Planting of the Penny Hedge mb-code 1618908 'Sir Thomas Exmewe

'Sir Thomas Exmewe

15th September 1963

scene at the foot of some riverside steps showing a waterman apparently thigh-deep in water

during a fire on the evening of April 11th

Planting of the Penny Hedge mb-code 1618908 'Sir Thomas ExmeweThe annual ceremony of planting the Penny Hedge which dates back 800 years seen here being carried out in Whitby, Scarborough, North Yorkshire. For centuries, the people of Whitby have witnessed the ancient tradition of the Penny Hedge where crowds gather to watch the construction of a hedge made from hazel sticks on the banks of Whitby harbour. Legend has it that if the hedge is unable to withstand three tides then bad luck will be cast upon the