Collection: Scarborough Borough Council Collection

Description

A collection of 348 photographic prints donated to the Archive by Scarborough Borough Council. The prints are duplicates of images held by the Council, and range in date from c1890 - 1986, with particular focus on the years 1925-1929 and 1955-1965. The prints show various aspects of Scarborough, including slum-clearance c1929, housing estates in the 1930s, temporary prefab housing in 1946, illuminated art deco light pillar and ventilator c1935, and the open air swimming pool and concrete diving stage c1935 - 1939. There is a good sequence of photographs showing the reconstruction of the Valley Bridge 1925 - 1928.

The prints have been separated into 17 envelopes: 1: The Peoples Palace and Aquarium, Valley Road, 1957-58 - by Stanley Cheer 2: Foreshore Road - includes some images by Stanley Cheer 3: Sandside - by Stanley Cheer 3A: King Richard III house, Sandside - by Stanley Cheer 3B: Newcastle Packet, 13 Sandside - by Stanley Cheer 4: Quay Street 5: Town Centre, various locations 6: Various slum clearance schemes 7: The Crescent 8: North Cliff area 9: South Cliff area 10: Falsgrave Road/Scalby Road area 11: Weaponness area 12: Central area 13: Town Hall extension 14: Woodlands Crematorium 15: Miscellaneous Borough Council Housing developments 16: South Bay Pool 17: Spa [Valley] Bridge - reconstruction

Archival History

Received Via : Donated by Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) 1997 Provenance : Prints are all duplicates of images held by Scarborough Borough Council. Most images were taken for SBC, or copied by former Borough prior to 1974.

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