Whitby has had piers helping to control tidal flows since the medieval era, the current East and West Piers having initially been built in the 19th Century, before extensions were added in the 20th.
The Grade II listed East Pier was built in 1854 and reaches a length of 1080ft, it is of sandstone construction, the West Pier is also Grade II listed, of sandstone construction but was built in 1831 and is 1178ft in length. These piers are found at the harbour entrance and were doubled in length with work completed in 1912, this was to prevent a whirlpool effect at the harbours entrance that had been affecting ships when entering the port. Both piers have lighthouses on them with the East Pier having the smaller constructed tower.
I took the pictures below on the 25th August 2018 with a Nikon d3300, the can also be seen in a 12 x 4 x 300 resolution on Clickasnap and un-watermarked.
The following picture was taken looking north from West Cliff looking over Whitby Beach in the direction of Sandsend and Kettleness. The North Sea Waves Breaking on to the beach.
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