What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: William Fortune (1829-1886) founder of Fortune's in 1872 on these premises. The smokehouse & shop have remained here throughout several generations. Recorded plaque organisation: Whitby Civic Society.
William Fortune established Fortune's in 1872, a business renowned for its smoked goods that has endured through generations, marking significant continuity in local commerce and culinary tradition.
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