Two Leisure sites, Scarborough, North Yorks, December 2018

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A bit more from my recent trip to Scarborough. Two ‘explores’ that definitely don’t deserve reports in their own right so lumping them together in one.

1. Marvels Amusement Park
Located on top of a hill in Scarborough's North Bay, it was serviced by 2 chair lifts, one from the North and one from the South. It opened in 1987 and one point it had Yorkshire's largest rollercoaster (which has now been relocated to Knowsley Safari Park) and huge dinosaur’s models. There were also dodgems, crazy golf and a range of amusements. Due to the increase in foreign holidays, the park was forced to close its doors in 2002.

An old postcard of the chairlift:

46335155602_b5f7147184_b.jpgMarvels by HughieDW, on Flickr

Today very little is left. Well, just the chairlift struts going up and down to the park – and the two sets of winding gear at the top.

The chairlift towers going up from the north:

45379356335_e8f15aecdc_b.jpgimg9739 by HughieDW, on Flickr

44475125260_af403dc050_b.jpgimg9740 by HughieDW, on Flickr

46292048771_957870d251_b.jpgimg9741 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And the station at the top:

46241870962_377cb88ea0_b.jpgimg9743 by HughieDW, on Flickr

46291989941_82b3521d7b_b.jpgimg9745 by HughieDW, on Flickr

The winding wheel:

44474979240_3b2bd588d1_b.jpgimg9747 by HughieDW, on Flickr

44474966970_e099c40632_b.jpgimg9748 by HughieDW, on Flickr

32420046998_3bda708626_b.jpgimg9756 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Other than that, on top of the hill very little else remains:

32420109278_bc3e9c0f3b_b.jpgimg9751 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Apart from the chairlift station that took you down the south side of the hill:

31353041697_2c80e91a5f_b.jpgimg9752 by HughieDW, on Flickr

45379102345_3f9be4b2a0_b.jpgimg9754 by HughieDW, on Flickr

44474894260_c247de2315_b.jpgimg9755 by HughieDW, on Flickr

2. Sun Bathing chalets, South Bay Beach
The chalets were built in the 1920’s. They comprised of a two-tier row of chalets, with a watch tower at one end and a toilet block at the other. The tower housed a staircase up to the first-floor chalets/changing rooms, then to the roof level. It also housed the superintendent’s office that had a hatch overlooking the beach. His job included dealing with chalet bookings, and lost children, hence the name Children’s Corner.

The flat roof is where sunbathers would lie on the roof, soaking up the sun. The sun baths have now been closed for more than 25 years and sit forlorn on the coast sandwiched between other Grade II listed Victorian architecture. A Scarborough Arts Centre was hoping to take over a disused site on the South Bay beach to convert them into a mix of studios, art space and workshops, but nothing has transpired so far.

These chalets were very photogenic from the outside. Just as well as there appeared to be absolutely no way in there. Externals only here then I’m afraid.

46267804612_294986e64d_b.jpgimg9712 by HughieDW, on Flickr

45594709114_2b6b9b38cc_b.jpgimg9713 by HughieDW, on Flickr

46267732832_145178b6c2_b.jpgimg9721 by HughieDW, on Flickr

44501524530_10fb375148_b.jpgimg9726bw by HughieDW, on Flickr

45405328855_d486f8e4c8_b.jpgimg9727 by HughieDW, on Flickr

45594561514_c33c81e978_b.jpgimg9728 by HughieDW, on Flickr

32445980858_9a0258b857_b.jpgimg9790bw by HughieDW, on Flickr

46317949491_73245172d0_b.jpgimg9805 by HughieDW, on Flickr

46317929261_8562ab93c9_b.jpgimg9806 by HughieDW, on Flickr

46317912221_b161429474_b.jpgimg9811 by HughieDW, on Flickr
 
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Well that's different!
I honestly didn't know about the chair lifts thing. Surprised parts actually remain.
I reckon the town will end up going how Whitley Bay has - close down and demolish and then rebuild it as mostly old folks homes (the same old folks homes where residents complained that ships moored off the Tyne were spoiling the views they'd paid for in their flats..)

Nice bit of different this. Thanks for looking :)
 

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