European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse E n g land yachts lie at Anchor under the Silhouette of the Abbey at Whitby Marina Whitby Richard More than Dracula legend. For a amps Richard mover Fey one of the carvings at the Egton Bridge Church. For a amps Richard to Verloy the old town seen through Arch of a whale Jawbone. By Richard mover Ley despite the claims of romanian tour operators there is no such thug As Castle Dracula. However Dracula pilgrims do have a real shrine to visit in the shape of Whitby a a fishing town in Yorkshire England where according to the Book Dracula leaped ashore in the shape of a big dog and Mina Murray Jonathan hiker s Fiancee stayed at a House in the Crescent. Bram Stoker the writer whose gothic thriller has _ inspired countless films never visited Transylvania. Instead he researched his material in London and Whitby. It was while browsing in the. Town Library in Whitby that Stoker discovered the name Dracula and found information about Transylvania in a Baedeker guide. Al Quot Quot Whitby a fishing port on the North sea is the setting for Many of Stoker s most vivid scenes. Lucy and Mina stayed at one of the houses on the Crescent while or. A a Billington the lawyer engaged to handle 50 cases of Earth from Transylvania lived at no. 7. The Crescent built to rival that of Bath but never finished because of a Lack of funds commands an excellent View of the Harbor below a where the River esk divides the town into two distinct halves. Near the Crescent is a huge whalebone that. Commemorates the Lime when Whitby was a major whaling port. Through it a visitor can see the Specter like continued on Page 4 May 5, 1994 stripes Magazine
