Whitby, Royal Hotel 1925
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By this date the Royal Hotel has a new glassed-in porch, and now guests can enjoy the fresh sea air without the north-east wind's assistance. Although the hotel provided employment for many local people, it used to be only in the summer months. Fairly recently, however, the hotel has been taken over by a very active travel company which also runs its own transport system, and it brings guests here all the year round.

Memories of Whitby, Royal Hotel 1925

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Whitby, Royal Hotel 1925

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Throughout our childhood our Mother talked about Whitby. During WWII she served as a gunner (Ack Ack girl) operating a predictor machine in the ATS. Her unit started protecting Felixstowe docks, then Sutton Coldfield covering the Midlands manufacturing. Later on Anglesey to cover Liverpool and the vital shipping lanes, lastly in Glasgow to protect ship building on the River Clyde. During this time ...see more