What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Reverend George Young DD (1777-1848) pastor, geologist & historian of Whitby lived here 1826-1848 Recorded plaque organisation: Whitby Civic Society.
Reverend George Young was a prominent clergyman, geologist, and local historian in Whitby; he significantly contributed to the geological understanding of the Yorkshire coast and documented the history of Whitby.
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