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- 28 photos on Newquay appear in 4 Frith books - View photos of Newquay
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Beautiful beaches
My parents lived in Ennors Road in Newquay during the early 70s. They were an RAF family. I was newly-married & lived in Kent, but I used to love visiting them & spending holidays in beautiful Newquay. My new husband used to love sea fishing trips on the small boats & I would go with him, (the only female amongst the men & very often the only one not sea-sick after 4 hours out at sea!). What fantastic beaches, wonderful cornish pasties & never-forgotten clotted cream! My folks died a while back now & I miss the roar of the Atlantic waves to this day.
Contributed by Margaret Geoge
I lost my ball
Remember when I went for a walk with Nana and lost my ball off the edge.
Contributed by Colin Morris
Cornwall memories
Beautiful beaches
My parents lived in Ennors Road in Newquay during the early 70s. They were an RAF family. I was newly-married & lived in Kent, but I used to love visiting them & spending holidays in beautiful Newquay. My new husband used to love sea fishing trips on the small boats & I would go with him, (the only female amongst the men & very often the only one not sea-sick after 4 hours out at sea!). What fantastic beaches, wonderful cornish pasties & never-forgotten clotted cream! My folks died a while back now & I miss the roar of the Atlantic waves to this day.
A memory of Newquay contributed by Margaret Geoge
I lost my ball
Remember when I went for a walk with Nana and lost my ball off the edge.
A memory of Newquay contributed by Colin Morris
Extracts From Newquay & Cornwall books
Hotels and boarding houses
stand right on the cliff edge
overlooking the beach
and harbour area. Towan
Beach is the closest to the
town centre; here, wheeled
bathing machines have
been drawn down to the
edge of the sea, while a few
beach tents and deckchairs
are also provided for
visitors. Long skirts and
parasols are the fashion for
the ladies.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".
Overdressed holidaymakers
in sun hats enjoy the sands
in this view from Great
Western Beach towards
the Atlantic Hotel on the
headland of the Beacon.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".
The suspension bridge across to a house on the Island is still a feature of Newquay’s Towan Beach. Note the bathing machines down by the water’s edge on the extreme left.
An extract from from"Cornwall County Memories".
The exposed headland separating Newquay Bay and Fistral Bay has always been a popular
walk from the town. The lifeboat house in the distance (centre) was built in 1899 to replace
an earlier station. It was closed in 1934, but it had a brief reprieve during the Second World
War. Newquay had its first lifeboat in 1860.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".
Fishing boats, still all
sailing craft at this
date, are moored in
the shelter of the two
piers. Low tide has
joined together all
the sandy beaches
in the background,
with Tolcarne, Great
Western and Towan
seen from left to right.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".