Summary
Despite being Yorkshire-born, I'd never been to Ravenscar, a hamlet on the sloping clifftops between Scarborough and Whitby.
I'm not alone, however. In the 19th Century a whole townful of people failed to turn up there. Ravenscar was earmarked for major expansion round an alum works but the money ran out, even though roads had been laid out and a station built.See the full content of this document
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Cosy Trust Cottage in the Nearly Town
'We're glad the town that never was, never was,' wrote a family in the guestbook of Chapel Cottage, the National Trust cottage ...
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