Porthtowan, The Village c.1960
Photo ref:
P88073
Photo ref:
P88073
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This might be considered to be the heart of the village, with the large building containing a bed and breakfast establishment and a provisions shop next door. The Commodore Inn (now the Unicorn) stands in the centre of the view, with the village hall on the right.
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Memories of Porthtowan, the Village c1960
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 Porthtowan, The Village c.1960
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From Bury to Porthtowan in those days was a long hard drive, especially with three screaming kids in the back. To make it easier we would set off at 2am and drive through the night... in those days less than half the distance was motorway and with breaks we would be pulling on to Porthtowan car park,bleary eyed at around 10-30 am.
Usually on arrival it was raining cats and dogs but we didn't care, the beach, ...see more
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