Category Archives: Local Issues

Local issues for residents of Newquay, what are the big stories, the long-standing issues and niggles.

Mini Castle and Tower Newquay

Posted on 24, July 2013 by newquayt

The mini castle and tower in Newquay is a striking building – now the Newquay Golf Club, but it was originally built as a house. Commanding panoramic views across the golf course to Fistral Beach the views would have been fantastic, yet from the road it was within 200 yards of what was, then, the centre of Newquay. Continue reading →

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Silver Mines in Cornwall

Posted on 24, July 2013 by newquayt

The silver mines in Cornwall never amounted to much and have been closed since the 19th century. There were three main silver mines in Cornwall. Continue reading →

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Douglas Houzen Pinder 1886-1949 Newquay Artist

Posted on 23, July 2013 by newquayt

One artist that spent many years in Newquay is Douglas Houzen Pinder. Born in 1886 and with his father dying the following year, by 1901 he had moved, with his mother, to Newquay, where she was an Infant Mistress at a Boarding School. and Douglas was articled to a local architect. Continue reading →

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Francis Frith Photos of Watergate Bay

Posted on 23, July 2013 by newquayt

Francis Frith visited Watergate Bay twice, adding to his vast collection of photos of the Cornish coast. Watergate Bay stretches from Trevelgue Head at Porth, past what we now see as Watergate Bay and beyond the Hotel. As the Hotel is the only really truly accessible part of Watergate Bay it’s often overlooked that once the tide goes out the sand does stretch a whole two miles from Porth, past the Hotel and up to the next Headland. Continue reading →

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