Carrick

35mm photographs of the Carrick District of Cornwall from the 1970s to 2000.

Carland Cross Windfarm, Mitchell, Carrick - April 1994
The original Carland Cross Windfarm opened in 1992 viewed from the A30. This had 15 turbines originally and was Cornwall's first wind far. The farm was upgraded and 10 larger turbines replaced the original 15 in 2013.
St Mawes Castle , St Mawes, Carrick, Cornwall - April 04, 1991
View from the landward side
St Mawes Castle , St Mawes, Carrick, Cornwall - April 04, 1991
The Entrance St Mawes Castle (Cornish: Kastel Lannvowsedh) is one of the best-preserved of Henry VIII's coastal artillery fortresses, and the most elaborately decorated. It was constructed between 1540 and 1542. From the 1920s it was opened as a tourist attraction but pressed back into military service during the Second Word War. Today it is operated by English Heritage. It has also been used as a TV / film location notably featuring in the 1970s BBC TV Adaptation of Poldark (Series 2) and in the Hornblower TV Movie. On both these occasions posing as a French Fort.
St Mawes Castle , St Mawes, Carrick, Cornwall - April 04, 1991
South side bastion St Mawes Castle (Cornish: Kastel Lannvowsedh) is one of the best-preserved of Henry VIII's coastal artillery fortresses, and the most elaborately decorated. It was constructed between 1540 and 1542. From the 1920s it was opened as a tourist attraction but pressed back into military service during the Second Word War. Today it is operated by English Heritage. It has also been used as a TV / film location notably featuring in the 1970s BBC TV Adaptation of Poldark (Series 2) and in the Hornblower TV Movie. On both these occasions posing as a French Fort.
St Mawes Castle , St Mawes, Carrick, Cornwall - April 04, 1991
Entrance Bridge St Mawes Castle (Cornish: Kastel Lannvowsedh) is one of the best-preserved of Henry VIII's coastal artillery fortresses, and the most elaborately decorated. It was constructed between 1540 and 1542. From the 1920s it was opened as a tourist attraction but pressed back into military service during the Second Word War. Today it is operated by English Heritage. It has also been used as a TV / film location notably featuring in the 1970s BBC TV Adaptation of Poldark (Series 2) and in the Hornblower TV Movie. On both these occasions posing as a French Fort.