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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
Home
We - that means my brothers and I - arrived at the home from Kent and although we were very small at the time we grew to know this as home. My best memories are of a Sister Esther who looked after us, and watching the TV which had just arrived, plus the very large and thick chocolate Easter egg which had been donated to the home. We knew a couple of boys called Patrick and Howard who were brothers. I am trying to find out what happened to the home after we left in 1958?
Contributed by nicholas howell
theatre
I think it was around this time when we got very excited as a whale had been washed up on the beach, which brought a few people to look at it. Also there was a small theatre there called the Cozy Nook which we changed to the Nozy Cook, I wonder if it is still there and going?
Contributed by nicholas howell
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 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".
This landmark at Towan Beach becomes a true island at high tide. A house was built here
and connected to the mainland by a suspension footbridge in the early 20th century.
The sails of fishing boats can be seen in the harbour on the far left below the Beacon and
Atlantic Hotel.
An extract from from"Newquay to St Ives Photographic Memories".