Porthpean, Beach c.1955
Photo ref:
P87005
Photo ref:
P87005
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Porthpean ('little bay') has always been the local beach for St Austell people. Its regatta was an annual attraction, and it still has a thriving sailing club. Behind the trees on the left is Porthpean House, home of the Petherick family.
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Memories of Porthpean, Beach c1955
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Porthpean, Beach c.1955
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I spent many happy hours on Porthpean beach, both with my family and my friends during the summer holidays. I remember the anti invasion devices well as we used them as monkey bars. After the war they became very rusty with many sharp rusty edges to get snagged on. I also remember during the war years that a few miles off the beach were some bombing targets and we used to watch bomber pilots practising their ...see more
During the invasion scare of WW2, Porthpean beach was protected from seaborne landings by the Germans by having anti-landing craft defences built along the length of the beach at I believe, the low tide mark. This consisted of an A-frame structure constructed from scaffold piping. Possibly this had mines attached but I have found no confirmation of this. Additionally, on the slope leading up ...see more
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