St. Austell Bay, Cornwall - Overland Views multiview postcard c.1950s

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• Picture / Image:  St. Austell Bay multiview: Porthpean / Coast near Duporth / Charlestown Harbour / Crinnis Beach / Par Sands / Polkerris
• Publisher:  Overland Views, Tintagel
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
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• Notes / condition:  has a small surface scratch

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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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St Austell (/sᵻnt ˈɔːstəl/; Cornish: S. Austel^[1]) is a civil parish and major town in Cornwall, England, UK. It is situated on the south coast, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Bodmin and 30 miles (48 km) west of the border with Devon.^[2]

St Austell is one of the largest towns in Cornwall; in the 2011 Census, St Austell civil parish had a population of 19,958,^[3] with a total of 34,700 living in the wider area comprising several other civil parishes.^[4]

One of the earliest references to St Austell is in John Leland's Itinerary, where he says "At S. Austelles is nothing notable but the paroch chirch".^[5]

Not long after William Cookworthy discovered china clay at Tregonning hill in west Cornwall, the same mineral was found in greater quantity in Hensbarrow downs north of St Austell.^[6] Clay mining soon took over from tin and copper mining as the principal industry in the area, and this eventually contributed enormously to the growth of the town. The clay industry really only came into its own during the mid 19th to early 20th century, at a time when the falling prices of tin and other metals forced many mines to close down or convert to clay mining. The success and high profitability of the industry attracted many families whose breadwinner had been put out of work by the depression in the local metal mining industry, and increased the population of the town considerably. This meant that more shops and businesses took root, providing more jobs and improving trade. This, along with other factors, led to St Austell becoming one of the ten most important commercial centres of Cornwall.

Work began in 1963 on the pedestrian precinct which included shops, offices and flats: the design was by Alister MacDonald & Partners and the materials reinforced concrete with some stone facing.^[7]

The town centre recently underwent a £75 million redevelopment process. The redevelopment attracted heavy opposition from its outset. In August 2007, developers David McLean and demolition team Gilpin moved onto the town centre site to complete the preparation, with the Filmcentre which was originally an Odeon cinema dating back to 1936, being demolished in late September/early October.

In October 2007, the South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) and project developers David McLean announced that the new development would be named 'White River Place'. It was also announced that 50% of shop units had been leased to high street stores,^[8] with New Look, Peacocks, Bonmarché and Wilkinson opening new stores. This would mean New Look relocating from its current premises in Fore Street and the return of Peacocks to St Austell following the demolition of its old store to make way for the new development. Bonmarche has since closed.

In October 2008, it was announced that the developer David McLean Developments had gone into administration and concern was expressed that this could jeopardise the completion of the project ^[9]

In December 2008, the new White River Cinema opened its doors for the first time: the cinema is technically advanced and the first purpose-built cinema in Cornwall for over 60 years.

In late October 2009, White River Place first opened its doors to the public. At the same time, a weekly local Produce Market started, located on Market Street between St Austell Market House and the Parish Church, which takes place every Saturday, between 10:00 and 15:00.

The Torchlight Carnival took place in November 2009 and November 2010. Both these initiatives were spearheaded by the new Town Council, which was responding to public demand voiced through a survey conducted prior to the establishment of the Town Council. The Market House CIC was also involved and is the lead partner in establishing the Produce Market in St Austell.

The St Austell and Clay Country Eco-town is a plan for several new settlements around St Austell on old Imerys sites. It was given outline government approval in July 2009.^[10]

In July 2011, the Cornwall Council strategic planning committee voted to approve a £250 million beach resort scheme at Carlyon Bay, St Austell. The development was initially proposed in 2003.^[11][12]

In May 2014 work resumed on building the new Access for All (AfA) footbridge at the St Austell railway station, to be completed in August 2014.^[13] The upgrade had been approved in 2006 but work stopped in 2008 due to lack of funds, leaving the lift pits covered by wooden huts. Previously in November 2013 the St Austell and Newquay MP Steve Gilbert met with First Great Western in the hopes of resuming the work on the new bridge.^[14] The cost of the work has been met by the Department for Transport, Cornwall Council and Network Rail. Once completed, Network Rail had planned to remove the iconic 19th Century footbridge that currently spans the tracks. However this was met by public outcry and was subsequently rejected by Cornwall Council^[15]