Ravenscar, The town that never was! At the beginning of 20th century a Victorian entrepreneur decided that a town should be developed around the village then known as Peak . A railway line was being built to link the towns of Scarborough and Whitby , and Peak was the central point. Roads were built , sewers were laid and plots of land sold to city dwellers who liked the idea of living by the beach. The plan was badly researched as the route to the shore is precarious and the area, though beautiful, is very exposed. The building company folded in 1913 having built less than a dozen houses but it had altered the area for ever .Peak was re-named Ravenscar , the wide roads remained and the houses built for a new town look strangely out of place in the middle of open countryside. Foxcliffe Tearooms is part of this history , being situated in part of the old Ravenscar House Hotel, built to house the city dwellers visiting to choose their plots. Outside, an overgrown station stands next to the old railway line which is now a bridleway. Thank you for looking, as always any comments or suggestions welcome 8~) ** BEST VIEWED FULLSIZE ** Thank you for the comments on my last upload