1960

SW6545 : Portreath Harbour from Tregea Hill c.1960 (1)

taken 67 years ago, near to Portreath, Cornwall, England

This is 1 of 17 images, with title starting with Portreath Harbour in this square
Portreath Harbour from Tregea Hill c.1960 (1)
Portreath Harbour from Tregea Hill c.1960 (1)
The dark mounds seen in the photo are heaps of coal that continued to be imported here until 1960. The scene is very reminiscent of a Francis Frith photo of c.1955 LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) . A modern housing estate now occupies much of the foreground. Industrial history: Link

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SW6545 : Portreath Harbour c.1960 (2)

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Geographical Context: Coastal Docks, Harbours
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Houses at Portreath [25] · Portreath Seen [10] · Tregea [7] Other Photos: · Portreath Harbour c.1960 (2) ·
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SW6545, 230 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ronald Searle   (more nearby)
Contributed by
Mike Searle   (more nearby)
Date Taken
1960   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 6 January, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 6548 4549 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:15.7629N 5:17.5141W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SW 6562 4515
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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