What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The first stagecoach to York from Whitby in 1788 operated from this inn. Recorded plaque organisation: Whitby Civic Society.
This inn marks the origin of the first stagecoach service between York and Whitby established in 1788, facilitating improved communication and travel in northern England.
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Photo: Jez Nicholson · CC BY-SA 2.0