Portreath, Harbour c.1955
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P95024
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Portreath was built to serve the mines around Camborne and Redruth, and in the 19th century it was busy with sailing ships bringing coal from South Wales and returning with copper ores. Coal was imported down to the mid 20th century – we can see a small Dutch coaster discharging her cargo, with coal heaped on the quayside (centre). There is now a housing estate all over this site in the foreground. The old harbour master's house and dock cottages are on the far side, with more recent housing above. A white daymark stands on the clifftop above the harbour entrance.
An extract from Cornwall County Memories.
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