Padstow, Cornwall - Harbour, boats - local postcard 1990s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Padstow Harbour, Cornwall
• Publisher:  Quill Graphics, Padstow
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  24p Gilbert & Sullivan The Gondoliers commemorative
• Postmark(s):  Portsmouth 1992
• Sent to:  Widley, Portsmouth
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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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Padstow (Cornish: Lannwedhenek) is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Wadebridge, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Bodmin and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Newquay.^[1] The population of Padstow civil parish was 3,162 in the 2001 census.^[2]

Padstow was originally named Petroc-stow, Petroc-stowe, or 'Petrock's Place', after the Welsh missionary Saint Petroc, who landed at Trebetherick around AD 500. After his death a monastery (Lanwethinoc, the church of Wethinoc an earlier holy man) was established here which was of great importance until the town was raided by the Vikings in 981 (the Vikings laid waste ""Petroces stow"" (probably Padstow) according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle).^[3] Either as a result of this attack or later the monks moved inland to Bodmin taking with them the relics of St Petroc.^[4] The cult of St Petroc was important both in Padstow and Bodmin.

In the medieval period Padstow was commonly called Aldestowe ('old place' in contrast to Bodmin, the 'new place').^[5] or Hailemouth. The modern Cornish form Lannwedhenek derives from Lanwethinoc and in a simpler form appears in the name of the Lodenek Press, a publisher based in Padstow.

The seal of the borough of Padstow was a ship with three masts the sails furled and an anchor hanging from the bow, with the legend ""Padstow."" ^[6]

During the mid-nineteenth century, ships carrying timber from Canada (particularly Quebec City) would arrive at Padstow and offer cheap travel to passengers wishing to emigrate. Shipbuilders in the area would also benefit from the quality of their cargoes. Among the ships that sailed were the barques Clio, Belle^[8] and Voluna; and the brig Dalusia.^[9]

The approach from the sea into the River Camel is partially blocked by the Doom Bar, a bank of sand extending across the estuary which is a significant hazard to shipping and the cause of many shipwrecks.

For ships entering the estuary, the immediate loss of wind due to the cliffs was a particular hazard, often resulting in ships being swept onto the Doom Bar. A manual capstan was installed on the west bank of the river (its remains can still be seen) and rockets were fired to carry a line to ships so that they could be winched to safety.

There have been ferries across the Camel estuary for centuries and the current service, the Black Tor Ferry, carries pedestrians between Padstow and Rock daily throughout the year.

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period=1945 - present

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