Polzeath, The Beach And Pentire Head 1903
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The beach is seen at low tide, with striking clouds and the sun glinting on the surf. Late 19th-century accommodation is seen at New Polzeath on the right, but the great Pentire Head remains as unspoilt as ever. Wheel tracks in the sand indicate that visitors were using the beach for parking, just as today.
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A Selection of Memories from Polzeath
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 Polzeath
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We used to stay at the Atlantic in the 1960’s and I am now doing research into the history of Polzeath. The Terrace was built I believe in the 1898 and it was part of the Pentireglaze Estate which I think was owned by the Lanhydrock estate but sold off in the 20’s bit by bit. The hotel (opened 1903) on a map of 1924 is shown to have been rented (?) by Mrs Macmillan and Mr T Williams. There is a possibility that ...see more
I grew up in Polzeath and my two best mates also lived in the area, sadly, both dead now. I remember in the summers the CSSM coming down and staying in New Polzeath, arranging lots of beach games in the afternoons but building a 'Pulpit" in the mornings for a service and using the pulpit for a tide fight when the tide came back in. I also remember, (more when I was a teenager), the Cadbury Boys coming down and camping at ...see more
I have great memories of staying with my Aunt in Polzeath in the mid 1970's. Her house was high up and we used to walk down to the town and to the beach every day. One night in 1977 (late August) the Tony Blackburn disco came to town (outside on one of the green spaces) - he had been elsewhere that week on the Radio 1 roadshow. A local punk/new wave band was first on ("Roadworx"?) followed by ...see more
In the 50‘s we (my family and my mum’s sister’s family) spent two holidays in rented holiday houses in Polzeath. The first house was “The Hermitage” and was situated on the cliff overlooking the sea with no buildings in front. The sunsets were fabulous. The second house was “Beggars Roost” and was on the other side of the bay and overlooked the beach.
Us children (my cousins Penny, Sheila and I) attended the ...see more
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