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
7. Whitby in the 1990s
The British Champion Town Crier Andy Lowe from Whitby and Robin Hoods Bay proclaims the lifting of the beef export ban with the help of a pantomime cow in November 1998. | Gary Longbottom Photo: Gary Longbottom
8. Whitby in the 1990s
The Town Mayor of Whitby John Smith and his wife Barbara. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
9. Whitby in the 1990s
HMS Endeavour arrives in Whitby Harbour in May 1997. | Bruce Rollinson Photo: Bruce Rollinson
10. Whitby in the 1990s
Sightseers at St Mary's Church high above Whitby Harbour wait for the arrival of the replica of HMS Endeavour in May 1997. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike
11. Whitby in the 1990s
HMS Endeavour makes its way back into Whitby Harbour for the second time in 1997 prior to its departure for Australia. | Charles Knight Photo: Charles Knight
12. Whitby in the 1990s
The lifeboat at Whitby in May 1997. | Mark Bickerdike Photo: Mark Bickerdike