32 min
The Last Viceroy of India, Billy Butlin and a Terry's Chocolate Orange; the surprising history of The Crescent at Filey Yorkshire Coast History
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- Society & Culture
The history of The Crescent at Filey is bricks and mortar proof that fact is often stranger than fiction.
Dr George Sheeran returns to the podcast to talk about the development, architecture and people of Filey's famous Crescent. Topics range from Victorian property speculation to a 'lingering Greek Revival' style of architecture; visiting nobility to the development of caravan parks.
It's a broad sweep of holiday making trends at the British seaside, with a particular focus on the Yorkshire town of Filey and one street, The Crescent.
The history of The Crescent at Filey is bricks and mortar proof that fact is often stranger than fiction.
Dr George Sheeran returns to the podcast to talk about the development, architecture and people of Filey's famous Crescent. Topics range from Victorian property speculation to a 'lingering Greek Revival' style of architecture; visiting nobility to the development of caravan parks.
It's a broad sweep of holiday making trends at the British seaside, with a particular focus on the Yorkshire town of Filey and one street, The Crescent.
32 min