Date: 17/02/2014

Two famous railway landmarks will be offered for sale when history goes under the hammer next week. The rare business opportunities, at either end of the Pickering to Whitby steam line, will feature at an auction at York racecourse on February 26. The Mulberries Tearooms and Garden and the Whitby engine sheds are among a number of properties for sale at the event organised by York-based estate agents Hunters.

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Two famous railway landmarks will be offered for sale when history goes under the hammer next week.

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47566 with an excursion train alongside the former NER locomotive shed at Whitby (50G) in July 1993. Closed by BR in 1959 the shed is seen here in use as a ship's chandler.
Location: Whitby
Company: Whitby and Pickering Railway
03/07/1993 David Pesterfield

Refurbishment work being carried out on the former 50G Whitby locomotive shed on 23 March 2010. The shed closed in 1959 and has been in use in recent years as a ship's chandler. The view is towards the coast with the line running past on the other side of the low wall. Whitby Abbey stands on the hill in the right background.
Location: Whitby
Company: Whitby and Pickering Railway
23/03/2010 John Furnevel