Since its completion in 1980, the Whitby Bridge has been colloquially known as 'the new bridge' and even many locals are unaware of its formal name. At Whitby Town Walking Tours we believe the name Whitby Bridge is uninspiring and at the same time confusing given the existence of two notable bridges in town.
Plans are afoot to salvage parts of HMS Endeavour from Newport Harbour in Rhode Island, USA. This will be a global newsworthy event and presents an opportunity to remind the world of Whitby's place at the heart of the Endeavour's story.
To coincide with the possible raising of the Endeavour, Whitby Town Walking Tours are leading a campaign for the Whitby Bridge to be renamed Endeavour Bridge.
The Endeavour, then the Earl of Pembroke, was built within sight of where the bridge now stands and any formal renaming will have little impact on the bridge's widely used name: 'the new bridge'. It will however reinvigorate interest in Captain James Cook's famous voyage of discovery and serve as a reminder of Whitby's shipbuilding heritage.
Please sign the petition and to find out more about the campaign email: [email protected]
Updates
February 21, 2020
The increase in support has moved this proposal into the active consideration phase with the local council. I am currently finalizing a formal briefing document to present at our upcoming meeting regarding the renaming process.
19 Comments
Endeavour Bridge does sound better and certainly will help attract tourists and holidaymakers to whitby for the Endeavour experience and all that Whitby has to offer.
Endeavour Bridge - sounds good to me for a proper name for it...... and we locals can still call it New Bridge. Go for it!
Great idea
I would like the bridge to be named Endeavour Bridge.
Great idea.
As a Whitby resident, Endeavour Bridge, sounds great to me!
World famous Endeavour.
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Since its completion in 1980, the Whitby Bridge has been colloquially known as 'the new bridge' and even many locals are unaware of its formal name. At Whitby Town Walking Tours we believe the name Whitby Bridge is uninspiring and at the same time confusing given the existence of two notable bridges in town.
Plans are afoot to salvage parts of HMS Endeavour from Newport Harbour in Rhode Island, USA. This will be a global newsworthy event and presents an opportunity to remind the world of Whitby's place at the heart of the Endeavour's story.
To coincide with the possible raising of the Endeavour, Whitby Town Walking Tours are leading a campaign for the Whitby Bridge to be renamed Endeavour Bridge.
The Endeavour, then the Earl of Pembroke, was built within sight of where the bridge now stands and any formal renaming will have little impact on the bridge's widely used name: 'the new bridge'. It will however reinvigorate interest in Captain James Cook's famous voyage of discovery and serve as a reminder of Whitby's shipbuilding heritage.
Please sign the petition and to find out more about the campaign email: [email protected]
Updates
February 21, 2020
The increase in support has moved this proposal into the active consideration phase with the local council. I am currently finalizing a formal briefing document to present at our upcoming meeting regarding the renaming process.
19 Comments
Long overdue honestly. Everyone just says the bridge that opens so giving it a proper name like Endeavour makes way more sense!
Endeavour Bridge does sound better and certainly will help attract tourists and holidaymakers to whitby for the Endeavour experience and all that Whitby has to offer.
Endeavour Bridge - sounds good to me for a proper name for it...... and we locals can still call it New Bridge. Go for it!
Great idea
I would like the bridge to be named Endeavour Bridge.
Great idea.
As a Whitby resident, Endeavour Bridge, sounds great to me!
World famous Endeavour.
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Long overdue honestly. Everyone just says the bridge that opens so giving it a proper name like Endeavour makes way more sense!