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SOME SCARBOROUGH TRADES FROM 1834 Trade - numbers of that business listed in Scarborough Auctioneers – 4 Bakers - 18 Bankers – 4 Baths – 7 Basket Makers – 3 Blacksmiths – 10 Boot & S...

TRADES IN SCARBOROUGH IN 1902 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 ope...

In my younger years the harbour was our playground and there were many ways to earn a few bob in our play. With friends we use to get permission to climb on the boats in the harbour after the boats tied up to land there catches. We searched th...

We hold files listing and describing some of the many small shops that existed in Scarborough in times past. Below is a sample list of what we hold. Contact us for more information. (updated 2012). The Market in the History of Scarborough Marke...