Port Isaac, Cornwall - Plastichrome postcard - Bodmin pmk 1967

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• Picture / Image:  Port Isaac [Cornwall]
• Publisher: Plastichrome / Colour by W. R. Bawden (WHS 186)
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  3d purple Wilding 
• Postmark(s): Bodmin 1967
• Sent to:  Claygate, Surrey
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Port Isaac (Cornish: Porthysek)[3] is a small fishing village[4] on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. The nearest towns are Wadebridge and Camelford, each ten miles away. A nearby hamlet, Port Gaverne, is sometimes considered to be part of Port Isaac. The meaning of the village's Cornish name, Porthysek, is "corn port", indicating a trade in corn from the arable inland district.

Since 2004, the village has served as the backdrop to the ITV television series Doc Martin. It also is home to a sea-shanty singing group Fisherman's Friends.

The origins of Port Isaac are likely Celtic[5] and the development of the town can be roughly divided into three phases. Through the middle ages and up to the coming of the railways, Port Isaac was a thriving port serving the area inland. During the Tudor period the harbour was dredged,[5] a good illustration of its importance. Once goods from locations further inland were better served by the North Cornwall Railway, the economy of the port relied on pilchard fishing, an activity that had likely been happening for centuries. However the pilchard shoals began to decline, and following World War I tourism became the mainstay of the economy.[5]

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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."[6] The village centre dates from the 18th and 19th centuries, from a time when its prosperity was tied to local coastal freight and fishing. Apart from the corn that gave the town its name,[5] 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.[7] 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).[8]