St. Eval, Newquay Bedruthan Steps rocks 1969 John Hinde

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Bedruthian Steps, near Newquay, Cornwall - typical Hinde scene with people in foreground
• Publisher:  John Hinde Ltd. (No. 2DC10) Early number. Photo: E. Ludwig
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Pre-decimal 3d. Machin (damaged)
• Postmark(s):  Padstow 26 June 1969
• Sent to:  Oakwood Avenue, Beckenham, Kent
• Notes & Key words: 

John Hinde was an English photographer who set up John Hinde Ltd in Dublin, Ireland in the early 1960s. He produced most of the earlier cards himself before employing other photogaphers such as E.Nägele, E. Ludwig, D. Noble and other names who spent a long time getting just the right view, usually with people in the foreground. The prints were then artistically hand processed and manipulated in Italy (long before digital production) before being published. His company was also closely associated with Butlins and they produced many of their cards. The company’s cards have become popular with collectors in recent years due to exhibitions and being featured in books, particularly by photographer and postcard collector Martin Parr. They were influential in the development of commercial photography and postcard images and now are regarded as miniature works of art and social records in themselves, particularly those of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Carnewas & Bedruthan Steps is a stretch of coastline located near St Eval, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, and in the ownership of the National Trust.

The Trust maintains a car park which is free to members and available to non-members. The cliff-top view of rocks stretching into the distance along Bedruthan beach make Carnewas & Bedruthan Steps a popular attraction for tourists and painters. The property affords walks along the coast path and the steep steps at Bedruthan allow access to a series of rocky beaches at low tide (not owned by the Trust). Signs at the top of the steps down to the beaches warn visitors not to risk swimming in these waters due to heavy rips, fast tides and submerged rocks.

The name Bedruthan Steps is not taken from the 142 steep steps required to access the beach but from a mythological giant called 'Bedruthan' who is said to have used the rocks (stacks) on the beach as stepping stones.