
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Erected under the direction of Colonel Cholmley Lord of the Manor of Whitby, the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Mulgrave, John Campion Coates, Richd. Moorsom, Willm. Skinner, Abel Chapmen, Heny. Walker Yeoman, Willm. Chapman, Harrison Chilton, Thos. Simpson, Richd. Moorsom Junr., Edmund Turton, John Barry, Thomas Fishburn, and Edward Chapman, Esquires, Trustees of the Piers and Harbour of Whitby, A.D. MDCCCXXX1. Francis Pickernell, Engineer
The plaque commemorates the trustees responsible for overseeing improvements to the piers and harbour of Whitby in 1831 under the leadership of Colonel Cholmley; Francis Pickernell was the engineer tasked with these enhancements, crucial for the town's maritime commerce.
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