RAF St Mawgan, Newquay Airport, Cornwall - September 02, 1989

Royal Air Force Maritime Reconnaissance Hawker Siddley Nimrod MR2 XV233 taking off from RAF St Mawgan (Newquay Airport). The aircraft had been in the process of conversion to MR4 configuration in the early years of the millennium - however was subsequently scrapped when the project was cancelled.

RAF St Mawgan, Newquay Airport, Cornwall - September 02, 1989

Royal Air Force Maritime Reconnaissance Hawker Siddley Nimrod MR2 XV233 taking off from RAF St Mawgan (Newquay Airport). The aircraft had been in the process of conversion to MR4 configuration in the early years of the millennium - however was subsequently scrapped when the project was cancelled.

RAF St Mawgan, Newquay Airport, Cornwall - September 02, 1989

Royal Air Force Maritime Reconnaissance Hawker Siddley Nimrod MR2 XV233 taking off from RAF St Mawgan (Newquay Airport). The aircraft had been in the process of conversion to MR4 configuration in the early years of the millennium - however was subsequently scrapped when the project was cancelled.

RAF St Mawgan, Newquay Airport, Cornwall - September 02, 1989

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Porthluney Beach, Caerhays, Cornwall - April 05, 1989

Portluney Beach at Caerhays was well known for opening scenes in the second of the 1970s Poldark Series being filmed here.

Caerhays Castle, Cornwall - April 05, 1989

Caerhays Castle or Carhayes Castle (translation of caerhays into English: "enclosed castle") is a semi-castellated manor house 0.5 mi (0.80 km) south of the village centre, St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall, England, UK. It overlooks Porthluney Cove on the English Channel. The garden hosts the largest collection of magnolias in the United Kingdom and contains one of four National Magnolia Collections under the auspices of the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens. In the Early Middle Ages, the manor belonged to the Arundell family. In about 1379, it passed by marriage to the Trevanion family after the marriage of Robert Trevanion to Johanna Arundell, daughter and heiress of Rudolph Arundell of Caerhays. John Trevanion inherited the estate in 1703 after which he improved the manor house existing on the site and developed gardens. With the death of William Trevanion in 1767, the estate passed to his sister's son, John Bettesworth. John's son, John Bettesworth-Trevanion, built the present castle on a site close to the former manor house between 1807 and 1810; his architect was the John Nash. The castle was built close to the site of the original ancient home that had itself undergone expansion during the reign of King Henry VIII. After Bettesworth-Trevanion left for Paris, unable to pay his bills, Michael Williams II purchased Caerhays from his creditors in 1854. As the house had been unoccupied for over a decade and had not been watertight for some of that time, his younger brother Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Tregullow (1791–1870), with his son John Michael Williams (1813–1880), JP, DL, initiated an extensive repair programme. Michael Williams II died in 1858 and left Caerhays to his eldest son John Michael Williams (1813–1880), whilst he left Scorrier House to his sixth son George Williams (1827–1891), DL, JP, High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1875. After the death of John Michael Williams in 1880 his second son, John Charles Williams (1861–1939), then aged 18, inherited the Caerhays estate. (His elder brother was Michael Williams (1857–1899) of Gnaton Hall, who died without progeny). John Charles Williams married in 1884, at which time the house again went through restoration and alteration. He became a plantsman, sponsoring plant hunting expeditions in order to fill the castle garden with new acquisitions. Seeds brought back from China by Ernest Henry Wilson in 1903 were donated to J.C. Williams by Harry Veitch. The current owneris Charles Williams.

Caerhays Castle, Cornwall - April 05, 1989

Caerhays Castle or Carhayes Castle (translation of caerhays into English: "enclosed castle") is a semi-castellated manor house 0.5 mi (0.80 km) south of the village centre, St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall, England, UK. It overlooks Porthluney Cove on the English Channel. The garden hosts the largest collection of magnolias in the United Kingdom and contains one of four National Magnolia Collections under the auspices of the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens. In the Early Middle Ages, the manor belonged to the Arundell family. In about 1379, it passed by marriage to the Trevanion family after the marriage of Robert Trevanion to Johanna Arundell, daughter and heiress of Rudolph Arundell of Caerhays. John Trevanion inherited the estate in 1703 after which he improved the manor house existing on the site and developed gardens. With the death of William Trevanion in 1767, the estate passed to his sister's son, John Bettesworth. John's son, John Bettesworth-Trevanion, built the present castle on a site close to the former manor house between 1807 and 1810; his architect was the John Nash. The castle was built close to the site of the original ancient home that had itself undergone expansion during the reign of King Henry VIII. After Bettesworth-Trevanion left for Paris, unable to pay his bills, Michael Williams II purchased Caerhays from his creditors in 1854. As the house had been unoccupied for over a decade and had not been watertight for some of that time, his younger brother Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Tregullow (1791–1870), with his son John Michael Williams (1813–1880), JP, DL, initiated an extensive repair programme. Michael Williams II died in 1858 and left Caerhays to his eldest son John Michael Williams (1813–1880), whilst he left Scorrier House to his sixth son George Williams (1827–1891), DL, JP, High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1875. After the death of John Michael Williams in 1880 his second son, John Charles Williams (1861–1939), then aged 18, inherited the Caerhays estate. (His elder brother was Michael Williams (1857–1899) of Gnaton Hall, who died without progeny). John Charles Williams married in 1884, at which time the house again went through restoration and alteration. He became a plantsman, sponsoring plant hunting expeditions in order to fill the castle garden with new acquisitions. Seeds brought back from China by Ernest Henry Wilson in 1903 were donated to J.C. Williams by Harry Veitch. The current owneris Charles Williams.

Caerhays Castle, Cornwall - April 05, 1989

Caerhays Castle or Carhayes Castle (translation of caerhays into English: "enclosed castle") is a semi-castellated manor house 0.5 mi (0.80 km) south of the village centre, St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall, England, UK. It overlooks Porthluney Cove on the English Channel. The garden hosts the largest collection of magnolias in the United Kingdom and contains one of four National Magnolia Collections under the auspices of the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens. In the Early Middle Ages, the manor belonged to the Arundell family. In about 1379, it passed by marriage to the Trevanion family after the marriage of Robert Trevanion to Johanna Arundell, daughter and heiress of Rudolph Arundell of Caerhays. John Trevanion inherited the estate in 1703 after which he improved the manor house existing on the site and developed gardens. With the death of William Trevanion in 1767, the estate passed to his sister's son, John Bettesworth. John's son, John Bettesworth-Trevanion, built the present castle on a site close to the former manor house between 1807 and 1810; his architect was the John Nash. The castle was built close to the site of the original ancient home that had itself undergone expansion during the reign of King Henry VIII. After Bettesworth-Trevanion left for Paris, unable to pay his bills, Michael Williams II purchased Caerhays from his creditors in 1854. As the house had been unoccupied for over a decade and had not been watertight for some of that time, his younger brother Sir William Williams, 1st Baronet, of Tregullow (1791–1870), with his son John Michael Williams (1813–1880), JP, DL, initiated an extensive repair programme. Michael Williams II died in 1858 and left Caerhays to his eldest son John Michael Williams (1813–1880), whilst he left Scorrier House to his sixth son George Williams (1827–1891), DL, JP, High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1875. After the death of John Michael Williams in 1880 his second son, John Charles Williams (1861–1939), then aged 18, inherited the Caerhays estate. (His elder brother was Michael Williams (1857–1899) of Gnaton Hall, who died without progeny). John Charles Williams married in 1884, at which time the house again went through restoration and alteration. He became a plantsman, sponsoring plant hunting expeditions in order to fill the castle garden with new acquisitions. Seeds brought back from China by Ernest Henry Wilson in 1903 were donated to J.C. Williams by Harry Veitch. The current owneris Charles Williams.

Charlestown, Cornwall - October 30, 1987

The small coaster PAX 1 is well loaded with china clay and awaiting departure.

Charlestown, Cornwall - October 30, 1987

The dock gate and swinging basin at Charlestown. Chrlestown will be well know to many as the filming location of many TV series and movies such as "Poldark" both the 1970s and current series, "The Eagle Has Landed", "Frenchman's Creek", "Diana", "Onedin Line", "A Respectable Trade" and many other productions.

Charlestown, Cornwall - October 30, 1987

The dock gate and swinging basin at Charlestown. Chrlestown will be well know to many as the filming location of many TV series and movies such as "Poldark" both the 1970s and current series, "The Eagle Has Landed", "Frenchman's Creek", "Diana", "Onedin Line", "A Respectable Trade" and many other productions.

Roche, Roche Rock - St Michael's Chapel, Cornwall - August 27, 1984

The view from the doorway of St Michael's Chapel, Roche Rock, Cornwall.

Roche, Roche Rock - St Michael's Chapel, Cornwall - August 27, 1984

Roche Rock (Cornish: An Garrek) stands out as a rocky outcrop some 20 metres (66 ft) high on the northern flank of the St Austell granite with an approximate area of 600 metres (2,000 ft) x 300 metres (980 ft). The rock is of interest to geologists as it is a fine example of quartz shorl; a fully tourmalinised granite, with black tourmaline crystals. The Rock itself lies approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) north of the northern margin of the St Austell granite, which is the smallest of the five main apophyses of the Hercynian batholith of Southwest England. On top of Roche Rock is a ruined chapel (dedicated to St Michael). Roche Rock has many folk-lore tales associated with it, the two most famous being the legend of Jan Tregeagle, a seventeenth century magistrate, who after death found refuge in the chapel and the other being part of the Tristan and Iseult tale. The chapel was one of a number of locations in Cornwall used for filming the motion picture Omen III which starred Sam Neil.

Colliford Lake, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall - April 04, 1984

View of Colliford lake photographed shortly after completion of Colliford Dam in 1983. Colliford reservoir on Bodmin Moor is an embankment construction dam which was completed in 1983. The dam impounds water from the River St Neot to form a reservoir with a net storage of 28,540 megalitres and a surface area of 366 hectares. Colliford supplies parts of North and South East Cornwall directly. Colliford also makes releases to the River Fowey system which are abstracted and treated at Restormel and distributed throughout much of the rest of Cornwall.

Colliford Lake, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall - April 04, 1984

View of Colliford lake photographed shortly after completion of Colliford Dam in 1983. Colliford reservoir on Bodmin Moor is an embankment construction dam which was completed in 1983. The dam impounds water from the River St Neot to form a reservoir with a net storage of 28,540 megalitres and a surface area of 366 hectares. Colliford supplies parts of North and South East Cornwall directly. Colliford also makes releases to the River Fowey system which are abstracted and treated at Restormel and distributed throughout much of the rest of Cornwall.

Colliford Lake, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall - April 04, 1984

View of Colliford lake photographed shortly after completion of Colliford Dam in 1983. Colliford reservoir on Bodmin Moor is an embankment construction dam which was completed in 1983. The dam impounds water from the River St Neot to form a reservoir with a net storage of 28,540 megalitres and a surface area of 366 hectares. Colliford supplies parts of North and South East Cornwall directly. Colliford also makes releases to the River Fowey system which are abstracted and treated at Restormel and distributed throughout much of the rest of Cornwall.

Newquay, Cornwall, August 05, 1992

Newquay photographed from British International Helicopter's Sikorski S61NM G-BCEB "Echo Bravo" which was operating sightseeing flights from RAF St. Mawan on the annual Air Day.

Newquay, Cornwall, August 05, 1992

Newquay photographed from British International Helicopter's Sikorski S61NM G-BCEB "Echo Bravo" which was operating sightseeing flights from RAF St. Mawan on the annual Air Day.

Charlestown, Cornwall - August 23, 1983

The former china clay port of Charlestown seen in 1983 when it was still a working port handling china clay exports. Following closure to commercial traffic in 2000 it has been a base for the operation of the Square Sail charter fleet. Charlestown has appeared in many TV series and movies including Poldark, The Eagle has Landed, Frenchman's Creek etc.

Charlestown, Cornwall - August 23, 1983

The former china clay port of Charlestown seen in 1983 when it was still a working port handling china clay exports. Following closure to commercial traffic in 2000 it has been a base for the operation of the Square Sail charter fleet. Charlestown has appeared in many TV series and movies including Poldark, The Eagle has Landed, Frenchman's Creek etc.

Charlestown, Cornwall - August 23, 1983

The former china clay port of Charlestown seen in 1983 when it was still a working port handling china clay exports. Following closure to commercial traffic in 2000 it has been a base for the operation of the Square Sail charter fleet. Charlestown has appeared in many TV series and movies including Poldark, The Eagle has Landed, Frenchman's Creek etc.

Charlestown, Cornwall - August 23, 1983

The former china clay port of Charlestown seen in 1983 when it was still a working port handling china clay exports. Following closure to commercial traffic in 2000 it has been a base for the operation of the Square Sail charter fleet. Charlestown has appeared in many TV series and movies including Poldark, The Eagle has Landed, Frenchman's Creek etc.

Charlestown, Cornwall - August 23, 1983

The former china clay port of Charlestown seen in 1983 when it was still a working port handling china clay exports. Following closure to commercial traffic in 2000 it has been a base for the operation of the Square Sail charter fleet. Charlestown has appeared in many TV series and movies including Poldark, The Eagle has Landed, Frenchman's Creek etc.