Repairs for Grade II-listed Scarborough seafront shelters

The shelters in Scarborough were originally built as tram shelters in the early 20th Century

Two landmark seafront shelters in Scarborough are to undergo repairs as part of a plan to improve the site.

The St Nicholas Shelters on Foreshore Road were constructed between 1904 and 1907 for tram users and were given Grade-II listed status three years ago.

The new plans would see the replacement of 21 benches and iron railings in a "like-for-like replacement" as well as repairs to ceramic bricks.

The proposals are recommended for approval by planners later this week.

Plans for the repairs were originally proposed by Scarborough Council in February, but after the authority was abolished in April the decision passed to North Yorkshire Council's planning committee.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the planning documents state the modern bench system would be removed in favour of a "more traditional bench seating to tie into the original form".

There would also be pavement repair works and general improvements to the spandrels, mainframe, and posts.

The official listing by Historic England states that the benches and railings "are not of special architectural or historic interest".

As a result, planning officers decided their replacement would "not harm the special interest of the Grade-II Listed structures".

They concluded that approving the plan would "ensure safer, more comfortable shelters" as a result of the upgraded furnishings.