Scarborough A History Of The Town And Its People

Had you looked out on Scarborough Coast millions of years ago, you may have glimpsed a marine reptile such as a Plesiosaurus or an Ichthyosaurus chasing their prey. The rocks and cliffs, such as Castle Hill and Olivers Mount, were under the sea, waiting for the ice glaciers to thaw to rise above sea level and form the backbone of the Scarborough we know today.

Thorgils Skarthi, a Viking leader and poet and his brother Cormack (Kormack) are reputed to have found the town of Skarðaborg around the year 966. (Although the town was occupied before this date)
Scarborough has a rich and varied history. At one time, almost destroyed by fire, it was transformed into a fashionable Spa Town earning it the title ‘The Queen of Watering Places’ and becoming Britain’s first seaside resort.

Illustrated with over one hundred photographs, Scarborough: A History of the Town and its People tells the story of the town’s inhabitants – their lives, tragedies and occasionally even murder.