Whitby, East Cliff And Pier Ends 1923
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This panoramic view of Henrietta Street and East Cliff was probably taken from the West Pier extension. The lighthouse there was built in 1831 from the design of Francis Pickernell, the Engineer to the Harbour Trustees; it is worked manually, and is used only when vessels are expected. Its green light has a range of ten miles. It is 83 feet tall, and open to the public – there is a fine view from the top. The smaller lighthouse on the East Pier (54 feet tall) was erected in 1854. The lighthouses were essential to guide ships safely to harbour; this rocky coast has claimed many victims. Whitby has had numerous lifeboats; among many heroic rescue attempts, perhaps the most tragic was in 1861, when only one of the lifeboat crew, Henry Freeman, escaped death – he was wearing a newly-invented cork lifejacket.
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