what did I find just for me, why a new Trekking Exploration......
I time it on purpose 😉
@@TrekkingExploration Your photo fades and drone work really add to the story. Liked the seagull at 14:43 you caught on the video --- looks like a "near miss" lol Back to work for me.
@@jetsons101 ha ha ha I love it probably looks closer than it was
I went in the old railway tunnel, before the site was built on when they built Safeway (now Sainsburies), in the mid-1980s. Was a single track back then leading to a goods storage yard on the site of Sainsburies. The track used to carry on for about half a mile along the old track bed behind manor road. Lived up on the cliff above Hairy Bobs Cave - used to play around there a lot during my school days.
Hi Ant, thanks for the video and show, I just have one question about the Funicular R/R still working ? It doesn't look like it, that I could tell. Thanks again
Great to see the WW1 tank that would have been presented to the town for its services to the war effort, sadly all or most ended up being scrapped to help the WW2 effort, wish these were still in situ today but sadly not 😥👍
Hi the tunnel must be hollow as there is the three vents 18 min mark on the video.
Hairy Bobs cave ya mean
I'm sure the first train to Scarborough was way before 1945!
Ok
Rock!!!??? Never ever heard it been called rock.