Scarborough
About Scarborough
Scarborough is a seaside town and civil parish in the district and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. With a population of 61,749, Scarborough is the largest town on the Yorkshire Coast and the fourth-largest settlement in the county.
On the show — 3 mentions total
There was an article in 2021 in the Telegraph about deck chairs in Scarborough. This was a 58-year-old woman called Dawn Avison who runs the last remaining deck chair concession in Scarborough. She's got what they described as a deep mahogany tan, and apparently locally it's known as Scarborough Rust, which is if you work on the beach.
from 451: No Such Thing As Deckchair Wrestling, 2022-11-04 at 00:29:41 · read transcript
Other times Scarborough came up
Then as they gradually extended the right to vote to more people, they gradually thought, probably can't be only baronets. We've got in the house or whatever, you know, sort of, yeah. I liked George Sitwell, who's actually Edith, Edith, Sidwell, the poet's dad, but he was an MP in the 1880s and 90s, MP for Scarborough. and he was just a fun guy. He spent his time writing books.
No Such Thing As A Reindeer Stockbroker, 2024-01-25 · listen
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Coordinates: 54.2800, -0.4020