Staithes Town Web

Once the largest Fishing Port in the North East of England

History of Staithes.

 

Any stranger to the town of Staithes is going to be astounded by how much history such a small place can have. Staithes is famous for its past fishing industry and hundreds of years of mineral production, an industry that continues to the present day. The Boulby Potash mine being one of the deepest in the United Kingdom and one of the tidiest being located, as is Staithes, within the North York Moors National Park.

 

Staithes was also home to many hero's. From Captain James Cook, to those with their names recorded in stone on the War Memorial and those who today at the sound of the maroon take the Staithes Lifeboat to sea as their ancestors have done for the last 100 years.

 

The unique beauty of the area attracted numerous artists who became known as the Staithes Group and they arrived one what must have been a very spectacular railway. Still that's history, you can read a snippet about each of these using the links on the left or if you are interested and want to know more the there is an excellent book by Jean and Peter Eccleston, proprietors of the Staithes Post Office, which you may obtain from the link on the right
A History and Geology of Staithes
A History and Geology of Staithes