In a record of rents written some time in the period between 1820 and 1830 the Lord of the manor at Hunmanby received fees totalling £156 sixteen shillings and fourpence for the rights of ‘groundage of vessel on delivery of cargo’ at Filey. This total far exceeded that from the Manor’s other recorded rental [...]
Continue Reading →On 27th February 1900 the 106ft long Steam Trawler British Empire struck rocks at Speeton. She had been fishing in heavy weather and was returning to her home port of Hull. The weather was foggy and her skipper had taken lead soundings to assess his position. He thought he was on course for the Humber [...]
Continue Reading →The wreck of the Bonhomme Richard has been described as the last great wreck to be discovered, in the same league as the Titanic, Bismarck or Lusitania. The ‘Bonhomme’ is a name lknown to most American school children and very few English ones. Huge amounts of finance and resources have been spent by [...]
Continue Reading →Most American School Children know of the famous Battle of Flamborough Head of 23rd September 1779 , involving the ‘father of the American Navy’ John Paul Jones who commanded a small squadron. The battle has been presented as a ‘single ship action‘, but Jones was the commodore of a [...]
Continue Reading →In January 1858 the Harbour Engineer John Coode reported to a Parliamentary Committee about the possibilities of building a harbour refuge in Filey Bay.
Several such ideas have occurred across generations since the time of Charles 1st. A major problem in the age of Sail, was being unable to sail against [...]
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Filey Bay Initiative Publish Winter Talks Programme
September 19th, 2014Winter 2014/2015 Programme of Events All talks are at 7 pm in the conference room, Evron Centre, [...]
Old Toilet Block on Country Park - Bat Survey
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Suggestions for the Perfect Day at Filey Food Festival
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