Scarborough, North Yorkshire

Scarborough () is a seaside town and civil parish in the district and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. With a population of 61,749, Scarborough is the largest town on the Yorkshire Coast and the fourth-largest settlement in the county. It is located on the North Sea coastline, and is on the Cleveland Way long distance footpath which follows the coast through the town. Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the town lies between 10 and 230 feet (3–70 m) above sea level, from Scarborough Harbour rising steeply north and west towards limestone cliffs. The older part of the town lies around the harbour and is protected by a rocky headland which extends into the North Sea. The town has fishing and service industries, including a growing digital and creative economy, and is a tourist destination. Residents of the town are known as Scarborians.

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23 and 24 King Street

23 and 24 King Street is a historic building in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a town in England. King Street has been a commercial area for many centuries, housing an apple market until 1880. 23 and 24 King Street was built in the mid 18th century as a large house. It was altered in about 1800, when a large bay window was added. Later in the century it became the York Hotel, operating until late in the 20th century, when it was converted into two houses. The building was grade II* listed in 1953. The building is constructed of red brick on a stone plinth, with stone dressings, quoins, a moulded string course, a frieze, and a moulded cornice. It has three storeys and a basement, and two bays. The right bay contains a two-storey segmental bow window, and to its left is a doorway with an eared architrave, pilaster strips, a large decorated fanlight, and a cornice hood on carved scroll brackets. The other windows are sashes with keystones. At the rear is a two-storey roughcast wing with a public house front, including pilasters and a cornice. Inside, both houses have early panelling, and 23 King Street has an early staircase and corner fireplaces.

Scarborough Town Hall

Scarborough Town Hall, originally St Nicholas House, is a red brick Jacobean Revival mansion in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, currently used as a municipal building for the Borough of Scarborough and an events venue. It was built in the 19th century as a home for John Woodall, a prominent local businessman, and then converted and extended for municipal use in 1903. Situated overlooking the South Bay, it is a grade II listed building.

Talbot House, Scarborough

Talbot House is a historic building in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, a town in England. Talbot House was built in the mid or late 18th century, on Queen Street in the centre of Scarborough. It was originally two separate houses, which were later combined to form the Talbot Hotel. In the early 19th century, it was extended to both left and right. The building was grade II* listed in 1953, and in the late 20th century was converted into a house. The building is constructed of painted brick and has a slate roof. The central block has three storeys and a basement and four bays, floor bands, and an entablature with a triglyph frieze. There is a Greek Doric porch with fluted columns and an entablature, and to its left is a yard entrance infilled with a doorway. Above the porch is a bow window, and to the right is a two-storey bow window. The left extension has three storeys and two bays, and a bracketed frieze and cornice. The right bay contains a bow window with a moulded and dentilled cornice and iron cresting, and to its left is a plain round-arched doorway. The right extension has three storeys and a basement, and three bays. The doorway in the right bay has engaged Corinthian columns, a broken entablature, and an open pediment, and to its left is a two-storey canted bay window. The other windows in all parts are sashes, and the basement areas are enclosed by iron railings. Inside few original features remain other than one staircase.

Opera House Casino, Scarborough

The Opera House Casino is a casino located in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It took three years to build and was expected to employ about 110 people, when it opened in October 2005. The casino was a £7 million development funded by the Shaw family, headed by Nikolas Shaw and was the biggest entertainment investment in Scarborough for over thirty years. It was the first privately funded casino in the UK since the gambling laws were amended by the Gambling Act 2005. The casino is some 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2) in size. On opening it was reported to have eleven gaming tables, twenty electronic gambling terminals and the same number of slot machines, and a number of bars. It holds Texas Hold'em Poker tournaments in one of its bars where up to 55 players can be seated. The casino broke British records by signing up over 5,000 members before it had even opened.