Three Mariners

The Three Mariners is a historic building in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a town in England. The building was constructed in the 15th or 16th century. It was originally a much larger building, perhaps part of the same structure as 45 Quay Street, although the two are now separate. It is a timber framed building, but in the late 17th century the external walls were rebuilt in brick, in the Artisan Mannerist style. The front door and some of the windows were replaced in the 18th century. The building became a public house named the "Blockmakers Arms", in reference to the local shipbuilding industry. It was later renamed the "Three Mariners", and became popular with local artists in the Victorian period. In the early 20th century, it was converted into a museum, and a figurehead was installed above the side entrance. Later in the century, the museum closed, and it was converted into a house. The building has been grade II* listed since 1953. The building has a timber framed core enclosed in red brick , leaving the west front exposed with brick infill. It has two storeys and four bays, a plinth, a moulded brick eaves cornice, and a pantile roof. The doorway in the left bay has an architrave, a false oblong fanlight, a frieze with fluting and roundels, and a cornice and pediment on small brackets. Above the ground floor are four pediments in moulded brick on a string course in moulded brick, and in the right bay is a carved brick roundel ornament on both floors. The windows on the ground flor are sashes, and the upper floor contains a small window in the left bay, and two mullioned and transomed casement windows in the middle bays. Inside, the front ground floor room has panelling from around 1700.

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45 Quay Street

45 Quay Street is a historic building in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a town in England. Quay Street was probably laid out in the 13th century, to provide access to the town's new harbour. 45 Quay Street was probably constructed around 1500 as part of a much larger building, which may have included what is now the Three Mariners. It was converted into the Dog and Duck public house at an early date. The building was restored in the early 20th century, and much of the infill was replaced with herringbone brick. It has now been incorporated into the neighbouring New Lancaster pub. The building was grade II* listed in 1953. The building is timber framed, with brick and some plaster infill and a tile roof. It has two storeys, the upper storey on the west front jettied, with a moulded bressumer and a corner bracket. On the ground floor is a doorway and a canted bay window, and the windows elsewhere are casements.

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2 Quay Street

2 Quay Street is a historic building in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a town in England. Quay Street was probably laid out in the 13th century, to provide access to the town's new harbour. 2 Quay Street was probably constructed in the late 15th century, where the road meets Whitehead Hill. In the 18th century, sash windows were installed. The building was originally three storeys high, but in the 20th century, the top floor was removed. The building was restored in 1965, at which time the windows were replaced, and the external plasterwork was removed to reveal timber framing. The building has been grade II* listed since 1953. The house is timber framed with roughcast infill, probably sitting on a stone base, and has a pantile roof. It has two storeys and an attic. The gable end faces the street, and the attic is jettied on curved brackets. On the ground floor is a doorway and to the right is a bow window with a frieze and a cornice. Above it are two modern windows, and on the attic and left return are casement windows.

Scarborough Harbour

Scarborough Harbour is a sheltered area of water in the town of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, in England. Scarborough Castle was built in the 12th century, and this spurred the development of the town of Scarborough. In the second half of the 13th century, what is now the Old Pier was built, to provide shelter for the Old Harbour. This became the most important harbour between the River Tees and the Humber Estuary, on the east coast of England. The Inner Island Pier was constructed to the west of the Old Pier, around 1325. While the shoreline of the harbour was initially on Quay Street, the harbour gradually sanded up, and Sandside was built on the new shoreline. By 1565/1566 the pier was in ruins, when Elizabeth I of England funded its rebuilding. Soon after 1732, Vincent's Pier was built, extending the line of the Old Pier and thereby enlarging the harbour, although it was only attached to the Old Pier by a drawbridge. It is named after William Vincent, who designed the structure. In 1800, the Scarborough Pier Lighthouse was erected on Vincent's Pier. The East Pier was constructed between 1790 and 1812, creating the East Harbour between it and the existing piers. John Smeaton acted as a consultant on the construction. It is 1,380 feet (420 m) long. In 1817, the Inner Island Pier was demolished, and replaced by the West Pier, more fully enclosing the Old Harbour. Later in the 19th century, buildings were constructed on the West Pier, including the harbour master's office, and fish sheds. In 1940, Scarborough Lifeboat Station was erected next to the pier. The piers have been regularly repaired, and in 2025, £1.8 million was allocated for repairs to the West Pier. There are plans to upgrade facilities on the pier, at a cost of £20 million. The two older piers are built from stone rubble with timber shearings. The East and West piers are built of massive stone blocks, the largest weighing up to 30 tons. The East Pier is built in a curve. The piers are collectively grade II listed. In the early 19th century, shipbuilding took place in the Old Harbour. Today, the East Harbour is used for mooring pleasure craft, while the Old Harbour is largely used by commercial vessels, including the town's fishing fleet. It also has a slipway providing access from Sandside. From 2020 until 2025, SeaGrown's "Southern Star" was moored in the harbour, with a visitor centre, cafe, and seaweed hatchery. There is a sculpture of seaweed on the East Pier, and one entitled "Diving Belle" on Vincent's Pier.

Newcastle Packet

The Newcastle Packet is a historic pub in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a town in England. A large timber-framed house was built on Sandside in about 1500. The building included a canopy with Gothic carvings, the word "Justicia", and battlements. A fragment of wall in the cellar was supposed to have been part of the Scarborough Town Wall. In about 1725 the centre and west wing were refronted, while serving as the post office. In about 1830 the east wing was refronted and converted into a shop, while the remainder became the Newcastle Packet inn. The centre and west wings of the building were demolished in the late 19th century, and a new pub was constructed between 1898 and 1899, to a design by Frank Tugwell. The new structure reuses some of the 16th-century timber, which may have originally been salvaged from ships. The east wing was rebuilt in about 1920, and incorporated into the pub. The building was grade II listed in 1953. Parts of the 2019 BBC television series Scarborough were filmed in the pub. The left side of the pub incorporates carved timber framing dating from about 1500. The rest of the building is built of brick and stucco with applied modern timber framing, and has a tile roof. It has two storeys and an irregular plan, with a front of two gabled bays. The ground floor has a central doorway and is almost completely glazed. The windows on the upper floor have four lights, the middle two lights being slightly bowed on a timber bracket. The extension to the right has a splayed gable. The interior has been redesigned.