What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Formerly Poor Folks Lane. Cottages were initially built here to provide low cost housing for poor families
Poor Folks Lane was originally a street with cottages designed for affordable housing for impoverished families, reflecting historical efforts to address urban poverty and housing needs in the 19th century.
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Places near here
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Bempton HouseListed building · 13 yd
Church of St MichaelListed building · 83 yd
Deserted medieval village of NewshamScheduled monument · 356 yd
Puffin Statue at the Visitor Centre - RSPB Bempton CliffsMonument or public art · 1.2 mi
Hoddy Cows Spring SSSINature reserve · 1.2 mi
RSPB Bempton CliffsNature reserve · 1.2 mi
New Roll UpViewpoint · 1.2 mi
Staple NewkViewpoint · 1.2 mi
Bempton CliffsCliff · 1.3 mi
Headland Way Statue, Dyke EndMonument or public art · 1.5 mi
Churchyard Cave, SanwickCave or cavern · 2.3 mi
The fishermen's monument, FlamboroughMonument or public art · 2.4 miOther information
Photo: Jez Nicholson · CC BY-SA 2.0