Tintagel Cornwall King Arthur's Castle 1970s John Hinde

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  King Arthur's Castle, Tintagel, Cornwall
• Publisher:  John Hinde Ltd. (No. 2DC87) Photo: John Hinde (himsel).
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s):  n/a
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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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Tintagel (pronounced /t?n'tæd??l/ with the stress on the second syllable; Cornish: Dintagell) (originally Trevena (Cornish: Tre war Venydh) is a village situated on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. The population of the parish is 1,820 people, and the area of the parish is 4,885 acres.

The village and nearby Tintagel Castle are associated with the legends surrounding King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table. The village has, in recent times, become a magnet for tourists and day-trippers.

Tintagel Castle (grid reference SX051889) is a castle currently in ruins found on Tintagel Island, located near the village of Tintagel in Cornwall, England, UK. The 'Island' is in fact a peninsula subject to erosion by the sea. The site was perhaps originally a Roman settlement, though the remains of the castle that stand today date from the 13th century. The castle is traditionally linked to the legend of King Arthur and as such it is currently a popular tourist site run by English Heritage.

Cornwall, the territory of the Dumnones, was relatively untouched during the Roman occupation of Britain, however coins and pottery fragments found at the site (preserved in the museum at Truro) indicate that the site, typical of a cliff-fort, was occupied in the third or fourth century. Two Roman "milestones" nearby might indicate that a road led to the settlement though it is not obvious where such a road could lead: the trade route was probably not through Devon but via the Camel estuary and the valleys beyond.

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