"Fascinating" Whitby harbour talk among packed programme of Civic Society events

By Duncan Atkins
Published 10th Feb 2023, 10:24 BST
Updated 10th Feb 2023, 10:46 BST
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An illustrated tour of Whitby harbour is just one of a number of events coming up over the next few months in a packed programme of Whitby Civic Society lectures at The Coliseum.

Neil Williamson, Curator of the Whitby Lifeboat Museum, will give the fascinating talk – A History of Whitby Harbour – on April 11, with a tour of the town's harbour across the centuries, from the end of East Pier all the way round to the end of the West Pier.

Other talks coming up are:

March 14 – Patrick Argent (design writer, graphic designer and former college lecturer from Scarborough)

A Whitby Civic Society lecture will see Neil Williamson talk about the history of Whitby harbour. picture: Richard Ponter.A Whitby Civic Society lecture will see Neil Williamson talk about the history of Whitby harbour. picture: Richard Ponter.
A Whitby Civic Society lecture will see Neil Williamson talk about the history of Whitby harbour. picture: Richard Ponter.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Master Modernist

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A personal view of the work and influence of the Victorian architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 2pm to 4pm.

May 9 - Bob Carson

Tunny Fishing and Sea Angling – Aristocrats to Coal Miners

A history of tunny fishing in the Scarborough and Whitby areas pre and post-World War Two.

Members £1, guests £3.

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