Churches

Three Orders of Friar at Scarborough The New Front for St Mary's Church The Stones of St Mary's Booklet Grave of Anne Bronte, St Mary's St Mary's Church, Ruins Are ...

The local representatives of the abbot and convent of Citeaux collected the Scarborough church fish tithes from their fishermen parishioners. After disputes, in 1251, Roger Ughtred negotiated a new tithe agreement on behalf of the burgesses "...

Primitive Methodism in Scarborough Mr Smith next spoke of labouring with John Oxtoby, known as parying Johnny, at Filey. Early in 1823 Johnny Oxtoby was staying at Bridlington. The quarterly meeting considered the advisibility, or otherwise, o...

St Mary's Church played a large role in the bottom of town in my younger days. Although granddad (George Jenkinson Mainprize born 1892 in Filey) "emigrated" to Scarborough from Filey " Little Russia" in a coble in the 1...

There is something quite moving about a sailors grave. Many of course die at sea often at places which are aptly named such as Killerby Cliffs or Sailors Grave (Jacksons Bay). But the sea often gives up those it has taken and so they can be burie...