Runswick, Lifeboat Station c.1955
Photo ref: R71009
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The old lifeboat station at Runswick Bay on the North Sea coast is rather incongruously painted with black and white half-timbering in this photograph. In the background we can see the cliffs of the bay, which are subject to regular landslips.

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A Selection of Memories from Runswick Bay

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Runswick Bay

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I was with a group of 8 friends who walked the Cleveland Way some years ago in June. Unfortunately, it was the wettest June for years! The plan that day was to walk from Runswick Bay to Whitby, some 8 miles. We had booked to stay at the Youth Hostel in Whitby for the night. We walked in the pouring rain down onto the beach at Runswick Bay, only to encounter several deep channels of water, which ran from ...see more