Cleethorpes is an established historic seaside resort located in the most north easterly point of Lincolnshire bounded by the Humber Estuary and the North Sea. It is a predominantly Victorian seaside resort that expanded rapidly after the arrival of the railway in 1863.
Many typical seaside attractions remain, including the pier, former theatre and promenade pleasure gardens facing a fine sandy beach. The conservation area contains elements of earlier historic settlement including the two former fishing hamlets of Oole and Itterby.
At Cleethorpes men used to go out fishing while the women let apartments and made cheesecakes. Visitors came in coaches – some even in their own vehicles, driven by liveried servants. Many came in hired coaches. This was the resort for fashionable county gentility.
Description of Cleethorpes, 1848.
