Whitby at Work by Paul Chrystal - 9781445685151

Whitby at WorkPeople and Industries Through the Years\nAuthor(s): Paul Chrystal\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Amberley Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: Amberley Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781445685151, 978-1445685151\nSynopsis\nDespite its remote location, surrounded by the high ground of the North York Moors, Whitby has featured significantly in history throughout the years. One of the earliest records of Whitby is from AD 656, when Oswy, a Christian king of Northumbria, founded the first abbey there. In AD 664, the town was the setting for the famous Synod of Whitby.\n\nIt was the towns coastal location that would ensure its success as it grew to become a major fishing port and an important base for the whaling industry. The towns jet jewellery industry flourished in the second half of the nineteenth century after Queen Victoria made the famous black gemstone fashionable as a mourning accessory.\n\nWhitby has been a popular tourist destination ever since the Victorian period and to.