Filey, Church Ravine 1890
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More about this scene
St Oswald's church at the top of this ravine used to be on the edge of the East Riding. Older folk referred to eventually 'visiting the North Riding' - the site of the church's graveyard. Stretching down from the north side of town towards the coble landing, Filey is still a mixture of a fishing village and a Victorian resort. From the coble landing there is a splendid walk out to sea on the mile- long rock promontory, the Brigg. Billy Butlin placed Filey firmly on the summer map when he opened his third holiday camp here in 1939. Although it was requisitioned by the RAF during the war, it re-opened in 1946 to a tired nation in desperate need of fun and relaxation. Changes in holiday expectations caused its closure in 1993. A short- lived plan to reopen the camp three years later ended in bankruptcy.
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