Praa Sands, Cornwall - real photo multiview postcard c.1960s

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• Picture / Image:  Praa Sands, Cornwall - multiview postcard: Rinsey Head / Praa Sands from the East / Praa Sands from the West / Porthleven - real photo type
• Publisher: Overland Views  
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Praa Sands (Cornish: Poll an Wragh)^[1] - properly pronounced pray; prah or prar is incorrect - is a coastal village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is in the parish of Breage and lies off the main road between Helston and Penzance.^[2] Formerly serving the local mining industry, it is now mostly a tourist-oriented area.

The village is also the site of a ""haunted"" castle, a small ""keep"" building that is in private hands; Pengersick Castle is also said to be one of the most haunted buildings in the UK, and holds regular ghost-hunting activities and other similar pursuits, such as holding events at Christmas and Halloween. It was also investigated in series two of Most Haunted with Yvette Fielding and Derek Acorah.

Sitting in a sheltered depression within Mount's Bay, it has a long, wide sandy beach facing South, lapped by comparatively large waves for the area. The beach, which has shallow waters and seasonal lifeguards, attracts surfers and holidaymakers. Adjacent to the beach are traditional retail outlets serving the holiday maker.

Praa Sands lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation, with the same status and protection as a National Park.

The western side of Praa Sands beach contains Folly Rocks Site of Special Scientific Interest, noted for its geological aspects, including a granite porphyry.^[3]

To the west side of the village is another small beach, at Kenneggy, which is accessible from the cliff path at low tide.

After an air battle against eight German planes in the Bay of Biscay, the Sunderland had been heavily damaged. The crew made it back 800 miles to the Cornish coast, where pilot Colin Walker managed to land and beach it at Praa Sands. The local people of Praa Sands took the crew into their houses, and gave them medical assistance. Walker received the Distinguished Service Order and several of the other crew members also received medals.

On 2/June/2013, a memorial was opened on the green at Praa Sands.^[4]

type=real photographic (rp)

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=england

county/ country=cornwall/ scilly isles

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

postage condition=unposted