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Porthcawl, Coastguard Station And Pilot Lookout Tower 1938
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These photographs show the eastern end of the Promenade, looking towards the lighthouse. The round tower, which is still there, was originally used by the ship pilots of Porthcawl as they waited for ships to signal for a pilot to bring them into dock. The building on the right was the original Coastguard Station, which was built in 1834.

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Memories of Porthcawl, Coastguard Station and Pilot Lookout Tower 1938

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 Porthcawl, Coastguard Station And Pilot Lookout Tower 1938

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Coastguard Station 1944
I remember my uncle, Edward Callaghan who was a coastguard, taking me to his look-out at Porthcawl to survey the sea. His wife, Polly, was my father's sister. My father and mother lived and died in Plymouth, Devon (dad died in 1971). Polly and Edward's children were Winnie, Irene and Teddy but only Irene had children but I have lost contact with the family.
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