Port Isaac, Cornwall - from Lobber Point - Salmon postcard, 1961 pmk

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• Picture / Image:  Port Isaac from Lobber Point [Cornwall]
• Publisher: J Salmon (1691c)
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  2&half d red Wilding
• Postmark(s): Holsworthy Devon 1961 machine
• Sent to:  First Avenue, Lancing, Sussex
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Port Isaac (Cornish: Porthysek)[1] is a small fishing village[2] on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The nearest towns are Wadebridge and Camelford, both ten miles away. Port Gaverne, commonly mistaken to be part of Port Isaac, is a nearby hamlet that has its own history. The meaning of the Cornish name is "corn port", indicating a trade in corn from the arable inland district.

Since the 1980s, the village has served as backdrop to various television productions, including the ITV series Doc Martin, and is home to the group Fisherman's Friends, sea-shanty singers.

Port Isaac's pier was constructed during the reign of Henry VIII. A 1937 history said, "...Tudor pier and breakwater have now yielded to a strong new sea-wall balanced by an arm on the opposite side of the cove, and we do not doubt that the fishermen sleep more soundly in their beds on stormy nights."[3] The village centre dates from the 18th and 19th centuries, from a time when its prosperity was tied to local coastal freight and fishing. The port handled cargoes of coal, wood, stone, ores, limestone, salt, pottery and heavy goods which were conveyed along its narrow streets.[citation needed] Small coastal sailing vessels were built below Roscarrock Hill.[citation needed]

The pilchard fishery began here before the 16th century and in 1850 there were 49 registered fishing boats and four fish cellars.[4] Fishermen still[when?] work from the Platt, landing their catches of fish, crab and lobsters. The historic core of the village was designated a Conservation Area in 1971 and North Cornwall District Council reviewed this in 2008 with the endorsement of a detailed Port Isaac Conservation Area Appraisal document and a related Conservation Area Management Plan. The village has around 90 Listed buildings (all Grade II).[5]