This wonderful collection of photo memories celebrates the wonder and breadth-taking beauty of the Yorkshire coast in all its glory at the back end of the 1940s. The images, plucked from the YEP archive, focus on 1949 and stop off a a number of tourist hotspots including Scarborough, Sandsend, Robin's Hood Bay, Runswick Bay, Ravenscar and Flamborough. READ MORE: 29 brilliant photos take you back to Bridlington in the 1990s YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of nostalgia
5. Robin Hood's Bay
Houses threatened by coastal erosion. Pictured in July 1949. | YPN Photo: YPN
6. Runswick Bay
A view from above the village in June 1949. Private chalets can be seen dotted amongst the vegetation at the edge of the beach. | YPN Photo: YPN
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