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Charlestown in
Cornwall is just one of the picturesque towns you will be able to
explore from the comfort of our Cornwall holiday cottage. Below we
have a closer look at Charlestown.
When
you stay in our Cornwall holiday cottage you will find a wealth of
culture and history on your doorstep. The Georgian new town of
Charlestown, with its Shipwreck and Heritage Museum, is definitely
worth a look.
Charlestown, near St
Austell, is a pretty little working port known in Cornish as
Porthmeur. It is well known for its wonderful turquoise-coloured
waters which is due to the particles from the china clay which can
be found there. Named after the local landowner Charles Rashleigh,
whose vision helped create Charlestown’s new town design,
Charlestown was originally built as a means of a trading port,
exporting China Clay from the local quarries. This trade still
continues today and a few times a month local fisherman export
china clay. Much of the local architecture in Charlestown remains
unchanged, making it an interesting record of the Georgian era in
Cornwall.
Charlestown is also a
popular destination for its other attraction: the Charlestown
Shipwreck, Rescue and Heritage Centre. The centre is built over the
old china clay tunnels and tells the story of Charles Rashleigh who
realised that a small fishing village with an inhabitance of only
nine could be transformed into a port trading in china clay. The
Audio Visual Theatre found in the centre outlines the fascinating
story of how this transformation was realised, the port’s growth to
trade in pilchards, tin, stone and coal and eventually its decline.
With an estimated 250,000 shipwrecks off the UK’s coasts the Centre
also aims to relate the story of British shipwrecks through
photography and salvaged cargo.
If you
are interested in hiring a top class Cornwall Holiday Cottage in
order to explore Charlestown and the wealth of history and culture
which Cornwall has to offer then please don’t hesitate to contact
us here at JTJ on 01872 863553.
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