Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Charlestown (Cornish: Porth Meur, meaning great cove) is a village and port on the south coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of St Austell Bay. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) southeast of St Austell town centre. [1] The port at Charlestown developed in the late 18th century from the fishing village of West Polmear.
Port Isaac (1 C, 1 P) S. St Ives, Cornwall (3 C, 24 P) T. Truro (5 C, 46 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Ports and harbours of Cornwall" ... Charlestown, Cornwall ...
Charlestown Shipwreck and Heritage Centre The Shipwreck Treasure Museum (previously the Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre ) located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Charlestown, Cornwall , England, is a historical museum housing over 8,000 artifacts from over 150 different shipwrecks.
Charlestown became its own parish separate from St Austell in 1846, [3] at a time when the village was experiencing an increase in its population due to local industrial activity. [4] With services initially held in a room licensed for public worship near the Pier House Hotel, [ 5 ] funds for a permanent church were raised by public subscription.
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.
The port was famous for its “Stack” – the chimney of a lead smelter that had to be demolished in 1907 after it was hit by lightning – and for its low-roofed engines Alfred & Judy (Bagnall 0-4-0ST), the inspiration for Bill & Ben in Rev W Awdry’s children’s books about Thomas The Tank Engine after his visit to the docks in 1966.
Port Norfolk Historic District is a national historic district located at Portsmouth, Virginia. It encompasses 621 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site in a ...
Cape Charles, located close to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, on Virginia's Eastern Shore, was founded in 1884 as a planned community by railroad and ferry interests.In 1883, William Lawrence Scott became president of the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad Company (NYP&N), and purchased three plantations comprising approximately 2,509 acres from the heirs of former Virginia Governor ...