Carbis Bay
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My memory is of the Cove Cafe in 1991, my name is Chris Broadbent and I now live in North Cheam in Surrey. I spent a glorious summer in Hayle and made friends with Ben Bailey who runs the cafe. I sold ice creams on the beach during the summer season and then spent all the profits on drink in The Bluff pub along the coastline. I was going throuigh a particular lost period in my life and this summer season really calmed me down and gave me focus on where I should be heading. I have recently returned to the area with my family for a short break and was pleased to find Ben and his partner still running the ...read more here
A memory of Lelant contributed by First name Last name
Lelant
In 1976 I worked for the Francis Frith Collection in Baker Street, and then in Charles Street, Berkley Square. In 1977 it was purchased by my then boss, and now friend, Mr. John Buck. We continued to work together from his home in Finchampstead for a short while. I then left to move back to my native Cornwall in October 1977.
When I moved to Cornwall I brought with me about 20 framed Frith prints which I ordered when it was still owned by Rothman's.
In November 1977, my aunt Kathleen called on me at Lelant and said it was her husband's (Louis') birthday and she didn't know what to get for him, so I invited her to look through the ...read more here
A memory of Lelant contributed by chas curnow
Another St Ives Relative
The man on the step here is a distant relative of mine, possibly my great-great grandfather. Another picture that I have known of for ages but never known its origins.
A memory of St Ives contributed by Lee Shuttlewood
My Great-Grandfather
I've known of this photo for a long while. The man in the middle of the photo is my great-grandfather who as well as being a Lifeboatman, won many sailing trophies.
A memory of St Ives contributed by Lee Shuttlewood
Extracts From Carbis Bay & Cornwall books
This view shows Carbis Bay when it was still largely undeveloped, with just a scattering of houses above the cliffs
overlooking the sandy beach. The scenic St Ives branch railway follows the coast, with a four-arched viaduct crossing the
little valley behind the beach; the station platform is just beyond. The back of the Carbis Bay Hotel can be seen on the left.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".
This view is given added interest because it is taken from the top of one of the large waste tips of the old Providence copper
and tin mine, which closed in 1877. Collapsed shafts continue to cause problems in the residential areas built over the old
workings. In the distance towards the right are the twin chimneys of the Hayle power station, since demolished, while to the
left are the long sands of Hayle Towans.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".
The refreshment hut
has now been overtaken
by a more substantial
establishment, which
offers outside seating
and car parking on the
beach. The sands are
no longer deserted,
but packed with
holidaymakers, and new
houses have appeared
above the railway line
in the background since
the 1922 photograph.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".
The Hotel has a fine cloak of ivy. Tregenna Castle is still one of St Ives’ best known hotels, and now boasts a golf course amongst its many facilities.
An extract from from"St Ives Photographic Memories".
The putting green lies above Porthminster Beach. It was here, on rough sandy banks, that the St Ives pilchard fishing boats of the 19th century were drawn up clear of the beach. St Ives Station can be seen directly behind the boy in the foreground.
An extract from from"St Ives Photographic Memories".