i was witness to an incident at the site of the old south bay pool yesterday - crumbling seaside buildings, relics of another age when the english seaside resort was king, finally gave way and collapsed. several people were seriously hurt and the emergency services equipped with inadequate equipment struggled to rescue people from the smoke-filled wreckage.

this episode of the royal, itv’s 1960’s hospital drama will screened later in the year.

it’s kind of ironic to see a faded seaside resort reconstructed at a location where several years ago scarborough’s own crumbling buildings were demolished and replaced with a public art space. thankfully they didn’t collapse on top of anyone. the tv set is remarkably convincing and at first glance looks pretty much like the area did before the redevelopment. i imagine people enjoying a walk through the south cliff gardens must look down and think ’scarborough really ought to do something about that’.

photos below (taken on my phone, so not v good) of the set - click on the small images to see a larger photo.