Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: River_Esk

Whitby is blessed with many splendid waterside views. Here we are looking at the east side from the busy road-bridge. The other side of these white houses backs onto perhaps the most popular street in the old town area; Sandgate. Once large cargo ships passed this point to the warehouses some way behind me. Now this side houses a few pleasure craft and the lifeboat station (RNLI –see adjacent photo or PiP). Best full screen.

A view along the River Esk that makes us rub our eyes. A glimpse here of looking into the past, back to 1768 in fact and seeing Captain Cooks ship: The Endeavour, being kitted out for its epic sail to Australia and New Zealand. This is in fact a full scale replica having been built in 1993 and towed here from Middlesbrough in 2017. It now houses the 'Edeavour Experience' museum. (A similar full size sailing counterpart resides in Australia.) The bridge in the foreground is the famous swing road bridge. See next photo for opened bridge. More info: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-44335848