A busy beach in June 1949. — A busy beach in June 1949. | YPN

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21 of the best photos from along the Yorkshire coast in the late 1940s

By Andrew Hutchinson

Specialist Reporter

Published 14th Apr 2024, 11:30 GMT

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This wonderful collection of photo memories celebrates the wonder and breadth-taking beauty of the Yorkshire coast in all its glory at the back end of the 1940s. The images, plucked from the YEP archive, focus on 1949 and stop off a a number of tourist hotspots including Scarborough, Sandsend, Robin's Hood Bay, Runswick Bay, Ravenscar and Flamborough. READ MORE: 29 brilliant photos take you back to Bridlington in the 1990s YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of nostalgia

A view of the village from the south in July 1949.

13. Robin Hood's Bay

A view of the village from the south in July 1949. | YPN Photo: YPN

A view of the village from the north in July 1949.

14. Robin Hood's Bay

A view of the village from the north in July 1949. | YPN Photo: YPN

The village from Stoup Brow pictured in July 1949.

15. Robin Hood's Bay

The village from Stoup Brow pictured in July 1949. | YPN Photo: YPN

Silex Bay is on the left in the foreground pictured in August 1949.

16. Flamborough

Silex Bay is on the left in the foreground pictured in August 1949. | YPN Photo: YPN

A view of the town from Oliver's Mount in July 1949.

17. Scarborough

A view of the town from Oliver's Mount in July 1949. | YPN Photo: YPN

Visitors enjoy the miniature railway in August 1949.

18. Scarborough

Visitors enjoy the miniature railway in August 1949. | YPN Photo: YPN

Scarborough Flamborough 1940s

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