Padstow
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- 6 photos on Padstow appear in 4 Frith books - View photos of Padstow
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My name is Louise Brown and I live in Australia. I went to England in 2007, had a wonderful time. I spent some time in Padstow because I lived in Padstow in Sydney Australia. I had heard so much about Padstow in England, especially Rick Stein's restaurants. Padstow is a beautiful place, it holds many great memories. I live on the south coast of Sydney now, right opposite the beach, just like Padstow in England. I would love to visit again in the future.
Contributed by louise Brown
Notes from the Frith files
The little girl sitting is Doreen Kate Stone, boy with the black hat is Sam Harris, the two boys arm in arm are Will Gard (blonde) and Willie McOwen, the boy with arms folded is Clifford Coutsoubos, the boy in bow of boat is Cyril Thomas - all Padstowians.
Contributed by The Frith Memory Archivist
Cornwall memories
Same name
My name is Louise Brown and I live in Australia. I went to England in 2007, had a wonderful time. I spent some time in Padstow because I lived in Padstow in Sydney Australia. I had heard so much about Padstow in England, especially Rick Stein's restaurants. Padstow is a beautiful place, it holds many great memories. I live on the south coast of Sydney now, right opposite the beach, just like Padstow in England. I would love to visit again in the future.
A memory of Padstow contributed by louise Brown
Notes from the Frith files
The little girl sitting is Doreen Kate Stone, boy with the black hat is Sam Harris, the two boys arm in arm are Will Gard (blonde) and Willie McOwen, the boy with arms folded is Clifford Coutsoubos, the boy in bow of boat is Cyril Thomas - all Padstowians.
A memory of Padstow contributed by The Frith Memory Archivist
Extracts From Padstow & Cornwall books
Padstow is a very ancient port and has long been associated with trading and shipbuilding. In the Middle Ages silt formed the Doom Bar and cut off the harbour for the larger sailing vessels, but Padstow still continued to be a very important trading port. The vessel we see here is tied up at berth, so perhaps its sails are up to enable them to dry out.
An extract from from"Times Gone By".
Padstow is a very ancient port and has long been associated with trading and shipbuilding. In the Middle Ages silt formed the Doom Bar and cut off the harbour for the larger sailing vessels, but Padstow still continued to be a very important trading port. The vessel we see here is tied up at berth, so perhaps its sails are up to enable them to dry out.
An extract from from"Countryside Poems".
The north coast of Cornwall is extremely hazardous for shipping; after numerous wrecks and petitions to Trinity House, a new lighthouse was built on the Head in 1847 with a range of over 20 miles. The enormous fog-horn trumpet was here from 1913 to 1964, and measured 36 feet long and 18 feet high. A more powerful foghorn replaced it, but its noise caused some people in Padstow to complain.
An extract from from"Cornwall County Memories".
By the time of this photograph tourism is taking over from the traditional port activities of fishing and trading, and there are one or two pleasure motor boats moored in the harbour. May’s Café (left) is there to serve the needs of visitors to the quayside.
An extract from from"Cornwall County Memories".
The palm trees add an exotic touch to the park in this view, which
looks in a similar direction to the 1890 view (No 23967 on page
43). By this date the open spaces have been infilled with housing,
and the Perranporth Hotel can be recognised on the far side of the
pond immediately behind the right-hand tree.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".