http://www.louisaparry.co.uk/archives/2006-01-23/staithes-monday  louisa at louisaparry dot co dot uk Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:11:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.louisaparry.co.uk/archives/2006-01-23/staithes-monday/comment-page-1#comment-4641 Christine Marshall Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:28:02 +0000 http://louisaparry.co.uk/journal/archives/2006-01-23/staithes-monday#comment-4641 I really love hearing about Staithes. I returned to Staithes in 2001 for my first visit since my grandma's death in 1972. Before this, we had always stayed in her cottage up at Cowbar. I was so excited at seeing my grandma's cottage after so many years but I should have known better. It was so run down looking and neglected. There was a light in the upstairs window so soneone must have been at home. We walked down into the village after that and it was lovely to be walking down the cobbled street towards the seafront. The village had changed completely. No longer the village store in the middle of the village now, now it was an antiques shop, the only shop I remembered was the post office. We didn't stay long, only long enough to take some photos for the album and then the long, steep climb back up the bus stop at Lane End and back to Whitby where we were staying. I don't know if I will re-visit but I will never forget the place of so many childhood holidays. I really love hearing about Staithes. I returned to Staithes in 2001 for my first visit since my grandma’s death in 1972. Before this, we had always stayed in her cottage up at Cowbar. I was so excited at seeing my grandma’s cottage after so many years but I should have known better. It was so run down looking and neglected. There was a light in the upstairs window so soneone must have been at home. We walked down into the village after that and it was lovely to be walking down the cobbled street towards the seafront. The village had changed completely. No longer the village store in the middle of the village now, now it was an antiques shop, the only shop I remembered was the post office. We didn’t stay long, only long enough to take some photos for the album and then the long, steep climb back up the bus stop at Lane End and back to Whitby where we were staying. I don’t know if I will re-visit but I will never forget the place of so many childhood holidays.

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