Quiet images of Robin's Hood Bay in North Yorshire by Finch Photography offer a counterpoint to the hustle and bustle of our daily life. My fondness for black and white photo format and seaside views made me even keener to share this peaceful moment in time.
I learned from Welcome to Robin Hood's Bay this bit of geography and history of the place:
"Robin Hood’s Bay lies in the ancient parish of Fylingdales. The name itself is believed to be derived from the Old English word ‘Fygela’ which meant ‘marshy ground’. The first evidence of man in the area was 3000 years ago when Bronze Age burial grounds were dug on the high moorland a mile or so south of the village. These are known as Robin Hood’s Butts. Some 1500 years later, Roman soldiers had a stone signal tower built at Ravenscar about the 4 th century AD. The first regular settlers, however, were probably Saxon peasants, followed by the Norsemen. The main colonists of this coast were Norwegians who were probably attracted by the rich glacial soil and ample fish, and this is how they survived by a mixture of farming and fishing. The likely original settlement of the Norsemen was at Raw, a hamlet slightly inland, which helped to avoid detection by other pirates."
Finch Photography's main focus is on the British landscape, fauna and flora especially Somerset and the South West.
(* Photography of Robin Hood's Bay reproduced courtesy of Finch Photography, all rights reserved )