Scarborough underwent massive expansion during the reign of Queen Victoria. The arrival of the railway in 1845 changed the face and future of the town.
Here are just a few selected trades and the number of them operating in Scarborough. This shows what was in demand, the largest number being Hotels, Inns & Taverns followed by Cabs & Carriages.
Accountants – 18
Ale & Porter Merchants – 16
Artists – 13
Auctioneers – 21
Baby Linen Repositories – 15
Banks – 8
Bath Chair Proprietors – 5
Baths – 5
Billiard Rooms – 15
Blacksmiths – 11
Boarding Houses – 26
Bookbinders - 1
Boot & Shoemakers / Dealers – 56
Breweries – 4, Coopers – 2,
Builders – 67
Butchers – 67
Cabs & Carriages – 118
Candle Makers – 1
Chimney Sweeps – 8
Coals Merchants – 32
Cocoa Houses – 8
Corn, Hay & Straw Dealers – 17
Cycle Makers & Dealers – 12
Dentists – 11
Electric Engineers – 6
Emigration Agent – 1
Fruiters & Greengrocers – 50
Gun Makers – 2
Hatters – 12
Horse Dealers – 6
Hotels, Inns & Taverns – 132
Ice Cream Vendors – 3
Insurance Agents – 79
Joiners & Undertakers – 59
Pianos & Tuners – 6 of each
Music Professors - 21
Newspapers – 6
Oyster Rooms – 7
Photographers – 16
Schools – 26
Sewing machine Dealers - 5
Tobacconists – 32
Tripe Dressers – 4
Umbrella Repairers - 4
MARITIME RELATED:
Block & Spar Makers – 2, Boat Builders – 4, Fish Merchant – 21, Chandlers - 2, Sailmakers - 2
