It was, after 180 million years, a very rapid decline. When W Hamond, Jet Manufacturers, opened its doors in Whitby on the North Yorkshire coast in 1860, the jet business was booming. Victorian ...

"The decline happened fast and the Whitby jet industry never really recovered," says Chris Sellors, whose family owns W Hamond, "But things have definitely picked up since we first took over 30 years ...

It's been called the jewel in the crown of the stunning Yorkshire Coast. But Whitby is hiding another treasure of its own. Beneath the rocks of the North Yorkshire seaside town, and the surrounding ...

Two reasons why the North Yorkshire town of Whitby is so celebrated are dark, smooth and elegant. One is Count Dracula, the other is Whitby jet. That both are associated with mournful Victorians also ...