The coastal gem's tourist attractions are all featured in this collection plucked from the YEP archive. They include the town's Abbey and Harbour through to the Magpie Cafe and the famous steps. It was also a decade which saw the town welcome home a replica of Captain Cook's ship HMS Endeavour not once but twice in the same year and the Whitby Town win a trophy at Wembley. READ MORE: Aerial photos show how Leeds has changed over last 15 years LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Whitby in the 1990s
The famous 199 steps leading to Whitby Abbey pictured in November 1999. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
2. Whitby in the 1990s
Whitby's famous harbour is framed by one of the public shelters on quay in March 1999. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
3. Whitby in the 1990s
Whitby Abbey landmarks is captured in all its glory as the autumn sunshine shines down on the ruins in September 1998. | Mel Hulme Photo: Mel Hulme
4. Whitby in the 1990s
The crowds gather above Whitby Harbour to see the HMS Endeavour return to the town for the second time in 1997. | Charles Knight Photo: Charles Knight
5. Whitby in the 1990s
The army mail train makes its way from Whitby back to Pickering in January 1996. Photo: Jim Moran
6. Whitby in the 1990s
The driver of this lorry managed to stop his vehicle by steering it into a tree as he approached Sleights near Whitby down Blue Bank in April 1999. He escaped with a cut finger as the load of hardcore, intended for roadworks in the village just yards further on, partially slipped from the wagon and spilled out onto land on the road side. | Mike Cowling Photo: Mike Cowling