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The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time
The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time

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Fifty mosaic panels comprising 300,000 tiles embedded into along a wall forming a parapet between a footpath and the sea. It shows a journey through the village's 190 million year history from Jurassic dinosaurs through smugglers and fisherman to the advent of the railways.
Title

The Story of Bay – Footprints through Time

Date

2015–2016

Medium

mosaic

Measurements

H 100 x W 5000 cm (E)

Accession number

YO22_FJ_S017

Acquisition method

funded by the Coastal Communities Fund, and commissioned by North York Moors National Park Authority

Work type

Mosaic

Owner

Scarborough Borough Council

Custodian

Scarborough Borough Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

28th November 2016

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on plaque embedded in wall at the end of wall: The Story of Bay - Footprints Through Time / The mosaic tells the long history of the seafaring village of Robin Hood's Bay. / It was commissioned as part of the 'Sea Life, See Life' project, / funded by the Coastal Communities Fund and delivered by the / North York Moors National Park Authority. / The local community came together to tell their stories and share keepsakes and / memories, many of which you'll find in the mosaic - if you look hard enough! / Coastal Communities Fund / DiscoverYorkshireCoast.com / North York Moors National Park. / Particular thanks to: Ruth Wilkinson mosaic artist / The children and staff of Fylingdales C of E VC Primary School / Scarborough Borough Council.

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Located at

Sea Wall, Robin Hoods Bay

YO22 4SQ

Embedded in the seawall next to the steps leading into the village.