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Scarborough: c 1830-1925

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Scarborough: c 1830-1925

A selection of studies of the architecture of Scarborough: the development of a northern seaside resort between the 1830s and 1925, including the work of R.H. Sharp, J. Gibson and W. Johnson. Later buildings include the work of Cuthbert Broderick, Hall & Tubwell, H.W. Smith and others. Photographed c 1980.

The Esplanade — The Esplanade

c. 1830

Ref: LVD-4017-001

Date: 1980

Cliff Bridge (now Spa Bridge) — Cliff Bridge (now Spa Bridge)

1826 – 27 (widened 1880)

Ref: LVD-4017-003

Date: 1980

Falconer's Hotel, Falconer's Road — Falconer's Hotel, Falconer's Road

c. 1830

Ref: LVD-4017-002

Date: 1980

The Museum — The Museum

–

Ref: LVD-4017-006

Date: 1980

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LVD 4017 005

Ref: LVD-4017-005

Date: 1980

Cliff Bridge (now Spa Bridge) — Cliff Bridge (now Spa Bridge)

detail, railings

Ref: LVD-4017-004

Date: 1980

The Museum — The Museum

looking across the Valley to the Esplanade

Ref: LVD-4017-007

Date: 1980

Odd Fellows's Hall — Odd Fellows's Hall

detail

Ref: LVD-4017-009

Date: 1980

Odd Fellows' Hall, Vernon Road (now Public Library) — Odd Fellows' Hall, Vernon Road (now Public Library)

J Gibson and W Johnson 1840. Behind, west tower of Christ Church, P Atkinson of York 1826 – 28.

Ref: LVD-4017-008

Date: 1980

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LVD 4017 010

Ref: LVD-4017-010

Date: 1980

The Crescent — The Crescent

West Terrace – detail

Ref: LVD-4017-013

Date: 1980

The Crescent — The Crescent

The West Terrace

Ref: LVD-4017-011

Date: 1980

The Crescent — The Crescent

Belvior Terrace

Ref: LVD-4017-014

Date: 1980

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LVD 4017 015

Ref: LVD-4017-015

Date: 1980

The Crescent — The Crescent

West Terrace – detail

Ref: LVD-4017-012

Date: 1980

The Crescent — The Crescent

Woodend, from the north east, completed 1840.

Ref: LVD-4017-016

Date: 1980

The Crescent — The Crescent

entrance doorcase

Ref: LVD-4017-017

Date: 1980

The Crescent — The Crescent

South front

Ref: LVD-4017-018

Date: 1980

The Crescent — The Crescent

from across the Valley

Ref: LVD-4017-019

Date: 1980

The Crescent — The Crescent

Warwick Villa (now Londesborough Lodge) c. 1840, from the south.

Ref: LVD-4017-020

Date: 1980

The Crescent — The Crescent

Bloxholme, c. 1840-45, from the North

Ref: LVD-4017-022

Date: 1980

Warwick Villa — Warwick Villa

detail

Ref: LVD-4017-021

Date: 1980

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LVD 4017 023

Ref: LVD-4017-023

Date: 1980

The Crescent — The Crescent

Villa adjoining Vernon Road, c.1840

Ref: LVD-4017-024

Date: 1980

Cast Iron Bridge — Cast Iron Bridge

detail

Ref: LVD-4018-011

Date: 1980

Cast Iron Bridge — Cast Iron Bridge

over Vernon Road, c. 1860

Ref: LVD-4018-010

Date: 1980

Tonks, Furnishers and Cabinet Makers, Westbourough — Tonks, Furnishers and Cabinet Makers, Westbourough

c. 1860, an iron frame showroom and warehouse

Ref: LVD-4018-012

Date: 1980

Offices of the Scarborough Mercury and Evening News — Offices of the Scarborough Mercury and Evening News

the entrance gates

Ref: LVD-4018-016

Date: 1980

The Municipal School, Valley Bridge Road — The Municipal School, Valley Bridge Road

By E T Hall, E Cooper and Davis, 1900

Ref: LVD-4018-014

Date: 1980

The Town Hall — The Town Hall

The new building of 1899-1903, by Borough Engineer and Surveyor Architect H W Smith

Ref: LVD-4018-013

Date: 1980

The Post Office — The Post Office

Aberdeen Walk

Ref: LVD-4018-017

Date: 1980

Offices of the Scarborough Mercury and Evening News — Offices of the Scarborough Mercury and Evening News

c 1900

Ref: LVD-4018-015

Date: 1980

The Post Office — The Post Office

main entrance

Ref: LVD-4018-018

Date: 1980

The Post Office — The Post Office

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Ref: LVD-4018-019

Date: 1980

Holbeck Hill — Holbeck Hill

Housing from the early 1900’s

Ref: LVD-4018-020

Date: 1980

The Spa — The Spa

LVD 4018 021

Ref: LVD-4018-021

The Spa — The Spa

To the left the new Ballroom, F A Tugwell, 1925. In the centre E Cooper’s Bandstand of 1912-13

Ref: LVD-4018-022

Date: 1980

The Grand Hotel — The Grand Hotel

by Cuthbert Broderick, 1863-67

Ref: LVD-4018-001

Date: 1980

The United Bus Company — The United Bus Company

Depot, Vernon Road, c.1925

Ref: LVD-4018-024

Date: 1980

The Spa, The Bandstand — The Spa, The Bandstand

Orignally designed to be free-standing

Ref: LVD-4018-023

Date: 1980

The Pavilion Hotel — The Pavilion Hotel

Designed by Stewart and Barry, completed 1870.

Ref: LVD-4018-002

Date: 1980

The Pavilion Hotel — The Pavilion Hotel

Detail of the south wing

Ref: LVD-4018-003

Date: 1980

The Balmoral Hotel, Newborough — The Balmoral Hotel, Newborough

A rebuilding of an old inn, The Bull. Architects Hall and Tubwell, 1889-91

Ref: LVD-4018-004

Date: 1980

The Spa Building — The Spa Building

detail

Ref: LVD-4018-007

Date: 1980

Valley Bridge Parade, c 1870 — Valley Bridge Parade, c 1870

The Valley Bridge, opened 1865, essential to the development of area south of the old town in which Paxton was to play a part. The Parade probably always consisted of boarding houses.

Ref: LVD-4018-005

Date: 1980

The Spa Building, 1877-80 — The Spa Building, 1877-80

By Verity and Hunt, a rebuilding and enlargement of Paxton’s 1858 hall, destroyed by fire in 1876

Ref: LVD-4018-006

Date: 1980

Garden Seat — Garden Seat

In the cliff gardens of the Spa, laid out by Paxton towards the end of the 1850’s.

Ref: LVD-4018-008

Date: 1980

Garden Seat — Garden Seat

In Paxton’s spa gardens

Ref: LVD-4018-009

Date: 1980