Porthleven, The Harbour 1924
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Porthleven's large harbour was built in 1811 to load copper and tin; it is an important haven on the exposed east shore of Mount's Bay. A good example of the ferocity of winter storms was in 1990, when waves were breaking over the 70-foot tower of the Bickford Smith Institute in the background.
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A Selection of Memories from Porthleven
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. Here are some from Porthleven
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I remember travelling from Luton in Bedfordshire during the late 1950s and early 1960s to spend a week at Mrs Sampson's Harbour House boarding facilities. My father used to drive the coach overnight from Luton and we would stop in Honiton on the way. If we were early we would also stop in Truro for a short time. The building in question is seen in this photo at the extreme right hand side and later was ...see more
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