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What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: The Newcastle Packet. This house is one of the oldest in Scarborough being a frame built house of the middle of the 13th century (A.D. 1230). It was the office of justice, where all tools & customs were paid & is said to be a half bow shot from the fort. This carving which can be seen in the passage between this house & the adjoining property is a rare & splendid specimen of ancient English art. It represents "Justitia"- goddess of justice - taking toll from a fish wife's creel while on the other side is "Cybele" daughter of "Justitia" offering the vestal fire in token of honour.

The Newcastle Packet, one of Scarborough's oldest houses dating to around 1230 AD, served as an early administrative center for justice and customs. Its passage features unique carvings representing mythological figures that offer insight into medieval legal and artistic traditions.

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