Skipper Dora

The perfect day for a trip to Whitby - blue skies, sunshine and a slight breeze. And just enough people wandering and sitting about.

I love Whitby for many reasons, but one is that there is so much history around - things to find and find out about. Today though I picked up a leaflet about a Heritage Trail - a series of life size sculptures made by local artist Emma Stothard and inspired by Whitby’s fishing heritage.

After fish and chips (of course) we wandered along to the lighthouse and then up the steps (so many steps) to West Cliff. Great Views (and lots of benches!). We found a few of the sculptures - Herring Girls, Net Mender etc. but the one I liked best was this one of Dora Walker who was the first female fishing boat skipper. She was a remarkable woman in many ways and I think this shows in the sculpture.