Bedruthan Steps, the name given to this bay with its prominent sea stacks, is on the north coast of Cornwall between Newquay and Trevose Head. The surrounding land is owned by the National Trust. In the distance on the left of the picture we can just see the lighthouse at Trevose Head.
We are now away for the next ten days and will be back at the beginning of September. Thank you for all your visits.
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Portwrinkle is a former pilchard-fishing village at the western end of Whitsand Bay in the south-east of Cornwall. The bay stretches all the way round to Rame Head, which can be seen on the right of the picture. On the other side of the Rame Peninsula is Plymouth Sound. The small sandy beach beyond the extensive rock shelf is known as Finnygook Beach.
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The south-east of Cornwall has several rivers and creeks leading into the Tamar estuary, including the River Tiddy. When Brunel built the Great Western Railway in the second half of the 19th century all these rivers had to be crossed by viaducts in order that the line could connect Cornwall with Plymouth. The original viaducts had stone piers with wooden superstructure at the top. These were gradually replaced with all-stone viaducts and quite often the original piers can be seen standing alongside them. The viaduct at St Germans dates from 1908 and replaced an earlier one built in 1855.
Very many thanks for all your visits and kind comments while I have been away. We are back for just over a week and then hope to return to Cornwall to make up for some of the time we have lost during the pandemic.
Tags: Cornwall St Germans St Germans Viaduct railway viaducts trains yachts River Tiddy Explored
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This narrow stone bridge carries a country road over the East Looe River just over a mile north of Looe in south-east Cornwall. The Grade II-listed bridge dates from around 1825.
Directly to the north of the bridge are the remains of the Liskeard and Looe Canal which terminated at Terras Bridge. In 1825, an Act was passed to construct a canal from Terras Bridge, up the East Looe River to Moorswater on the outskirts of Liskeard, thus linking Liskeard with the tidal waters at Looe. This enabled tin and copper ore from the mines on Bodmin Moor to be taken by a tramway to Moorswater where it was transferred to the canal. It was transferred to ships at Terras Bridge and then carried down the river to the port at Looe.
As canal traffic expanded the canal was replaced by the Liskeard and Caradon Railway, authorised by an Act of 1843. The railway ran alongside the canal and was extended to Terras Bridge in 1859. It eventually ran all the way to the quayside in Looe. When the mining industry started to decline the railway was converted to carry passengers and new stations were built at Liskeard and Looe. It eventually became known as the Looe Valley Line.
Tags: Cornwall Looe East Looe River Terras Bridge Terras Pill Bridge Grade II-listed bridges
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This is the valley of the East Looe River from Terras Bridge, just over a mile to the north of Looe. On the east bank we can see the railway line which connects Looe with Liskeard and the main line from Penzance to London's Paddington Station.
Just the other side of the railway line are the remains of an old canal. This was originally used to help move copper ore from the mines on the east side of Bodmin Moor around Caradon Hill to Looe, which in the 19th century was a major port. When the canal could no longer cope with the amount of traffic the railway line was built alongside it and connected with a mine tramway at Moorswater, on the outskirts of Liskeard. At Looe the line actually continued on to the quayside. The mining industry declined and eventually the railway line was redirected to Liskeard and opened up to passenger traffic. A new station was built at Looe, just to the north of Looe Bridge. This in turn opened up Looe to holiday visitors and the line eventually became known as the Looe Valley Line.
Tags: Cornwall East Looe River valleys countryside Terras Bridge
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