Located on the sea wall around Marine Drive, the trail is a series of granite Storyboards installed on the sea wall along Scarborough’s Marine Drive which tell the story of Scarborough’s history.
The idea for the project came about from the Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre in 2019, and they were awarded £40,000 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund at the start of 2022.
Also involved with the project is the Archaeological and Historical Society and the Scarborough & District Civic Society.
Permission to use the sea wall was given by the Scarborough Borough Council.
Project manager Huw Roberts, a Trustee of the Maritime Heritage Centre, said: “Scarborough possibly has the most colourful and varied history of any British town of comparable size, but its heritage is not widely known, especially by the vast majority of the town’s visitors.
“Whatever was happening in history, ancient or modern, Scarborough has been up there making the news. We wanted to tell that story.”
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There are 29 storyboards to discover, each with a unique fact about Scarborough's history. Photo: Richard Ponter
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Guests also included pupils from Gladstone Road Primary School and Friarage Primary School, artists who developed the artwork and councillors. Photo: Richard Poter
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Huw Roberts added: "“We asked local schools to engage with us on the design of the project and the help given by Gladstone Road and Friarage primary schools, Scalby School and the Sixth Form College will forever be, literally, etched into the end product.” Photo: Richard Ponter
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Huw Roberts commented: "Visitors and some residents of the town don't know the full story and we just wanted to tell that story." Photo: Richard Ponter